The Role of CQ in the Changing World of Business
Here are a couple of short interviews that Patrick Rundel from ‘Foundation for Young Australians’ conducted with me recently. What is the role of CQ in the changing workplace? Has there been a change in…
Read moreCultural Chameleons
We all know people who are what I term ‘cultural chameleons’, they adjust to pretty much any new cultural environment quickly and with ease. Whether they’re traveling in a work or leisure capacity, or even…
Read moreCommunication Technology and Culture
How does culture impact the effectiveness of communication platforms and apps? One our Cultural Synergies staff members shared with me a recent article in BRW that reviewed a new app called BLRT. Her interest was…
Read moreThe Art of Mindful Leadership
A couple of workshops and a few great articles lately have reinforced the art of mindfulness and its role in changing mind-sets. Mindfulness makes us less judgemental, more creative, more engaged and open, more productive…
Read moreConnectivity and Cultural Intelligence
A recent IBM study ‘Leading Through Connections’ identified that the conventional way of working isn’t enough to compete in todays globally competitive environment; and that we need to respond to this new connected era. Organisations…
Read moreKnowing When to Speak and When to Listen
I read an interesting article of an experience shared by Erin Meyer in the Harvard Business Review ‘Cultural Coaching – Knowing when to shut-up. Erin was working as a cultural coach, her assignment was to…
Read moreCulturally Intelligent Negotiations
Last month there was a great article published in the Harvard Business Review Blog Network titled ‘Empathetic Negotiation Saved My Company’. The article explores a business agreement between an Indian supplier and a European trading…
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