More Cultural Understanding or Strong Language skills?

More Cultural Understanding or Strong Language skills

If you are working globally and want to communicate well, is it better to have more cultural understanding or to strengthen your language skills? The Value and Importance of Cultural Understanding Introduction Why is cultural understanding so important? As globalisation continues to bring people from diverse backgrounds together, the ability to communicate across cultures has … Read more

How to explain culture within your global team

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6 March 2025|communication skills, intercultural, leadership skills Explain culture to enrich your global team If you are working in or leading a diverse team, how can you explain culture and lead by example?  How can you ensure that your colleagues are enriched through learning about each other so potential misunderstandings and conflict are reduced?  How … Read more

Deadline When is your personal deadline?

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9 October 2024|communication skills, intercultural, leadership skills Deadlines. Leading a team globally presents challenges whatever your industry, whatever your location, whatever the team size and how experienced you as the team leader are. A lot of the challenges and issues are the same whether you have team members from only a few countries, one specific … Read more

Making kindness your key to global intercultural success

Making kindness your key to global intercultural success image of Iván Fernández in a 2013 race capturing the moment when Fernández realized that Abel Mutai had misunderstood the signage, and shoved him forward towards the finish line at the Burlada Cross Country race

31 August 2024|communication skills, intercultural After many decades of working with people from all over the world and from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, I am left with one overriding thought. “Once we remove the cultural curtain or barrier, we are really all very similar.” Spotlight on Making kindness your key to global intercultural … Read more

Three things to do to be successful globally

Three things to do to be successful globally, woman looking into the eyes of a woman colleague

8 January 2024|intercultural, leadership skills Caroline Gregory Three things to do consistently Here are the three things which I have seen consistently in the outstanding global leaders: interest in everyone, tolerance, and generosity. These three things, after many decades and many thousands of people met in the training room, I often consider make the best … Read more