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Customizing for cultural differences

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Spring break gave me some time to read and consider, rather than write. Now, I have a lot to catch up on here. First up, cultural differences. Some get squeemish when you talk about differences in cultures. The reality is that differences in culture do affect how we engage employees in discussion (the tools and [...]

Take a leap of faith

Monday, March 16th, 2009

When I began exploring what was happening with IABC in the Middle East I think I raised more red flags than excitement. Others have been working on the region, and, well I am not in a formal leadership role right now. So why am I getting involved? I heard a lot of “it won’t work [...]

Warm welcome in U.A.E.

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Once again, I’ve enjoyed a very warm welcome here in Dubai. My workshop included 16 communicators from the region, with varying degrees of experience and capability. All were very participatory, had great stories to share and are experiencing the very same challenges communicators in other parts of the world experience. It was interesting to hear [...]

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