Cultural Differences & Cultural Diversity in International Business: Recent Episodes
Chris Smit: International Business Expert | Cultural Differences | Diversity Expert & Peter van der Lende: leading business developer
Culture Matters when you’re working Internationally. International Business requires Cultural Competence. That’s what we’ll talk about during these podcasts.
Culture and Real Estate with Julie CondliffeAbout This Week's Guest Julie CondliffeCulture and Real Estate; Navigating Cultural Complexity.How Does Cultural Competence Drive Success in International Business?In this episode of the Culture Matters podcast on international business, viewers join Julie Condliffe's international business journey. The powerful insight you will get into understanding diverse cultures is key to success."I started with nothing and now live in a multi-million dollar mension"In this podcast, we talk about Culture and Real Estate on Culture Matters.Julie's tips to become more culturally competent:Understanding and being open-minded from the other culture's perspective.Be able to listen to the standpoint of the other. And not only listen but also understand.Take time to learn from those cultures because it will help. It will help you understand the situation better and to benefit from that understanding.Links mentioned in this episode are:LinkedinWebsiteAmazonWant to avoid the most common mistakes when working internationally? Read this article.More stories and culture can be found here.Culture MattersThe Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management PodcastBuild your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business.We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences.Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.To Subscribe to this Management Podcast, Click here.The Culture Matters Culture Podcast. Available on iTunes and Stitcher RadioClick here to get the podcast on SpotifyTalk to your Amazon Alexa and listen to the PodcastListen directly on AmazonIf you have a minute, please leave me an honest rating and review on iTunes by clicking here. It will help the visibility and the ranking of this culture podcast on iTunes immensely! A BIG THANK YOU!Enjoy this FREE culture podcast! Music: Song title - Bensound.comMore Ways of Listening:Get a Taste of How Chris Presents, Watch his TEDx Talk NameEmail AddressPhone NumberMessage4 + 8 = SendCall Direct: +32476524957 European Office (Paris) Whatsapp: +32476524957 The Americas (USA; Atlanta, GA; también en Español): +1 678 301 8369Book Chris Smit as a SpeakerIf you're looking for an Engaging, Exciting, and Interactive speaker on the subject of Intercultural Management & Awareness you came to the right place.Chris has spoken at hundreds of events and to thousands of people on the subject of Cultural Diversity & Cultural Competence.This is What Others Say About Chris:“Very Interactive and Engaging”“In little time he knew how to get the audience inspired and connected to his story”“His ability to make large groups of participants quickly and adequately aware of the huge impact of cultural differences is excellent”“Chris is a dedicated and inspirational professional”In addition, his presentations can cover specific topics cul...
Stories and Culture with Craig MaginnessAbout This Week's Guest Craig MaginnessCraig Maginness, managing member of ExIn Global Strategies, is a sought-after speaker, teacher, and adviser for businesses looking to grow into new markets. Craig spent much of his career at a Fortune 1000 company, overseeing international operations, directing sales and marketing, and serving as president of two of the company’s foreign subsidiaries. Before that, he was a partner at a Denver-based law firm."Culture is like the iceberg image. There is a little above water and much is underwater (read: invicible)."In this podcast, we talk about stories and culture.Craig tips to become more culturally competent:Appreciate that there are more differences than you can see; Go to a major trade show.Have fun; learn where they're coming from, etc.Links mentioned in this episode are:Google his name...Want to avoid the most common mistakes when working internationally? Read this article.More stories and culture can be found here.Culture MattersThe Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management PodcastBuild your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business.We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences.Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.To Subscribe to this Management Podcast, Click here.The Culture Matters Culture Podcast. Available on iTunes and Stitcher RadioClick here to get the podcast on SpotifyTalk to your Amazon Alexa and listen to the PodcastListen directly on AmazonIf you have a minute, please leave me an honest rating and review on iTunes by clicking here. It will help the visibility and the ranking of this culture podcast on iTunes immensely! A BIG THANK YOU!Enjoy this FREE culture podcast! Music: Song title - Bensound.comMore Ways of Listening:Get a Taste of How Chris Presents, Watch his TEDx Talk NameEmail AddressPhone NumberMessage3 + 9 = SendCall Direct: +32476524957 European Office (Paris) Whatsapp: +32476524957 The Americas (USA; Atlanta, GA; también en Español): +1 678 301 8369Book Chris Smit as a SpeakerIf you're looking for an Engaging, Exciting, and Interactive speaker on the subject of Intercultural Management & Awareness you came to the right place.Chris has spoken at hundreds of events and to thousands of people on the subject of Cultural Diversity & Cultural Competence.This is What Others Say About Chris:“Very Interactive and Engaging”“In little time he knew how to get the audience inspired and connected to his story”“His ability to make large groups of participants quickly and adequately aware of the huge impact of cultural differences is excellent”“Chris is a dedicated and inspirational professional”In addition, his presentations can cover specific topics cultural topics, or generally on Cultural differences.Presentations can vary anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours and are given ...
Cross-cultural business in India with Frank SeidelAbout This Week's Guest Frank SeidelIn this episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Frank Seidel, a seasoned German-American entrepreneur with extensive experience in cross-cultural business in India. Frank has spent years working in India, building strong relationships with local partners, and gaining a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities of cross-cultural business in India.Frank’s journey offers invaluable insights for anyone interested in expanding their business globally, particularly in India. His expertise in cross-cultural business in India is a testament to the importance of cultural awareness and strategic thinking in achieving success across borders.Join us as we dive into Frank’s experiences, challenges, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a business leader, or someone interested in global business trends, this episode is packed with actionable advice and inspiring stories.“Frank Seidel’s expertise in cross-cultural business in India is a testament to the importance of cultural awareness and strategic thinking in achieving success across borders.”Frank's tips to become more culturally competent:Understand the local context (language, state, religion, local government)Patience and flexibility and know that you don't know.Find local experts in your industry. Don't try to do it alone.Links mentioned in this episode are:website: wb-india.comLinkedIn: Click here.Want to avoid the most common mistakes when working internationally? Read this article.Culture MattersThe Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management PodcastBuild your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business.We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences.Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.To Subscribe to this Management Podcast, Click here.The Culture Matters Culture Podcast. Available on iTunes and Stitcher RadioClick here to get the podcast on SpotifyTalk to your Amazon Alexa and listen to the PodcastListen directly on AmazonIf you have a minute, please leave me an honest rating and review on iTunes by clicking here. It will help the visibility and the ranking of this culture podcast on iTunes immensely! A BIG THANK YOU!Enjoy this FREE culture podcast! Music: Song title - Bensound.comMore Ways of Listening:Get a Taste of How Chris Presents, Watch his TEDx Talk NameEmail AddressPhone NumberMessage13 + 3 = SendCall Direct: +32476524957 European Office (Paris) Whatsapp: +32476524957 The Americas (USA; Atlanta, GA; también en Español): +1 678 301 8369Book Chris Smit as a SpeakerIf you're looking for an Engaging, Exciting, and Interactive speaker on the subject of Intercultural Management & Awareness you came to the right place.Chris has spoken at hundreds of events and to thousands of people on the subjec...
Toby MildonAbout This Week's Guest Toby MildonThe Power of Inclusive Growth: Toby Mildon can Boost Business with Diversity.How can diversity future-proof your business?In this enlightening episode of the Culture Matters podcast, thought leader Toby Mildon explains the undeniable impact of having a diverse workplace.You will get powerful insights on how this can fuel business growth.Audience: HR managers, diversity officers, CEOs, business owners, startup founders, team leadsToby's tips to become more culturally competent:Be flexible; adapt your own leadership style to the people you work with.Be open to learning new things.Empathy; being empathetic; listening first before you respondLinks mentioned in this episode are:website: Mildon.co.ukWant to avoid the most common mistakes when working internationally? Read this article.Culture MattersThe Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management PodcastBuild your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business.We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences.Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.To Subscribe to this Management Podcast, Click here.The Culture Matters Culture Podcast. Available on iTunes and Stitcher RadioClick here to get the podcast on SpotifyTalk to your Amazon Alexa and listen to the PodcastListen directly on AmazonIf you have a minute, please leave me an honest rating and review on iTunes by clicking here. It will help the visibility and the ranking of this culture podcast on iTunes immensely! A BIG THANK YOU!Enjoy this FREE culture podcast! Music: Song title - Bensound.comMore Ways of Listening: Get a Taste of How Chris Presents, Watch his TEDx Talk NameEmail AddressPhone NumberMessage15 + 15 = SendCall Direct: +32476524957 European Office (Paris) Whatsapp: +32476524957 The Americas (USA; Atlanta, GA; también en Español): +1 678 301 8369Book Chris Smit as a SpeakerIf you're looking for an Engaging, Exciting, and Interactive speaker on the subject of Intercultural Management & Awareness you came to the right place.Chris has spoken at hundreds of events and to thousands of people on the subject of Cultural Diversity & Cultural Competence.This is What Others Say About Chris:“Very Interactive and Engaging”“In little time he knew how to get the audience inspired and connected to his story”“His ability to make large groups of participants quickly and adequately aware of the huge impact of cultural differences is excellent”“Chris is a dedicated and inspirational professional”In addition, his presentations can cover specific topics cultural topics, or generally on Cultural differences.Presentations can vary anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours and are given World Wide.Book Chris now by simply sending an email. Click here to do so.Read more about what Chris can do for you.
Mark SteinbergAbout This Week's Guest Mark SteinbergMark Steinberg is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.He is the author of many books and articles on the Russian Revolution, urban history, religion, emotions, and utopias, including Proletarian Imagination: Self, Modernity, and the Sacred in Russia, 1910-1925 (Cornell 2002; Russian Edition 2022), Petersburg Fin-de-Siècle (Yale 2011), The Russian Revolution, 1905-1921 (Oxford 2017; Russian Edition 2018), the seventh through ninth (2018) editions of A History of Russia with Nicholas Riasanovsky (Oxford), and Russian Utopia: A Century of Revolutionary Possibilities, in the book series “Russian Shorts” (Bloomsbury 2021).In 2003, for “Great Courses” by The Teaching Company, he recorded A History of Russia from Peter the Great to Gorbachev (a 36-lecture video/audio course with supplementary booklets).He is currently working on the tenth edition of A History of Russia, which will appear in early 2024, and on Crooked and Straight in the City: Moral Storytelling on the Streets of New York, Bombay, and Odessa in the 1920s."Russia is not only Vladimir Putin"Mark's tips to become more culturally competent:Whatever you think you know about Russia is true, you're wrong. Russia is not (only) Putin. Rember the diversityTo really know Russia you need to know Russians. Spend some time not with the elite but with the individual peopleRead about the news and the country Russia.Links mentioned in this episode are:Publisher: publish.illinois.edu/mdsteinberg Interview about the book at https://newbooksnetwork.com/russian-utopiaEmail: steinb@illinois.eduWant to avoid the most common mistakes when working internationally? Read this article.Culture MattersThe Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management PodcastBuild your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business.We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences.Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.To Subscribe to this Management Podcast, Click here.The Culture Matters Culture Podcast. Available on iTunes and Stitcher RadioClick here to get the podcast on SpotifyTalk to your Amazon Alexa and listen to the PodcastListen directly on AmazonIf you have a minute, please leave me an honest rating and review on iTunes by clicking here. It will help the visibility and the ranking of this culture podcast on iTunes immensely! A BIG THANK YOU!Enjoy this FREE culture podcast! Music: Song title - Bensound.comMore Ways of Listening: Get a Taste of How Chris Presents, Watch his TEDx Talk NameEmail AddressPhone NumberMessage14 + 2 = SendCall Direct: +32476524957 European Office (Paris) Whatsapp: +32476524957 The Americas (USA; Atlanta, GA; también en Español): +1 678 301 8369Book Chris Smit as a SpeakerIf you're looking for an Engaging, Exciting,
Jose MartinezAbout This Week's Guest Jose MartinezJosé Martínez is an expert in event management and international negotiations.He has collaborated with leading companies such as Informa Markets, Reed Exhibitions, and The Walt Disney Company.He is an industrial designer and has a master's degree in positive psychology, and a master's degree in business administration, in addition to several specialties in international business and leadership in Canada, the US, and the UK.He has collaborated with teams from different countries and cultures and has visited more than 25 countries and 75 cities outside Mexico for business meetings and as part of trade show delegations.He is currently the director of "Mexico & LATAM Fair Services", a company dedicated to promoting Mexican exporting companies through business meetings and international fairs."Speaking the local language will change the attitude of the people you deal with."Learn to speak the local language. It will help you a lot.Experience the local culture: food, music, drinks, dance, and art.You have to be flexible. Adapt to the local context.Links mentioned in this episode are:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josemartinezjuarez/Website: https://www.mexicofairservices.com/Want to avoid the most common mistakes when working internationally? Read this article.Culture MattersThe Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management PodcastBuild your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business.We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences.Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.To Subscribe to this Management Podcast, Click here.The Culture Matters Culture Podcast. Available on iTunes and Stitcher RadioClick here to get the podcast on SpotifyTalk to your Amazon Alexa and listen to the PodcastListen directly on AmazonIf you have a minute, please leave me an honest rating and review on iTunes by clicking here. It will help the visibility and the ranking of this culture podcast on iTunes immensely! A BIG THANK YOU!Enjoy this FREE culture podcast! Music: Song title - Bensound.comMore Ways of Listening: Get a Taste of How Chris Presents, Watch his TEDx Talk NameEmail AddressPhone NumberMessage12 + 11 = SendCall Direct: +32476524957 European Office (Paris) Whatsapp: +32476524957 The Americas (USA; Atlanta, GA; también en Español): +1 678 301 8369Book Chris Smit as a SpeakerIf you're looking for an Engaging, Exciting, and Interactive speaker on the subject of Intercultural Management & Awareness you came to the right place.Chris has spoken at hundreds of events and to thousands of people on the subject of Cultural Diversity & Cultural Competence.This is What Others Say About Chris:“Very Interactive and Engaging”“In little time he knew how to get the audience inspired and connected to his story”“His ability to make large groups of participants quickly and adequately aware of the...
ChatGPT and cultural differencesAbout This Week: ChatGPT and cultural differencesIn this podcast episode, we will talk about:What is ChatGPT?Who will embrace ChatGPT (and who will not)?What is the future and what will come after ChatGPT?And we'll make some other side-steps in AI-related subjects"We still have to think as humans and not as machines."ChatGPT and cultural differences; This is what ChatGPT said itself"ChatGPT is a cutting-edge AI language model developed by OpenAI, designed to generate human-like text based on the input provided.It has been trained on a vast corpus of text data and can respond to a wide range of questions and prompts with high accuracy.However, it is important to keep in mind that as a machine, ChatGPT lacks the cultural experiences and nuances that come with being human.Cultural differences can greatly affect how language is used and understood, so it's important to consider these differences when communicating with ChatGPT and interpreting its responses."Links mentioned in this episode are:Website: https://chat.openai.com/chatWant to avoid the most common mistakes when working internationally? Read this article.Culture MattersThe Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management PodcastBuild your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business.We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences.Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.To Subscribe to this Management Podcast, Click here.The Culture Matters Culture Podcast. Available on iTunes and Stitcher RadioClick here to get the podcast on SpotifyTalk to your Amazon Alexa and listen to the PodcastListen directly on AmazonIf you have a minute, please leave me an honest rating and review on iTunes by clicking here. It will help the visibility and the ranking of this culture podcast on iTunes immensely! A BIG THANK YOU!Enjoy this FREE culture podcast! Music: Song title - Bensound.comMore Ways of Listening: Get a Taste of How Chris Presents, Watch his TEDx Talk NameEmail AddressPhone NumberMessage11 + 2 = SendCall Direct: +32476524957 European Office (Paris) Whatsapp: +32476524957 The Americas (USA; Atlanta, GA; también en Español): +1 678 301 8369Book Chris Smit as a SpeakerIf you're looking for an Engaging, Exciting, and Interactive speaker on the subject of Intercultural Management & Awareness you came to the right place.Chris has spoken at hundreds of events and to thousands of people on the subject of Cultural Diversity & Cultural Competence.This is What Others Say About Chris:“Very Interactive and Engaging”“In little time he knew how to get the audience inspired and connected to his story”“His ability to make large groups of participants quickly and adequately aware of the huge impact of cultural differences is excellent”“Chris is a dedicated and inspirational professional”In addition, his presentations can cover specific topics cultural...
9-More signs you're not getting it. It's culture stupid! [Podcast] In this 23-minute podcast, we talk about 9 more of the biggest mistakes that people make in international business. Or in other words, 9-more signs you're not getting it. It's culture stupid! We cover 9 of the biggest mistakes that people make in international business.
We’ll Give Everyone a Book
It’s Too Expensive
They Don’t Speak English
We’ve Always Done It This Way, So Why Change?
Business is Business in Any Country
It Isn’t Our Priority At This Moment
Cultural Differences Will Be a Thing of The Past Soon
Doing Business Simply Requires Honesty
And a bonus, which you can hear in the podcast itself
"I don't have time to sharpen my ax! I need to cut trees."
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The Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management Podcast Build your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business. We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences. Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.
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Book Chris Smit as a Speaker If you're looking for an Engaging, Exciting, and Interactive speaker on the subject of Intercultural Management & Awareness you came to the right place. Chris has spoken at hundreds of events and to thousands of people on the subject of Cultural Diversity & Cultural Competence. This is What Others Say About Chris:
“Very Interactive and Engaging” “In little time he knew how to get the audience inspired and connected to his story” “His ability to make large groups of participants quickly and adequately aware of the huge impact of cultural differences is excellent” “Chris is a dedicated and inspirational professional”
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9-Signs you're not getting it. It's culture stupid! [Podcast] In this 23-minute podcast, we talk about the biggest mistakes that people make in international business. Or in other words, 9-signs you're not getting it. It's culture stupid! We cover 9 (plus a bonus) of the biggest mistakes that people make in international business.
The lumberjack syndrome You Think We’re All the Same They Don’t Get It (but you do) I Just Don’t Understand Them Everyone is Online I Tried It and It Doesn’t Work If I know Some Do’s and Dont’s That’s Enough My Business Partner is Simply an Idiot You Know It, But Think It’ll be OK (Bonus) Two Hours is Enough
"I don't have time to sharpen my ax! I need to cut trees."
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The Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management Podcast Build your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business. We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences. Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.
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Book Chris Smit as a Speaker If you're looking for an Engaging, Exciting, and Interactive speaker on the subject of Intercultural Management & Awareness you came to the right place. Chris has spoken at hundreds of events and to thousands of people on the subject of Cultural Diversity & Cultural Competence. This is What Others Say About Chris:
“Very Interactive and Engaging” “In little time he knew how to get the audience inspired and connected to his story” “His ability to make large groups of participants quickly and adequately aware of the huge impact of cultural differences is excellent” “Chris is a dedicated and inspirational professional”
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Democracy and Cultural Diversity [Podcast] In this 23-minute podcast, we talk about what democracy is and how it is seen differently in different cultures. The Western concept of democracy is very different from the Indian or Russian, just to name a few. "Nothing is culturally neutral, neither is democracy."
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The Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management Podcast Build your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business. We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences. Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.
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Book Chris Smit as a Speaker If you're looking for an Engaging, Exciting, and Interactive speaker on the subject of Intercultural Management & Awareness you came to the right place. Chris has spoken at hundreds of events and to thousands of people on the subject of Cultural Diversity & Cultural Competence. This is What Others Say About Chris:
“Very Interactive and Engaging” “In little time he knew how to get the audience inspired and connected to his story” “His ability to make large groups of participants quickly and adequately aware of the huge impact of cultural differences is excellent” “Chris is a dedicated and inspirational professional”
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About Peter van der Lende
Peter has joined forces with Culture Matters. Because he has years and years of international business development experience joining forces therefore only seemed logical.
Lucas Martinez on the Next Generation Job Search Lucas Martinez is the co-founder and co-CEO of Talent.com, the fast-growing global player in next-generation job search platforms that is connecting the world to work. With more than 30 million jobs available in 78 countries and 29 languages. "Our aim is to become the #2 globally in this market." Lucas Martinez
Lucas Martinez's tips to become more culturally competent are:
Try to speak (some) of the local language. It will give you a totally different experience being in that country. Travel if you can. Europeans are privileged as you can experience so many countries and cultures with relatively little distance. Culture should not be federal but provincial. In other words, we are not all the same the world over. Different countries have different cultures. And that's good.
To read an article about hiring freelancers on an international basis, go here. Culture Matters
The Culture Matters Podcast on International Business & Management Podcast Build your Cultural Competence, listen to interesting stories, learn about the cultural pitfalls and how to avoid them, and get the Global perspective here at the Culture Matters podcast on International Business. We help you understand Cultural Diversity better by interviewing real people with real experiences. Every episode there is an interview with a prominent guest, who will tell his or her story and share international experiences. Helping you develop your cultural competence. Welcome to this culture podcast and management podcast.
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Rebecca D. Costa is an American sociobiologist and futurist. She is the preeminent global expert on the subject of “fast adaptation” and recipient of the prestigious Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Award. Her career spans four decades of working with founders, key executives and venture capitalists in Silicon Valley. Costa’s first book, The Watchman’s Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapse, was an international bestseller. Her follow‐on book, titled On the Verge was introduced in 2017 to critical acclaim, shooting to the top of Amazon’s #1 New Business Releases. Costa’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, SF Chronicle, The Guardian, and other leading publications.
Jen McFarland, the host of Women Conquer Business Podcast, has spent over 10 years as a business analyst and growth strategist. She lived and worked in Kazakhstan for two years where her experiences made here a champion for equity, human rights, and cultural competency.
Harry Mitsidis, the most traveled person on the planet. Listen to this podcast to find out why he does what he does. Learn more...
How culturally neutral (or not) do different cultures deal with brain disfunctions? Find out what Dr. Lynette Louise has to say about this.
How culturally neutral (or not) is performing Magic in different cultures? Listen to this podcast with Jennifer S. Royal.
Some real up-beat good stories from Sierra Leone, Africa with Angela Betancourt. Listen to the Culture Matters Podcast.
Authentic travel and tours with Monica Irauzqui. Listen to the Culture Matters Podcast.
From cruise ships to masterminding with Ronan Leonard. Listen here to the Culture Matters podcast on International Business.
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Jon Pepper from Tigit Motorbikes in Vietnam. He's an up and coming entrepreneur. From a game server business at 15 years old. Hostel business in Vietnam at 22 years old and now Tigit Motorbikes at 29 years old. Tigit Motorbikes has 3 main offices across Vietnam. Self-funded from $200 and the purchase of 1 motorbike to what is now a million dollar business with over 350 motorbikes.
In this interview he hits the nail right on the head: Cultural Differences isn't about them (the others), but it is about YOU. As soon as you understand that your cultural battle is half won as well as your way to becoming culturally competent.
Dan Schawbel is a New York Times bestselling author, Partner and Research Director at Future Workplace, and the Founder of both Millennial Branding and WorkplaceTrends.com. He is the host of “5 Questions with Dan Schawbel”, a podcast where he interviews a variety of world-class human by asking them 5 questions in less than 10 minutes. Dan's new book is called Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation.
John Amaechi is a psychologist, New York Times bestselling author and former NBA basketball player. All this united in one person? Yes! and with 6' 4" he not only physically stands tall but also when it comes to his view on sports, business and other international matters.
Marketing Manager at De Pindakaaswinkel.
Together with his two friends, Michiel and Bas they started the idea of flavored peanut butter in Michiel's house.
Currently, they have four shops in the Netherlands and are considering expanding to Scandinavia.
Mounir Azegra is the founder of iWannaBurnFat.com. iWannaBurnFat provides evidence-based training and nutrition information to the fitness community. With the use of scientific research and logic, he has helped thousands of people improve the way they look and feel. He's also a second generation Morrocan living in the Netherlands. Having a multi-cultural upbringing gives him a unique ability to coach individuals from different cultures.
Dylan Bollen is a Ph.D. student in astronomy and astrophysics at KU Leuven University and Macquarie University, Sydney.
It's the second time he is on the show and this time we talk about how he adapted to Australian culture and dealt with his (mild) culture shock.
Nate Regier, Ph.D., is CEO and co-founding owner of Next Element, a global leadership training and certification firm specializing in communication and conflict skills. He’s an expert in social-emotional intelligence and leadership, positive conflict, neuropsychology, and group dynamics. Regier is a co-developer of Next Element’s Leading Out of Drama® training and coaching system, an LOD® master trainer, and Process Communication Model® certifying master trainer. He is the co-author of Beyond Drama: Transcending Energy Vampires, and his just-released second book, Conflict Without Casualties: A Field Guide for Leading with Compassionate Accountability. He’s an enthusiastic dad and husband
Ferry is a non-food retailer from the Netherlands. In his position as president for the Foreign Trade Association (now called Amfori) he was part of the success of the growing community of BSCI . BSCI is the leading platform for social compliance in the world. He decided to start helping retailers and brands with the implementation of social compliance systems and founded the consulting company CoComply in Brussels.
Kea is currently the director of the European umbrella organization of Youth For Understanding and responsible for positioning YFU as an expert in intercultural education, creating partnerships and advancing the organization strategically. Youth For Understanding (YFU) is a volunteer-based global non-profit community driven by the passion of people, consisting of 55+ member organizations across six continents. As a leader in intercultural exchange and educational programs for more than 60 years, YFU has impacted more than 270.000 students – and their host families, schools and networks – and more than 70.000 volunteers.
Matt Javit was a five-time sales award winner with the international Technology Consulting company that he spent 9 incredible years with but then he left it all behind in February of 2017, along with his vast work network, volunteer efforts, and friends & family, to follow his love of travel with his wife.
Alexandria believes in creating purposeful communities where people feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to create a real human connection.
Alexandria’s why led her to become an advocate for incorporating the human element back into modern business practices.
Her leadership and teachings on these principles have earned her recognition by top leaders within Central Florida, and now she's expanding to the West Coast.
Nathan Hirsch is a 28-year-old serial entrepreneur who is an expert in hiring online and building eCommerce businesses. He co-founded his first eCommerce company out of his dorm room in 2009 drop shipping products on Amazon.com and built it to sell over $25 million worth of product over 5 years. While scaling, Nathan discovered the power of outsourcing and ended up building a remote army of freelancers.
Justin Locke spent 18 years playing bass with the Boston Pops, and gradually transformed into an author, playwright, and speaker.
He has written several books that seem appropriate for this podcast.
His first book, "Real Men Don't Rehearse", gives an inside look into major orchestra culture.
Henk bought his first camera when he was 16 years old with which he started taking pictures of empty factories and forgotten castles.
Now he flies around the world as Captain on a Boeing 787.
While his crew is relaxing at the local swimming pool, he ventures out to desolated city palaces, overgrown industrial factories or rusted war vessels.
Dr. Alain Krapl is an Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the International Business Program at the Haile/US Bank College of Business.
He earned a B.A. and M.S. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Connecticut.
His teaching interests include international finance, financial management, and derivatives securities.
Full Circle Sailing with Monique and Paul van der Linden
Monique and Paul have been cruizing the globe in their Full Circle Sailing boat since 2011.
They have been around the world and are planning to keep on doing this for at least two years (at the time of this writing).
Paul is an ex-marketeer and has been sailing longer than Monique.
Monique is an ex-stewardess who was looking for someone to go sailing with.
They found each other and off they went.
With their Full Circle Sailing business, they sometimes take guests for a stretch.
Jesse is the Chief Learning Officer at Lingo Live and oversees the development of the company's learning program and coaching community.
Focused on situated approaches to learner development, his learning program design leverages meaningful relationships, real-world contexts and behavior change models for optimal impact.
His primary mission aims to empower people with the confidence and knowledgeable skills to participate fully and authentically in a target community.
Andy Molinsky is the author of two books - Global Dexterity and Reach - and is a professor of international management and organizational behavior at Brandeis University in the US. He writes regularly for Harvard Business Review, Inc.com, and Psychology Today and is the creator of the new online course Mastering American Business Culture.
Dylan Bollen, a Ph.D. student in astronomy and astrophysics at KU Leuven University in Belgium, and Macquarie University, in Sydney Australia
Ron Carucci is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries.
In addition to being a regular contributor to HBR and Forbes, and has been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Inc, Business Week, Smart Business, and thought leaders.
He is the best selling author of 8 books, including the Amazon #1 Rising to Power, the Journey of Exceptional Executive.
Prof. Dr. Dr. Andrea Maier, Professor of General Medicine and Aged Care also connected to The University of Melbourne, Australia, where she is Divisional Director of Medicine and Community Care.
Then there is The Royal Melbourne Hospital where she is Professor of Ageing.
And if that wasn't enough she also has a chair at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Tyler Muse is the Founder and CEO of Lingo Live, a language learning company he started in 2012 after learning Spanish with a woman in Guatemala, over Skype. Today, Lingo Live helps thousands of working professionals throughout the globe express their authentic voice and communicate more effectively in their jobs through highly-personal one-on-one English communication training. Lingo Live’s mission is to encourage meaningful human connections through learning.
Cy Wakeman is a dynamic international keynote speaker, business consultant, New York Times bestselling author, and global thought leader with over 25 years experience cultivating a revolutionary new approach to leadership. Her newest and most anticipated book, No Ego.
Joe Cobbs is Associate Professor of Sports Business at Northern Kentucky University, and co-founder of KnowRivalry.com.
Research, teaching, and industry engagement in the Department of Marketing, Sports Business, and Construction Management.
Specialties include team rivalry, international sponsorship, and the business of Formula One racing.
Neil Krishan Aggarwal is a cultural psychiatrist.
He is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University, member of the university's Committee on Global Thought, and Fellow with the Truman National Security Project.
His research focuses on conceptions of culture and psychology in clinical and forensic mental health settings.
Jean Paul Wyers is the founder and director of Protocolbureau, an organization based in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Most people associate protocol with etiquette and Royalty, but the official definition of protocol is "how meetings with officials should be organized".
In a modern translation, the method of protocol is also used by Protocolbureau to manage meetings and events with VIP’s, large clients and other important stakeholders.
Protocolbureau supports organizations at official occasions and in less formal situations such as networking events, fashion shows, and even dance events.
Peter Alexander Kerkhof's academic position is research fellow at the Linguistics Department of Ghent University, Belgium. Peter Alexander is a historical linguist and philologist of the Old Germanic, Old Romance and Old Celtic languages.
"History is the product of our invented past."
It's that time of the year again: Summer + Holidays. That means that for the months July and August there will be no posts on the Culture Matters website. I wish you a fantastic Summer and look forward to seeing you back in September!
Deborah Moody is Executive Director of the Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants or ACPWC.
The ACPWC offers training and certification courses for wedding and event planners.
They also have a membership association which provides continuing education and support for wedding professionals.
Her tips to become more culturally competent are:
Take the time to do (some) research. So when you come to a new destination or meet new people you know something about that culture. Not all, but something. Be open to new experiences. Realize that new cultures can enrich you. If you can, Travel. Even if it is only within your own country. Set out to make a friend where you go.
Laura Lindsay is Director of Global Communications at Lonely Planet; an avid traveler she has worked in the travel industry for almost a decade interspersed with visiting over 40 countries.
Currently looking after Lonely Planet’s brand communications; Laura is responsible for Lonely Planet’s reputation in the media, profiles of the company’s spokespeople and internal company communication.
Most recently, driving the company’s story of transformation from guidebook publisher to multimedia brand.
Laura also manages the company’s largest brand campaign, Best in Travel.
Be curious. Being curious about your new surroundings, the people, the food is the best way to experience different cultures. Engage with the local people. Go to that man around the corner. Talk to the waiter. Share stories and expertise. Don't always focus on the negative. The food you didn't like, the way you were treated. Although bad experience stories seem to be interesting to tell at birthdays, remembering the good things is really more enjoyable.
Ask the Pilot: Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith is an airline pilot and the host of www.askthepilot.com. His book is COCKPIT CONFIDENTIAL: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.
His tips to become more culturally aware are:
Be patient. Patience is a virtue. And this is even truer when you're dealing with different cultures. Be open minded. Ask yourself "what if..." (they were right). Be humble towards the other culture. Let the experience and what is happening around you come to you. Rather than imposing your own thoughts on them.
The Textile Industry and Culture with Imran Rath
Imran Rath is from Pakistan. He has been living in Belgium since 2005 and is Running a Global Sourcing company in Belgium Since 2005, before that he was living in New York.
His tips to become more culturally aware are:
When you go and visit a country that you've never visited before make sure to read-up on where you're going. Read something about the history, the differences between North and South, East and West. Take out a map. Make sure that you somewhat understand, from a geographical standpoint, where you will be going.
How to make your organization GREAT, with Shane Green
Shane Green, A world-renowned keynote speaker, author of Culture Hacker, and television personality, Shane Green is a business magnate who consults global Fortune 500 leaders on customer experience and organizational culture.
Shane draws upon his foundation at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and works in multiple industries to transform your employees’ mindset, experience, and habits to improve customer experience, employee retention, and organizational performance.
As a catalyst for the modern service economy, Shane Green and his team inspire companies and their people to move beyond the mundane and out of status quo so they want to exceed the expectations of their internal and external customers.
His tips to become more culturally aware are:
If your organization has values (and yes, it has values), make sure those values carry meaning to the people working in your organization. And you know what? Fresh them up while you're at it. You'll be surprised how much that will mean to them. Select the right people for your organization. Both for your sake and for their sake. It will take more time, but in the end, it will get you the right people on board and will save you a ton of money avoiding hiring the wrong type of people. What does the first day of work look like for someone new in your organization? Make it an experience rather than a procedure they need to go through. Make them :) at the end of the day. Interview Links
Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Email: shane@shgreen.com Get the book Culture Hacker here
In light of recent times and all the debate about immigrants and refugees around the world, Shaima joined forces with Chaithanya to put forth the stories of immigrants from different backgrounds that have called America home. Her purpose in doing so is to paint a different picture of immigrants and refugees by displaying their side of the stories and the struggles of starting from nothing.
Stefan and his "Dream-Life" family
Full-time daddy who travels with the family for many years around the world.
Author, blogger, and part of a family that live their dream!
Worked 13 years for an international bank in the IT department and headed several multi-cultural teams and projects.
His tips to become more culturally aware are:
Be very aware of your intention when you deal with other cultures. Don't be shy. If you approach other people with a smile you'll be OK. Go to a Cultural Awareness workshop or course. Period. We're all human beings; don't think in terms of "high-cost employees" and "low-cost employees". This creates a wrong kind of inequality thinking
Jordan is a traveler. And he's spent many of his years in Latin America and Spain. He passes his days perfecting his Spanish, eating fun food, and talking to the people. Never about culture. But always about culture.
Lucas has been writing guidebooks for Lonely Planet since 2002, mostly specializing in Latin America.He lived in Guatemala for over 10 years, publishing a magazine and working with local NGOs. He is now based in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr. Alan Rose is Professor emeritus of University of Idaho. Born within the sound of bow bells, he has lived in France for three years and spends three months every year in Paris.
Joe Lurie, Author of the Award Winning, Perception, And Deception, A Mind-Opening Journey Across Cultures, is Executive Director Emeritus of UC Berkeley's International House where he served for two decades. Currently a cross-cultural communications, speaker and university lecturer, he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya and directed academic programs abroad in Ghana, France, and Kenya for the School for International Training.
Joe Amato began teaching at Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) in Marshall, Minnesota where he was a founder and chair of the History Department. He taught a range of courses in European intellectual and cultural history with a particular interest in the Middle Ages, Renaissance, German, Italian, and French histories and European rural life, as well as taught ethics and introductory social science courses. Joe has given countless lectures and talks on a variety of subjects in the region, throughout the state, Midwest, and at national conferences. Reading and speaking a variety of European languages—Italian, French, Russian, Spanish, and German (and some Biblical Greek) He is widely traveled in Western Europe from the British Isles and the Netherlands to southern Italy, Greece, and Sicily.
Jelle is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for people, cultures, technology, design, and food. With his company Zeropoint he works with virtual teams from Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Together with his colleague Bart van Loon, he has been dealing with virtual teams for the last 7 years.
Palle is a Danish podcaster and radio journalist traveling to every country in the world.
Mathilde is a 24-year old Master’s student at Copenhagen Business School within the field of business, language, and culture. She is currently doing an internship in Paris for a company that provides business assistance to Danish companies in France and helps Danish companies overcome the cultural barriers that exist between the two countries.
Odi (his calling name) just completed his Master degree program at Anglia Ruskin University, Uk, Cambridge, where he took a class in Intercultural Communication to help him realize his dream to make Nigeria a better country.
Natasha Aks is specializing on doing business in Russia and communicating effectively with Russians. She has been exposed to different cultures, studies, and work-wise, for the last 16 years, having lived and worked across the world, in Russia, the US, Germany, and in the UK. Natasha gained her practical business experience, having worked in media industries for over 11 years. Natasha’s work included acting as a mediator between Russian, Kazakh, Ukrainian, and English teams, bridging any possible gaps, identifying and resolving issues and problems, and, ultimately, making projects happen. Now she consults on doing business in Russia from the communications perspective and is a published author of a series of articles about doing business in Russia.
Stephen Frost is Head of Diversity and Inclusion for KPMG UK. He served as Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games from 2007-2012. He was educated as a Hertford College Scholar at Oxford University and a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University. He also teaches inclusive leadership at Harvard Business School and an extended class at Sciences Po in Paris. He advises several organizations and governments worldwide and is the author of the book The Inclusion Imperative.
Audrey Mezas is the Dutch owner of Expat in Amsterdam. She is an Expat/Executive Personal Assistant to athletes, professors, families, international entrepreneurs and business executives. The difference between Audrey and say a relocation company is that she delivers "tailor-made personal" service for each of her clients and accompanying them almost everywhere they need to be. Audrey also trains teams in Executive Excellence and has moved 17 times and lived on four continents. Audrey is the "Expat in Amsterdam."
Jeri Weber, a US American lawyer knows about the demands of the legal profession and working with other cultures. She spent the first 18 years of life viewing the world through her US perspective.
About This Week's Guest Bart van Loon
After volunteering for the United Nations in the aftermath of the Kashmir Earthquake in 2005, Bart realized the potential of the South Asian labor market in Europe.
Ever since he is building long lasting professional relationships between companies and employees spanning the globe.
His tips to become more culturally competent are:
Always realize that when it comes to communication that this is a shared responsibility. It is a 50% sender and a 50% receiver thing. Don't stereotype when you're dealing with individuals. When you're dealing with one person, you're not dealing with the "average" person from that culture. So be careful with this. Have patience when you're dealing with someone from another culture. Take for instance the English language (or for that matter any language that two people share to communicate): The first time a Brit will speak to someone from Pakistan, (s)he might face some difficulty in understanding. But give it some time and before you know it you won't even hear the differences in accents.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Bart's personal website: http://bbbart.be Email: bart@zeropoint.hr
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About This Week's Guest Hugo Messer
Hugo Messer has been building and managing teams around the world for over 10 years.
His passion is to enable people that are spread across cultures, geography and time zones to cooperate.
Whether it’s offshoring or nearshoring, he knows what it takes to make a global collaboration work.
His 6 tips to become more culturally competent are:
Focus on creating one team or one partnership. Invest time in this and try to get away from an "us versus them feeling". Take time to think about how you will work remotely. Do this before you actually start executing and working. When you're developing software, use an iterative framework like Scrum. Make the process incremental. You need people with empathy on location in order to find was to get across the cultural hurdles. Use daily "standup" meetings. Get together (virtually) every day for 5 to 10 minutes in order to re-align where everyone is. This way you can truly build a remote virtual team. It is crucial that everyone in the team is on the same page. They should all be aligned with each other.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
To get all the ebooks that Hugo wrote: http://ekipa.co/ebooks Email: hugo@ekipa.com An earlier podcast with Lisette Sutherland on how to work with virtual teams
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About This Week's Guest Jeroen Ketting
Jeroen Ketting is a Dutch business advisor, author, and speaker who has helped hundreds of companies succeed in the challenging Russian market.
His thought leadership and contributions to the public debate have made him a sought-after expert on Russia for both governments and media.
His thought leadership and contributions to the public debate have made him a sought-after expert on Russia for both governments and media.Ketting's extensive Russian network, experience and practical advice are invaluable for companies looking to do business in Russia
Ketting's extensive Russian network, experience and practical advice are invaluable for companies looking to do business in Russia.
His 3 (plus a bonus) tips to become more culturally competent are:
Only deal with Russia if you enjoy dealing with Russians in Russia. Look at the country and it's people as a glass being half full, rather than half empty. You'll be more effective and efficient if you leave your own viewpoints behind, but with that, you don't have to become Russian (you can't and you won't). You play soccer/football with soccer/football rules. You don't play soccer/football with rugby rules. Play "the game" like the game should be played in the country that you're playing it. Make sure you get introduced to Russia. Business cards alone won't do it. Understand what you're getting yourself into. Follow a course, get a workshop, get some coaching, read a book. Start before you're even in Russia with this. (Bonus) Try to understand and accept (the Russians); don't be judgemental.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Simply Google "Ketting Russia" This will bring you the website: http://www.thelighthousegroup.ru/gb/ Otherwise, get in touch with me and I will give you the details of Jeroen.
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About This Week's Guest Bjoern Lasse Herrmann
Bjoern was born in Germany, and has become a recognized entrepreneur and expert on data products for businesses, performance benchmarking and business ecosystems.Most recently his team &
Most recently his team & he set out to decrease the massive failure rate of businesses by transforming the business world from instinct driven to data driven.
The first product Compass.co (no M!) now serves thousands of E-Commerce businesses around the world.
His tip to become more culturally competent (there's only one) is:
Be really interested in the other culture. In other words, don't be interesting, but be interested. Open up and engage with the other culture(s) you're working with.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernlasse Twitter: https://twitter.com/bjoernlasse
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About This Week's Guest Paul MacAlindin
Paul MacAlindin is an internationally renowned conductor and author of "UPBEAT: the story of the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq".
He led the orchestra from 2008- 2014 in Iraq, France, Germany and Britain, solving enormous hurdles of culture, language and education along the way.
The National Youth Orchestra of Iraq is by far the most challenging and rich intercultural experience of his career. UPBEAT is out on August the 18th 2016.
His three tips to become more culturally competent are:
Know yourself culturally. Realize that you're the fish in your own bowl and that you might not know enough about your own culture. If you do this, you can realize that you're different than the other person but you can still work together. If you can, learn another one or two languages. Although not easy, it helps tremendously in overcoming cultural differences. Learn to laugh at yourself. Remember, when it's about culture, it's not about them. It is about you!
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/conductor Twitter: @paulmacalindin Email: macalindin@hotmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/macalindin/
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About This Week's Guest Professor Erin Meyer
Erin Meyer is a professor and INSEAD, one of the top international business schools and the author of the best-selling book “The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business”.
She is here to speak with us today about how national cultural differences impact day to day interaction.
Her three tips to become more culturally competent are:
Learn as much as you can about the culture(s) you work with. When you work with more than one culture also make sure that you understand the relative differences. In other words, how does one culture perceive the others and vice versa. Be humble; Humility is everything. Make no mistake, every culture has one or more benefits. By being humble, you might discover just what it is. Be curious. Even if you have lots and lots of experience and if you think "You Get It". You can always learn more. ABC=Always Be Curious.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://erinmeyer.com
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Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.
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About This Week's Guest Alfredo Behrens
Alfredo strongly believes in drawing management lessons from indigenous organizations to increase the efficacy of teamwork.
He offers a Brazilian Carnival Parade training module to this effect.
Alfredo holds a Ph.D. degree awarded by the University of Cambridge, he already lectured at Princeton University and London Business School.
He currently lectures with Harvard Business School Publishing and FIA Business School in São Paulo.
Alfredo collaborates with environments such as the Harvard Business Review and the Financial Times.
He authored over 30 articles besides several books, like "Culture and Management in the America"s, published by Stanford University Press, 2009.
His three tips to become more culturally competent are:
Self-awareness. How well do you know yourself in relationship to the other(s)? See foreign films. It will give you an overview of life in a different culture. And it's cost effective as well! If you can, travel. But don't go for the all inclusive package deals. Instead, make sure you go out and speak to the local people.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Email: 0800Alfredo@gmail.com Website: http://alfredobehrens.com
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Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.
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About This Week's Guest Lisette Sutherland
Lisette is the Director at CollaborationSuperpowers.com, a company that helps teams work together from anywhere.
She is also a Funder of Happy Melly, a company helping to globalize companies that are improving the lives of knowledge workers.
With over 10 years experience with web-based collaboration tools and online community management, her goal is to get the best people working together regardless of location.
Her three tips to become more culturally competent are:
Slow down. Ask what you don't know. Although you might not know what you don't know (a blind spot) still ask questions and more questions. When working virtually, you can create a Holiday Calendar. Holidays are important in every country and this way you can find out more about the other culture by asking why the holiday is and how it is celebrated. Create a "Personal Map"; like a mind map, but then you put your name in the middle. Around your name, you write things about yourself. But you don't explain it yourself, you let your virtual team members ask what they see. This is a great way to get to know each other and do virtual team building. Create a virtual water cooler or "Kitty talk" (this is explained in the podcast). This means that you simply pick a time when you all meet online and just chat. Not about work per se. This can be about everything.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Twitter: @lightling Website: http://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/
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About This Week's Guest Trajan King
Trajan has worked and lived in 6 countries, speaks a handful of languages, and works for clients worldwide. He's consulted for Apple, Adobe, Yahoo!, eBay, IBM, and others. He currently runs a membership community for entrepreneurs, InvincibleStartup.com. After starting over 15 companies, running a couple of multi-million dollar companies, working on both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, he helps companies worldwide grow and earn more money.
He's consulted for Apple, Adobe, Yahoo!, eBay, IBM, and others. He currently runs a membership community for entrepreneurs, InvincibleStartup.com. After starting over 15 companies, running a couple of multi-million dollar companies, working on both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, he helps companies worldwide grow and earn more money.
He currently runs a membership community for entrepreneurs, InvincibleStartup.com.After starting over 15 companies, running a couple of multi-million dollar companies, working on both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, he helps companies worldwide grow and earn more money.
After starting over 15 companies, running a couple of multi-million dollar companies, working on both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, he helps companies worldwide grow and earn more money.
His three tips to become more culturally competent are:
Meet people from different cultures and take an interest in them. See what you can learn from them first. Don't just watch the news and make your judgment from this. Watch different sources of news, watch a YouTube video on the culture, open an English newspaper site from that specific country. Learn a bit of the language. It shows respect and even if you get it wrong people will appreciate you for it.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Twitter: @trajanking Website: http://inviciblestartup.com Do's and Don'ts in International business Six things that can go wrong in international business
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About This Week's Guest Tim Kuppler
Tim is the Director of Culture & Organization Development with Human Synergistics. He also founded CultureUniversity.com which features insights from top culture experts. He led major performance and culture transformations regionally and globally as an automotive supplier executive so he has loads of practical experience. He now collaborates with many culture experts and focuses on driving meaningful change in the world through culture awareness, education, and action.
His three tips to become more culturally competent are:
Understand Culture Fundamentals from the top expert in the world. Commit to a personal and organisational learning journey. If you're changing your organisational culture it is not a one-time effort. You have to connect your first initiatives to either a top problem, challenge or goal.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Email: http://www.cultureuniversity.com/contact-us/ Website: http://cultureuniversity.com Human Synergistics Website: www.HumanSynergistics.com Human Synergistics Blog: www.ConstructiveCulture.com
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About This Week's Guest Jeanne Boden Jeanne Boden is Managing Director at ChinaConduct, a company specializing in training and coaching European, Chinese, and people from around the globe in EU-China cooperation and communication.
As a Belgian/European Jeanne Boden holds a PhD. in Oriental Languages and Cultures.
She spent many years in China studying, conducting research, and working in many contexts and positions all over China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Her five! tips to become more culturally competent are:
Become aware of the difference between your culture and the Chinese culture; although you should realize that there is no magic wand to do this. Study not only the culture but also the context where your business will take place. Who are the people? Where do they come from? What is the company like? The region that you're doing business... etc. Experience the culture. Here and there. Know the reality. Not only working long distances but also when you're there. Go out and get lost and learn and enjoy that experience. Don't be naive about the other culture. It is not that you should either admire or deny it. Cultural differences are always "grey". Connect to people, both when you're there and also when they are here.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://chinaconduct.com Email: info@chinaconduct.com
An article about how to "behave" in an international environment can be found here.
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Another article about China and the Chinese can be found here.
About This Week's Guest Tayo Rockson
The CEO of UYD Media and host of the As Told By Nomads podcast.
His three tips to become more culturally competent are:
Be curious. Explore what is out there. Explore what you don't know or think you don't know. Travel. By travelling you expand your world like nothing else can. He also suggests to get lost on purpose. This way you will meet and interact with people you otherwise would have never met. Be open minded. Tayo thinks it is dangerous to think that your way of thinking and judging is the only and absolute way. There are other ways as well. For sure.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Email: tayorockson@uydmag.com Website: http://www.uydmedia.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/tayorockson
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About This Week's Guest Sundae Bean
Sundae Bean is an executive coach, intercultural specialist and trainer.
She supports organizations by helping their employees and the accompanying families live well and work successfully across cultures – without losing their sense of adventure.
She is American by birth, Swiss by marriage and an expat in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by choice.
Her three tips to become more culturally competent are:
Understand what your own cultural values are. You need to understand them first in order to make sense of what the "other" is doing. Get curious about the other culture(s). Ask yourself if it is really true what you think, feel, see, and/or experience? Make sure you are well balanced. What I mean with this is that you need to be physically healthy and well rested, because experiencing intense cultural differences can take not only a mental toll, but also a physical toll.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://sundaebean.com/
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About This Week's Guest Anna Maria Darmanin
Anna Maria is an entrepreneur, a policy adviser, a sailor, a University lecturer where she teaches Intercultural Communication.
A Maltese, who lives in different places at different times of the year: Belgium, Canary Islands, Sicily, and Malta.
Her three tips to become more culturally competent are:
Listen, listen, listen; and this is more than hearing. What is the other saying? Do you truly understand what the other actually means? If not, ask. Be more aware of your own culture. Your own culture colours how you see the others. As the Chinese saying goes: "When you and I look at the same river, we both see a different one". Respect the differences you face when communicating interculturally.
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About This Week's Guest Pellegrino Riccardi Pellegrino Riccardi is a Cross-Cultural Expert, Keynote Speaker, People-Watcher.
In this interview he hits the nail right on the head: Cultural Differences isn't about them (the others), but it is about YOU. As soon as you understand that your cultural battle is half won.
His three tips to become more culturally competent are:
Learn how you're being perceived by others. Other people and other cultures. Be open to that feedback; solicit it even. Learn about people's positive intentions. Everyone, no matter what they do, has a positive intention with what they do. Consider what you're willing to change about yourself in order to become more culturally competent.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
There are no real links discussed here; If you want to get in touch with Pellegrino Riccardi, you simply Google "Pellegrino Norway" and you'll find him.
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Why Doing Business is Never About the Price Possibly a bold statement, but I still believe it is true: doing business is hardly ever about the price. It is much more about emotions and... about people, or the perception that we have of other people.
Listen to the podcast and let me know what you think.
An article about how to "behave" in an international environment can be found here.
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About This Week's Guest Susan Salzbrenner
Susan Salzbrenner supports multicultural teams, professional athletes, and leaders of today and tomorrow to navigate diverse cultural contexts.
She is an organizational psychologist, consultant, and trainer, focusing on diversity & inclusion, cultural intelligence, and international talent development.
She's lived in 6 countries on four continents, has learned (and failed at) many languages, and played a bit of basketball along the way.
Her three tips for becoming more culturally competent follow the acronym FIT
F: Find new perspectives. Observe stuff that is new to you; actively lookout for new and unfamiliar things I: Integrate what you have found into your own live and personality T: Trust the process; don't be impatient. It will happen but might need its time.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Twitter: @fitaxcultures Website: http://fitacrosscultures.com The book Play Abroad 1-0-1
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How Culture and Personality are Intertwined Culture and personality. Where do they fit? How are they mixed together? Is there overlap? Which one dominates?
In this short podcast, I'll give you my, non-academic, view on this very interesting topic.
I'm curious to hear your feedback, so please do not hesitate to drop me a line.
Thank you!
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About This Week's Guest Thomas Kessler
Thomas Kessler is Partner and Managing Director of Global PMI Partners and draws on 20 years experience in Mergers & Acquisitions and particularly in Post Merger Integration. The importance of culture in transactions is one of the essential success factors.
Thomas looks at culture beyond being a success factor. In his experience culture should be a key decision factor when acquiring.
He will present his view how companies can incorporate culture during strategic selection and due diligence to ensure they are considering the impact of culture integration in the purchase decision.
His three tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Be open and listen actively. Take not of the others' organisation culture; What do you see? What do people talk about? What do they celebrate? etc. Realize that culture is a major success factor when it comes to M&A's. There are plenty success stories (mentioned in the interview), but unfortunately also many failures. Have people on board in your organisation that act as "champions"; so other people can see what they do, how they act and in this way identify themselves with the desired (new) culture.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Email:thomas@gpmip.com Telephone: +49 172 255 9788
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How to Explain Culture to Kids Kids are no adults. With this I'm not telling you anything new.
Most of the work I do is with adults. In fact, all of the work I do is with adults. Except for this one time I had the opportunity to work with Children. I was asked to explain the concept of cultural differences to a group of children ages 6 to 16, from several European countries. I can tell you, it was quite a challenge. But it was a real nice challenge to take up.
I learned several things that I will address in this podcast. So have a listen to this podcast where I share my ideas and wrap up with some tips for you if ever you're working with kids and need to explain culture or any other abstract concept.
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About This Week's Guest Christophe Van Gampelaere
Christophe is the Belgian partner at Global PMI Partners, the only global consultancy focused exclusively on international merger integrations and carve-outs.
His three tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Read. Read books from Geert Hofstede Erin Meyer and others when it comes to culture (see the links below). In other words, educate yourself. Know where you are yourself when it comes to cultural difference. Institutionalize culture in the M&A pre-deal negotiations. When you're communicating with different cultures, after the M&A deal has been signed, take into account that different cultures communicate differently and that you should do too.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://gpmip.com Books by professor Geert Hofstede Books by Erin Meyer
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How to Work with a Virtual Assistant; Cultural Differences Working with a Virtual Assitant (VA) from a different culture is not always easy. In this podcast, I talk about my own experience and how you can benefit from this as well. Overcoming the Cultural differences is usually the biggest hurdle to take when it comes to working with a VA.
It's not Powerpoint or Dropbox or any other technical platforms that will make or break your relationship with a VA. It's the cultural differences that will. Pay attention to those and things will run smooth. If you don't things could get a lot rougher.
Links in this episode:
The Four Hour Work Week Other books on working with VA's How to work with a virtual assistant Sunder P talks about Get Friday and International VA's [Podcast]
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Do's and Don'ts in International Business I get the question pretty every time I give a workshop or lecture: "Can you give us some do's and don'ts on how to do this or that?".
When this question gets asked, I always warn people that do's and don'ts are very contextual; what works in one context doesn't work in another one. So, always be very careful when it comes to applying do's and don'ts you have heard or read about.
I'm curious to hear about your experiences when it comes to intercultural do's and don'ts. Please leave your comments at the bottom of this post. Thanks! Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories.
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About This Weeks Guest Madi Sharma
Madi Sharma is an entrepreneur and a social capitalist. She's a member of the European Economic and Social Committee, and living her life with one strict motto No Excuses!
Her tips to become more culturally competent are:
Say "Thank You". These simple words show a great deal of empathy and interest for what happens around you. In addition this leads to a show of respect to the person you're addressing. Understand things from the other person's perspective. If the other person or yourself say "No" to whatever, try to find out what's behind this "No". There is always a deeper meaning. Understanding the deeper meaning will help you understand the other culture better (and your own). Value diversity. Don't be afraid of it, but see the added value in cultural differences.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://madisharma.org Email: madi@madisharma.com
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Why Company Culture Matters [Podcast] Why does company culture matter? because it can make or break your organization and your success. When I talk about "company culture", for me it is the same as corporate or organizational culture, so I'll use them interchangeably. Every organization has a company culture. Even 1-person organizations.
Difference Between National Culture and Organizational Culture National culture talks about the values a nation, country or culture has. Organizational culture does not (!) talk about values, but rather "how things are being done here". Which is significantly different than values. The 7S Model The 7S Model (pictured) clearly explains the essence of what influences a company culture; with "Shared Vision" in the middle representing the corporate culture.
How to Change a Company Culture Contrary to National culture, company culture can be changed. How?
Start with the slow variables (purple) Know your starting point Choose the path of least resistance
Podcast Links Here are the links mentioned in this podcast:
NYT article on Amazon's corporate culture Article on Why Company Culture Matters
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Read here why cultural competence is crucial in an international environment.
About This Weeks Guest Vanessa Shaw Vanessa Shaw is an experienced consultant, trainer and active speaker at leadership conferences.
She is a work futurist on a mission to help organizations and teams collaborate virtually in a way that builds trust and fosters innovation so that they can impact positive change in their work.
Vanessa helps clients to navigate the digital revolution by implementing the right technology for their team.
She then helps them to create virtually team environments that bring to life the human side of tech.
She has a Bachelor's in Communications from the University of California, Santa Cruz. And graduated top 10% national honors.
During her career, she has facilitated projects in the US, Latin America, Europe and SE Asia with multinationals, non-profits, the United Nations Economic and Social Council, White House, and over 50 universities.
Originally from the Silicon Valley, Vanessa Shaw has lived abroad since 2011, currently enjoying Barcelona. You can find her on twitter and the web at Human Side of Tech.
Her tips to become more culturally competent are:
Be resilient. When something is happening in an intercultural setting, that you don't like or don't understand, be able to get up and start over. Be creative when you're dealing with people Smile :) Better yet, laugh! What's the funny side of what just happened?
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://humansideoftech.org Email: vanessa@humansideoftech.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/humansideoftech
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Uncertainty Avoidance in International Business The Hidden Cultural Dimension You Need to Understand When Doing Business Overseas This podcast is something different from the regular Interview podcasts that I do.
I wanted to pay more attention to Hofstede's fourth and most difficult dimension: Uncertainty Avoidance.
Time and again explaining this dimension is difficult to do.
A lot of people link it only to official rules. But that is not enough. Uncertainty Avoidance covers a whole lot more.
Listen to this podcast and find out what else is linked to this complex cultural dimension.
If you want to learn more, why not get the complete book on Uncertainty Avoidance. Exclusively available on Kindle by Amazon. Click here to get it now.
Uncertainty Avoidance Links Some links on this website that also cover aspects of Uncertainty Avoidance:
What is Uncertainty Avoidance Examples of Uncertainty Avoidance Uncertainty Avoidance in the Netherlands and Belgium Compared Uncertainty Avoidance, the United States and the Credit Crisis Uncertainty Avoidance in Venezuela
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Trust is important in international business, read more about trust here.
About This Weeks Guest Professor Dr. Alexandre Mottrie
Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mottrie is Head of the Urological Department of the OLV Hospital Aalst in Belgium. He is also President of the European Robotic Urology Section and the worldwide Society of Robotic Surgeons. Finally he is CEO of the OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute (ORSI).
His tips to become more culturally competent are:
Next to being professional, try to be social as well. Although sometimes difficult to do, be as open as you can to other cultures, their way of life, etc. Speaking an extra language here and there really helps bridging the culture gap.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://www.alexmottrie.com/ Email: a.mottrie@telenet.be
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About This Weeks Guest Neil Miller
Neil moved to Chennai in January 2010 with his wife and four suitcases. He prepared by reading a lot of good books and meeting a lot of knowledgeable people. However, nothing could have prepared him for what he experienced trying to start his own business and then working with a mid-sized family-owned Indian company. Every time that he thought India would finally get the best of him, he was able to add a layer of his understanding of India. His goal is to provide the most useful, helpful, insightful, and accurate information available on India.
His 3 tips to become more culturally competent are:
Ask "Why" if there is something happening around you that you don't understand. Even if what you see, hear or experience looks or sounds weird, don't hesitate to ask what is going on. Dive deep(er) into the local culture if you're staying for more than a year in another place. Don't only stick to the expat circles and/or the lunches in five-star hotels. Meet local people, get into their homes and eat food together. Consider that someone else's culture might be better than yours in their country. E.g. Leadership in India is more paternalistic. Americans can look at this and judge this negatively. But in a country like India, this style of management can be very functional. Be humble that their ways of working work for them.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://learningindia.in Website: http://madrasmediamarketing.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/neilandindia
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In the article don't business in India we talk more about this subject. You can read it here.
About This Weeks Guest Sabina Idler
Sabina Idler is Founder, UX researcher and Interaction designer at UXkids. She is passionate about designing and improving interactive media for all ages. Sabina grew up in the south of Germany. Since then she has lived in the US and traveled through Australia and New Zealand before in 2010, her passion for kids and media brought her to Amsterdam.
Her 3 tips to become more culturally competent are:
Don't judge other cultures. Just see them as being different, and not better or worse. Be curious. Whenever you're wondering about something that you don't understand, ask what you're seeing, or experiencing. Or simply ask what others are doing? Be open to travel, and don't stick to the common paths.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Email: sabina@uxkids.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/SabinaIdler How To Design For A Cross-Cultural User Experience (part 1/2): http://blog.usabilla.com/designing-for-a-cross-cultural-user-experience-part1/ How To Design For A Cross-Cultural User Experience http://blog.usabilla.com/designing-for-a-cross-cultural-user-experience-part2/ LinkedIn
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About This Weeks Guest
Ms Sigrid Kaag is the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon.
In this episode she talks about her experience working for the UN, and her intercultural experience throughout her impressive career.
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Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigrid_Kaag
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About This Weeks Guest
Sunder P is the Managing Director & CEO of TTK Services Pvt. Ltd., a TTK group company focused on providing technology enabled consumer services.
He is responsible for business strategy and the overall profitability of the firm, overseeing three divisions with distinct business models, operations in 6 cities in India, and a staff strength of more than 300 employees.
He has been involved in conceiving and building innovative services in the outsourcing market, leveraging technology and specifically the consumer Internet for the last 12 years.
One of those division is called "GetFriday". Get Friday is the largest player in the organized Virtual Assistant (VA) Services market globally. It provides 24/7 VA services to individual and small business clients in more than 50 countries across the world, spanning 4 timezones. Get Friday has been featured on numerous world media and renowned publications across the globe for their service innovation. The list includes the NY Times, WSJ, CNN, ABC GMA, CBS News, The Times (London),The Guardian (UK), Sydney Morning Herald, Der Spiegel and many more.
His 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Acknowledge, accept, and respect that there are cultural differences Be empathetic towards the other person Be respectful to what the other person brings to the table in terms of who he or she is
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://getfriday.com Website: http://getfridayace.com (for premium service and bigger organizations) Email: support@getfriday.com
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About This Weeks Guest
Timothy J. Bridgman
Timothy was born in UK, lived in Poland on/off since 1999, went to Poland to try to become Poland's first world fusion music DJ, then over the same period became lecturer at University of Lodz. Left employment at University of Lodz in 2012 to retrain as an Interculturalist. He now specialise in intercultural training for domestic international careers in Poland. Tim has extensive experience helping graduates prepare to enter into careers for SSC/BPOs in Poland.
His 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Film: Bogowie (2014) – Dir. Łukasz Palkowski (Imdb link) Music: Moizm (2013) - Tomasz Makowiecki (Wikipedia link) Book: Positively Disappointed: Business Across Cultures in Poland (2015) – Timothy J. Bridgman (Book)
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://www.szkolenia-lodz.com/intercultural-training/ Linkedin: pl.linkedin.com/in/timothyjbridgman/ Email: tjb@szkolenia-lodz.com Ebook Download: Positively Disappointed: Business Across Cultures in Poland (2015) – Timothy J. Bridgman
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About This Weeks Guest
Amanda Workman
Amanda grew up in Eastern Africa, lived and worked in Hong Kong, and has traveled and worked throughout Eastern and Southern Africa, India, China and Western Europe. This lifetime of experiences have given her a passion for people and cultures and as a result as helped to develop a unique perspective on Global competency, cross-cultural nuances and training internationally. When she is not finding new adventures by spending weekends in Paris, riding elephants in Thailand, or listening to lions roar on safari in Africa - Amanda can be found in Dallas, TX spending time with her friends, her pets, and dreaming of her next adventure.
Her 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Look around you. Simply stop and look around you without being busy all the time. Look at what is right, rather than what you could fix, make better, or improve. Listen to what is being said; without the intention to respond necessarily. "Love" the other person. The other person is human too. Ask yourself: What can I learn from them?
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://cultural-concierge.com Twitter: LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amandawworkman
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About This Weeks Guest
Teresa Knapp
Teresa Knapp is the Director of Program Development for International Student Exchange. She has been in the field of student exchange for 25 years.
Her 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Get rid of common sense; what works and sounds like common sense in your own country and culture will probably not work in an other culture. Be open to communicating, and make sure you are truly listening. Be willing to learn, and to see through the eyes of the other culture.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Email: teresa@iseusa.org Phone: 844-556-6688
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About This Weeks Guest Andy Molinsky
Andy Molinsky is a professor of organizational behavior at Brandeis University's International Business School and the author of the award winning Harvard Business Review Press book "Global Dexterity". He also blogs regularly about culture, cultural adaptation, and organizational psychology for Harvard Business Review.
His 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Try your best to understand your own culture first. Try to have the courage to step outside of your comfort zone. Usually the "real world" is more "emotional", which is not always easy for us. Read the book Global Dexterity.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/andy-molinsky/a/a73/bb3/en Twitter: http://twitter.com/andymolinsky Email: molinsky@brandeis.edu The Book Global Dexterity (affiliate link)
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About This Weeks Guest Kiran Beersing-Vasquez
A 20-year-old student of mixed background. Born in the UK and moved to Belgium at age 9. Attended an international school in Brussels, which had 9 different language sections, and students from all over the world with similarly mixed origins. Now back in the UK and on his Year in Industry, in a Mechanical Engineering degree. Mother and Father originate from Guatemala and Mauritius respectively.
His 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Take as much interest as you can, and don't be afraid to ask questions. Approach things from a neutral perspective as much as possible. It's OK to be ignorant, as long as you try to understand the other culture.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiransbv/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/kiranbv94
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About This Weeks Guest Stephen Frost
Stephen Frost is Head of Diversity and Inclusion for KPMG UK. He served as Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games from 2007-2012. He was educated as a Hertford College Scholar at Oxford University and a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University. He also teaches inclusive leadership at Harvard Business School and an extended class at Sciences Po in Paris. He advises several organisations and governments worldwide and is author of the book The Inclusion Imperative.
His 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Listen (also make sure you listen to people that are usually quiet); we don't have all the answers, and if you listen, you hear more. Take Risks: many people are too afraid to take the plunge. Simply do what you intend to do. Relax "into it"; meaning that you sometimes need to go with the flow and see what happens.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://frostincluded.com Email: stephen@frostincluded.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/frostincluded LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenjamesfrost/
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I wanted to take this opportunity to say Thank You for your support in 2014. I hope 2015 will even be better! Well, it’s nothing very special:
Try to be nice to people,
avoid eating fat,
read a good book now and then,
get some walking in,
and try to live in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.
- Monthy Python’s ‘The meaning of life’ -
About This Weeks Guest Josh & Erin from travelwithbender.com have been travelling with their two children since May 2012.
It’s an open-ended, unplanned, round-the-world trip discovering amazing places for families.
They have stayed in hostels and 5 star luxury resorts, travelled on scooters and cruise liners, danced with leprechauns and cuddled tigers.
Nothing is out of bounds or out of reach for this remarkable Australian family.
Their 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Make sure you learn a handful of words in the local language. Just a couple is enough. It shows that you care and that you're trying. Do try the local food. If you can, try some street food. Otherwise do a bit of research. On their website you can find a great post about getting local food in New Orleans. Hang out with the locals. The Benders do this at the playgrounds where their kids play. Even if you don't speak the language you will get to know the local culture better.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Email: erin@travelwithbender.com Website: http://travelwithbender.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/TravelwiTBender (notice that the H is missing!)
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About This Weeks Guest
John Amaechi is a psychologist, New York Times bestselling author and former NBA basketball player. All this united in one person? Yes! and with 6' 4" he not only physically stands tall, but also when it comes to his view on sports, business and other international matters.
His 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Be mindful towards other cultures Approach different cultures with a Benevolent Ignorance The previous point combined with an "I would like to get to know you" attitude
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://www.johnamaechi.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/JohnAmaechi Website: http://beijinglegacyblog.com/Welcome.html Website: http://amaechiperformance.com
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Summary
Greeley Koch is the executive director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and a world class business traveler.
A twenty-five year veteran of the travel industry, he is an advocate of passenger safety, comfort, and security, while boosting traveler productivity.
Koch is also an authority on business travel investment and innovation.
His 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are:
Do your research before you leave Go there (wherever you're going) with an open mind Be flexible towards whatever will come your way (bonus) Get out of the office (and visit a market or so)
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Website: http://acte.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/greeleykoch LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/pub/greeley-koch/6/494/758
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Summary
After completing his Master's in International Relations at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and two EU-related internships in Brussels, Wytze Russchen worked as a political adviser to Mr. Willy De Clercq, a member of the European Parliament and Belgian Minister of State.
Wytze assisted mr. De Clercq in his capacity as Chairman of the European Parliament's External Trade Committee and the Legal Affairs and Internal Market Committee.
He is considered one of the most influential Dutch persons in Brussels.
Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode:
Email: Wytzerusschen@gmail.com Website: http://dr2.nl/russchen-consultants Twitter: http://twitter.com/wytzerusschen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wytzerusschen
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Summary
Yet another Frenchman living in London... Pierre is head of Public Affairs within Eurostar, the high-speed train company that connects London to Brussels and Paris.
During the interview Pierre talks about his experience in Canada, Brussels and now London as head of public affairs for Eurostar.
He shares a number of Eurostar's business related experiences, as well as a number of personal cultural experiences. Typically when it comes to the differences between the British and the French (and what you can learn from this).
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LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/pierredelalande
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Professor dr. Giampaolo Viglia is a Research Fellow at University of Eastern Piedmont and Professor at Toulouse Business School. Interested in Consumer Decision Making, Pricing and Overconfidence
In the amazingly interesting interview we talk about cultural difference when it comes to
Choosing a car How a website needs to be different across different cultures What hotels and airlines can learn from cultural differences and Giampaolo's studies How price dynamics work across different cultures And much more...
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In this episode I Interview Paul Wait.
Paul wait is CEO of the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) which represents 80% of business travel in the United Kingdom alone
Paul talks about his time in Scotland, his time at American Express (27 years!), and his time heading the sales teams at Virgin Atlantic. He is one of the rare top managers that really understands the strategic importance of managing and understanding cultural differences.
Summary
In this episode I Interview Deva Rangarajan.
Professor dr. Deva Rangarajan is of Indian origin and has been living in Belgium for the last 10 years.
Deva Rangarajan is a professor at the Vlerick Business school and is currently in the middle of setting up a sales centre there.
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Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.
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Email: deva.rangarajan@vlerick.com Website: http://www.vlerick.com/ How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this:
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In this episode, I Interview Bernard Foccroulle.
Bernard Foccroulle is General Director of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and Chairman of ENOA (European Network of Opera Academies)
In this interview, we discuss Opera, and how culture also has had and still has an influence on this type of music and performance
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Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.
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Twitter: @enoacommunity Website: http://www.enoa-community.com/
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In this episode I Interview Lulu Wang.
Lulu Wang is a famous Dutch writer of Chinese origin. She has published 10 books, of which 3 are published internationally.
Her first book The Lily Theater is published in 28 countries. Her tenth book is called Rainland, wo ai ni (Rainland, I love you!).
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Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.
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LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Website
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In this episode I Interview John Alexander. John is from Australia, but lives in Sweden. John explains the differences between Hard Consensus (Dutch) and Soft Consensus (Swedish). He also describes the differences between Australians and Brits.
John shares a number of stories from his own experience.
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Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.
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Email: john@johnalexander.se
His personal website: http://www.johnalexander.se/
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In this episode I Interview Bob Grol.
Bob is a born and raised Dutch-man. He currently runs his own organisation called FYPS (For Your Professional Solution).
Learn from Bob in what way, and how and why the Dutch are as direct as they are. And why that is interpreted by Asians as very rude.
Also Bob shares plenty of personal stories.
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Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.
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LinkedIn FYPS (For Your Professional Solution) Email: bobgrol@fyps.nl
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In this episode, I Interview Richard Hill.
Richard is the author of "We Europeans" (1992), "Euro managers & Martians", "The Art of being Belgian", "Great Britain Little England", and a number of other books.
Learn how Richard explains why (he thinks) the French are an "autistic" nation (don't worry, he nuances it to "self-absorbed" later in an excellent story!
And why the Belgians are unassertive and pragmatic people who have a developed way to compromise.
And finally why the European Commission (EC) is not paying as much attention to cultural differences as it should.
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Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.
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Mobile phone: +32 470 305677 Landline: +32 2 343 77 26 Email: richard@minkehill.com Website: Books by Richard
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In this episode, I Interview Dorothy Dalton.
Dorothy is an International Talent Management Strategist who connects people, organizations and opportunities. She is Co-Founder of “3Plus International”.
An organization to support professional women via mentoring and coaching programs.
Dorothy explains the differences in CV's in different cultures and how she instantaneously lost her Liverpool accent.
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An article on international management expectations can be found here. Links You can reach Dorothy Dalton in a couple of ways:
LinkedIn: be.linkedin.com/in/dorothydalton/ 3Plus International Twitter: @DorothyDalton www.dorothydalton.com
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In this episode I Interview Antoin Deul.
Antoin (a Dutch National) is a global project manager and staff scientist who has lived in the US for 12 years and has worked, and is working on sustainability projects in many countries.
Find out from Antoin why it is important to be a "Man" and to be able to drink a good amount of alcohol when doing business in China!
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Twitter: @antoindeul LinkedIn: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/antoin-deul/6/57b/424
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In this episode I Interview Anis Bedda.
Anis is an independent consultant in the areas of business development, communication and innovation related projects. A partner of Global enterprise and ex-manager at Hub Brussels. Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast we interview real people with real stories.
Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.
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Cultural Detective; a practical approach to cultural differences. Peace and food Peace and food… Part II
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Email: anis.bedda@gmail.com Twitter: @anisb LinkedIn: be.linkedin.com/in/anisbedda
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Welcome to the Culture Matters Podcast Introduction Episode. Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast we interview real people with real stories.
Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.
To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here. Links If there would be any links mentioned in this episode, they would be here. But since this is only an introduction session, there are no resources to mention. How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this:
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