August 29, 2018 in Blog, Uncategorized

Not Saying What They Mean in Japan

Read More
July 4, 2018 in Blog, Interviews

Consulting Success Podcast – with Stuart Friedman

Less Marketing, More Consulting — How To Win Projects Within Your Network  (click above link to listen to complete podcast interview)   Today I’m excited to be joined by Stuart…
Read More
June 27, 2018 in Blog

TEDx Talk: Cracking The Truth Codes – How Culture Impacts The Way People Tell The Truth

Read More
April 10, 2018 in Blog

What to Do the Next Time Someone from Another Culture is Lying

You remind a coworker about the report he promised to send you. He hesitates responding, just long enough to concern you. Or maybe it’s the curt choice of words in…
Read More
April 10, 2018 in Blog, Press

Cultural Differences That Mess With Your Best Employee’s Results – And When You Least Expect It

In today’s global business environment, it would be highly unusual for an American business traveler to lose a deal–or worse, a job–all because the American person didn't speak the local…
Read More
April 10, 2018 in Blog

5 Reasons Why British and Americans Miscommunicate More Than You Ever Realized.

If I had just one guilty pleasure over the 35 years I’ve been traveling internationally for business, I’d have to say it’s been turning on the television in my foreign…
Read More
August 19, 2017 in Blog

5 Tips For Public Speaking

Glossophobia. If ever there was an innocuous-sounding phobia name, this just might be it. But as anyone who suffers from it knows, it’s anything but innocuous . More commonly known…
Read More
July 26, 2016 in Blog

Presenting in a Foreign Country

Imagine you’re on the way to dinner with a friend when he tells you he’d wait an hour at the restaurant if he knew it was for really great sushi.…
Read More
May 11, 2014 in Blog

Recognizing Lies in Other Cultures

When I was doing research for “The Truth About Lies in the Workplace,” I was disappointed not to find more studies on how culture influences our definition (and experience) of being told…
Read More
May 11, 2014 in Blog, Uncategorized

Building Trust Across Cultures

On the trust barometer, is the pressure rising or dropping for CEOs? It depends if one sees the glass half empty or half full. The 2014 Edelman Trust Barometer showed…
Read More
May 1, 2014 in Blog

Surprising Differences in How World Cultures Communicate

If you missed last month’s Business Insider article, These Diagrams Reveal How To Negotiate With People Around The World, and you do business with people from other countries, you owe it…
Read More
January 10, 2014 in Blog, Uncategorized

How You Can Be Successful in Your New Job Abroad

(This interview first appeared on myinternationaladventure.com) How you can be successful in your new job abroad is not just about your professional experience, skill set and previous accomplishments. Success in…
Read More
October 10, 2013 in Blog

Never Ending Story

Maybe you're one of the lucky ones. You're at a great company, with great people, and great products. But yet there's still a surprising number of times when things just…
Read More