Poetry From Different Cultures
How do Poetry from different Cultures match and mix? Because of how much literature has evolved in the thousands of years since humans started using the written word to express themselves, we tend to have a very specific idea of what poetry is when we hear the word....
Cultural Differences and the Coronavirus
Cultural Differences and the Coronavirus [4-min read] Are you also sick and tired of all the news about the Coronavirus or COVID-19? Well, I can imagine. Here in Belgium, where I live, we're in a semi-lockdown, as in many countries around the world. So from a...
Culture Matters should be a Priority for Every Company
Culture Matters and Cultural Differences are No Priority? [4-min read] Some people get it and... most don't: Culture Matters. The other day, I received a request if I could come and speak at a networking event organized by a hotel that is part of an international...
Conflict and Cultural Differences; Disagreeing at Work?
Conflict and Cultural Differences What about Disagreeing @Work? By Fahad Alqahtani Let me explain this concept using the Press Freedom Index results of 2019. If we consider cultures that took centuries of emphasis by their members into account, we can predict which...
Why E-learning and Intercultural Management are a Bad Match
Why E-learning and Intercultural Management are a Bad Match [4-min read] Everything tends to move online. We buy our books online, we do our groceries online, we book our tickets ourselves, and even certain forms of training have taken on the shape of e-learning....
Cross Cultural Coaching
Cross-Cultural Coaching; What Is It? Cross-cultural coaching or cross-cultural distance coaching entails coaching you and making you more culturally competent. In this fast-changing and fast-internationalizing world people skills are essential to survive and do the...
The Brexit Chaos Explained. They Do Exactly What They Should Do
The Brexit Chaos: Key Takeaways [4-min read] Some of the key takeaways from this article are: The UK is doing exactly what it should do from a cultural perspective; Brexit chaos is normal. The impact of Brexit is real in terms of the negative business impact. Brexit...
Being an Expat: Mark your Health
Being an Expat: How to Stay HealthyWith approximately 57 million expatriates living across the globe, each country provides a unique work-life balance for those looking for a new cultural perspective on life. Moving and working in another country and being...
Machine Translation; is it Good Enough for an EBook?
(Machine) Translation is becoming an important tool for communicating within the organization and across the world. More and more businesses are embracing it, so much so that translation itself is on the verge of becoming a trend. Hiring a freelancer to do...
