The $1.1 trillion buying power of Hispanic Americans hasn’t gone unnoticed by many companies. Bi-lingual staff, Hispanic focus groups, and niche marketing plans have become standard fare for many U.S. businesses that are trying to tap the Hispanic market. For…
Read MoreI’m privileged to do work that I love. I write, teach, and speak about global leadership and cultural intelligence. People often ask me, “So how did you end up in this kind of work?” I’m never quite sure how to…
Read MoreThis morning Emily, my fourteen year old daughter declared, “I hate shopping!” She’s excited about going to homecoming this weekend and she likes to dress up. But she has no interest in all the hassle involved in trying on different…
Read MoreOne time I was speaking at a symposium in Prague to a group of emerging leaders from Eastern Europe. After a couple days at the conference, my U.S. colleague based in Czech said to me, “Okay Dave. Tell me who…
Read MoreEveryday we get reminders about life in our borderless world... GE made $14.2 billion in profits in 2010 yet they owed no U.S. corporate taxes because most of their activity was abroad. The Hispanic population in the U.S. just hit…
Read MoreA couple weeks ago I was with my family in Argentina. Empanadas are one of the staple foods in Argentina--a great pie/pastry filled with all kinds of wonderful things. When talking with an Argentinian woman, she was telling us that…
Read MoreIn case you weren’t already convinced that cultural differences matter, brain research proves it. Culture shapes the wiring of our brains. Dr. Ying-Yi Hong did brain scans of American and Chinese students attending the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The students…
Read MoreTHE CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE DIFFERENCE just released and is now available. The book provides a quick summary of the latest research on cultural intelligence (CQ) and is packed with strategies for improving CQ. It also includes success stories of organisations who…
Read MoreAs a young parent, I wasn’t big on bribes. You know—Be good and I’ll let you get a new toy. I wanted my daughters to make good choices for their own right and to think through the ensuing consequences. Yeah—that…
Read More--An Interview with Guido Gianasso, Vice President of Human Capital at IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) was founded in 1945 as a way to ensure that airlines and governments would work together to guarantee safe and efficient air…
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