Doing Business in Mexico; Mexico Business Culture and What is the Culture of Mexico?
Doing Business in Mexico; Mexican Business Culture and What is the Culture of Mexico? [4-mins read] All this in one article? Well, it's a start. Of course, you can't sum up everything about doing business in Mexico and what is the culture of Mexico in one article....
Managing Diversity in the Workplace
Cultural Awareness Training, Cultural Competency Training, and Managing Diversity in the Workplace; What's the Take-Away? [4-mins read] I think you'll agree with me that when you work internationally, culture plays a role and that different cultures can cause...
Doing Business in France; French Business Culture
France Business Culture, Doing Business in France, and Facts About France's Culture [4-mins read] This article will give you an insight into the values, attitudes, and culture of the French, especially when it comes to doing business in France. I will also discuss the...
German Business Culture and Doing Business in Germany
Doing Business in Germany & German Business Culture Dissected [4-mins read] In this article, I am dissecting German business culture and will give you some practical advice on doing business in Germany in a business context. Doing Business in Germany, What Will...
Do We Kiss Bow Or Shake Hands? And What About Sneezing?
Do We Kiss Bow Or Shake Hands? [4-mins read] How do we deal with the cultural ritual of greetings? The book "Kiss Bow or Shake Hands" attempts to answer that obvious questions with that obvious ritual of meetings and greetings going on within an international context....
Good Luck Charms Around the World
Good Luck Charms Around the World Good luck, bad luck, it all happens to us once in a while. For some that doesn't go far enough so they add a so-called Good Luck Charm in order to... well, get more luck I guess. Now here comes the interesting thing: You know that I...
Why the Euregio Region is a Deceptive Delusion
Euregio What Is It? The Euregio, or European Region, is a cross-border cooperation between Germany and the Netherlands. That is the official initiative that was started in 1958 by the Germans. You can read more about it here. This 1.30-minute video explains it a bit...
Culture Matters Summer 2017
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!
The cost of cultural competency training
Cost of cultural competency training [4-mins read] That was the feedback I got; "It's too expensive"... ...and also that he didn't want to invest too much time into it. Now, I'm not in the habit of sharing my commercial success or failure here publicly on the...
