Meeting the Challenges of Cultural Diversity
Last week I was a panelist for the discussion “Building Cultural Capability Networks” to further explore findings from Cracking the Cultural Ceiling: Future Proofing Your Business in the Asian Century research. The Diversity Council of Australia surveyed over…
Read moreDiversity and Inclusion From an Asian Perspective
Earlier this year I contributed to and reviewed a research paper – Examining Diversity & Inclusion From an Asian Perspective. The study was conducted by Community Business, a Hong Kong based organisation. The countries included…
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 Cultural Ceiling
I wanted to bring to your attention this month a recently released report that I had the good fortune of contributing to by way of a focus group. The study was conducted by the Diversity…
Read moreCultural Intelligence – Sharing Stories
It is useful to take a moment to reflect on the CQ success stories and consider what the key principle and techniques were that led to some positive outcomes; and to consider those not so…
Read moreOrganisational Effectiveness and Cultural Differences
I wanted to share some key points from a recent article “Three Secrets of Organizational Effectiveness” by Newton and Davis. In their discussions around three management approaches – autonomy, purpose and recognition, they highlighted to…
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…
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