Religious persecution of any kind: Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Judaism, etc. is a massive threat to all of us, regardless of our faith. Last week the Economist reported that Somalia is the hardest place to be a Christian citizen. One Somali,…
Read MoreThanks to Steve Minter of Industry Week for the nice piece on how cultural intelligence helps business leaders negotiate in culturally diverse contexts. Read the article here.
Read More[originally posted at http://amacombooks.wordpress.com/] Our struggling economy is hitting human resource professionals as hard as any group I know. I keep hearing from HR directors who complain about sleepless nights and 60-hour workweeks. Many are asked to figure out which…
Read MoreAs I walked through Chicago's O'Hare Airport yesterday, there was a more somber mood than usual. For several months, anywhere you went in Chicago, you heard recorded endorsements from various stars on why Chicago would be the ideal location for…
Read MoreThis morning’s Singapore Straits Times has an interesting article about an Asia-Europe Interfaith dialogue that just took place in Korea. My life has me moving back and forth between the religious world and the business context and I often grieve…
Read MoreA group of US study abroad students bought 100 mattresses for several families in a Delhi slum. Within 2 days, the mattresses were infested with lice and fleas and the rats found them irresistible. A conversation with a local could…
Read MoreI’ve done my share of bartering throughout my years of globetrotting. Often it takes place when I’m trying to negotiate with an international client or affiliate. But just as often it’s wrangling over a taxi fare or persuading a hawker…
Read MoreCheck out the "Change This " manifesto on cultural intelligence just posted here. I love the ethos, design, and innovation of the team at "Change This". 62.02.CulturalIntelligence
Read MoreYesterday I observed the powerful role communication plays in earning trust in a particular sub-culture. Our university has a new provost. In a gathering of our university faculty, he introduced himself by saying, “I’m an academic.” In most of the…
Read MoreBiographies, memoirs and novels are one of the most powerful ways to enhance cultural intelligence. Even if the culture in the book is very different from one you encounter regularly, the very act of stepping into another world as we’re…
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