Look, Listen, Read
Look: Still got a bit of the summer travel bug? How about Glasgow? Despite the generally gloomy weather, the city is booming and blooming with great food, drink (Whiskey, anyone?) and a real can-do...
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Register Now for China Projects in Focus: Cultural Strategies for Success
According to a recent report by the Global Business Travel Association, China will be the world’s top business travel destination by 2016.* With this in mind, there’s no better time than now to gain...
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Cultural Relativity in the Workplace
“Culture is relative.” Many of us have heard this stated time and time again, but does awareness of cultural relativity really help us to communicate better in the workplace? It may not be enough, but...
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Can Intelligence Cross Borders?
Most seasoned global professionals know that adaptability to one’s surroundings is a key competency for career success. When it comes to those in leadership positions, this is especially true. Those...
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Cultures Collide in Burger King and Tim Hortons Merger
Cultures are colliding, and so are donuts, coffee, burgers, fries and hockey. What does the merger of Canadian coffee and donut institution, Tim Hortons, with American fast food giant, Burger King...
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Shanghai Subway Incident: Trust and Fear in Chinese Culture
A westerner faints in a crowded Shanghai subway car, and as the train pulls into the next station, hundreds of passengers nearly trample one another as they make a frantic exodus. Everyone was afraid...
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Angry Bosses and Hoesik Culture in South Korea
If you’re a foreigner who has worked with South Koreans, you may have firsthand experience with the “work hard, play hard” ethos that drives Korean work culture. Indeed, many newcomers to Korea are...
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