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May 22, 20195 min read

Global people skills aren’t optional any more

Globalisation in business, management and leadership often disorient the very people who are supposed to provide orientation to others. Take

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Dec 5, 20185 min read

The real DNA of great intercultural teams

“They are quite polite and indirect,” the new project manager describes her local colleagues. “When they communicate problems, you have to g

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Sep 18, 20186 min read

China expat leaders became unwilling trade war heroes

As the USA and China fortify their trade-war trenches, expat leaders at multinational corporations (MNCs) become unwanted combatants in a co

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Jun 25, 20185 min read

3 Asia expat headaches that inspire cultural agility

How much responsibility do you take as an expat leader in Asia? The communal and hierarchical values that dominate the continent often cast

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Feb 26, 20185 min read

Cross-cultural leadership skills are not what you think

Corporate leaders are sent abroad to get things done, but they often create more problems than they solve. Wondering why they succeed in one

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Nov 14, 20174 min read

People development: Stop spending, start thinking

At each year-end, managers decide where they will invest funds allocated to taking employees to their next level of success. Choices are tou

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Sep 18, 20173 min read

Cross-cultural teams: More in common than you think

In percentage of population, as many extroverts are born in Japan as in Brazil, but life takes them separate ways afterwards. International

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