Don’t Invest in Cross-Cultural Training You Don’t Need

Don’t Invest in Cross-Cultural Training You Don’t Need

Many cross-cultural trainings bought in the corporate world are the right solution to the wrong problem and yield low return on investment. When a multicultural team is not performing well, culture easily becomes the scapegoat. The team’s issues, however, are not...
Outsourcing: Leap of Doubt?

Outsourcing: Leap of Doubt?

Outsourcing is difficult to define – Wikipedia needs forty words, the Oxford English Dictionary takes twenty – and the actual experience is no less messy. Nowadays, a myriad of contractors, gig workers and third-party specialists move in and out of frame,...
A Beginner’s Guide to Ramadan

A Beginner’s Guide to Ramadan

Our Beginner’s Guide to Ramadan will help you understand more about the holy month that 1.9 billion Muslims around the world observe every year. In 2026, Ramadan is expected to start on the evening of February 17th and end on March 19th. (You can check past or...
Cultural Connections: Global & Cultural Differences

Cultural Connections: Global & Cultural Differences

When a conference presenter looks out on a room of association professionals, he or she is likely to see a multicultural mix of people. In fact, today’s typical meeting or conference is a dramatically different place than it was just 10 or 15 years ago as the U.S....