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When those foreigners just don’t get it…
Working with overseas offices can be hard. In addition to the the usual problems of incompatible time zones, remoteness, and possible language issues, it’s too common that the foreign office jus… more →
the drama of everyday life
Looking into our European self
wrote 5 days ago: The European Union has been around in one form or another for the past sixty years. Today, our state … more →
Italian leave-taking rituals
wrote 6 months ago: 20.10.12 journal while in Morgex I can think of only two aspects of living in Italy that I find into … more →
Why current approaches to internal communications and employee engagement don’t work internationally
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wrote 7 months ago: For the last 20 years, received wisdom has had it that there is one single best practice model for i … more →
Managing successful online courses: 1. The Client
wrote 7 months ago: When setting up an online course, it is obviously important to try to cater to the clients’ ne … more →
Top Ten Tips for Joint Ventures Abroad
wrote 2 years ago: Inspired by the 100 Thoughts into Action booklet that HSBC sent me last week, I put together a list … more →
The Google Dilemma Part 3
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wrote 3 years ago: In this short series of posts on the dilemma Google finds itself in with Chinese censorship, I have … more →
The Google Dilemma. National Differences and Cross-Cultural Theory
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wrote 3 years ago: “Good enough for our transatlantic friends … but unworthy of the attentions of practical … more →
Culturally Intelligent Movies
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wrote 3 years ago: Planet B-Boy Living in a different culture is the best way to gain cultural awareness, but can you a … more →
French-Chinese yogurt joint venture sours due to cultural unintelligibility
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wrote 3 years ago: From today’s Wall Street Journal, “Danone to Exit Joint Venture With China’s Wahah … more →
Make this foreign
wrote 3 years ago: We created foreign versions of software. They came back to bite us in unexpected places. Our company … more →
Unlearning a foreign culture
wrote 3 years ago: This is a story about one of my more humiliating career experiences. I was living in Tokyo and had j … more →
When those foreigners just don’t get it…
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wrote 3 years ago: Working with overseas offices can be hard. In addition to the the usual problems of incompatible tim … more →
