Events

February 11, 2020

My Brain Doesn’t Care What Your Brain Thinks: Using Neuroscience to Navigate Cultural Differences in a Global Work Environment

Despite the best intentions, most of us don’t consistently demonstrate inclusive behaviors. Life is getting harder and more complex, we are working across cultures and time zones, and we have to make decisions faster and with less information. In the brain’s quest for efficiency and belonging, it can easily fall prey to its negativity bias, […]

June 26, 2017

Morphmom Presents: What’s Next?

Join the Morphmom “non-conference conference” connecting women thru inspiring conversations where REAL WOMEN tackle REAL LIFE QUESTIONS with REAL ANSWERS. Jamie Gelbtuch of Cultural Mixology is looking forward to joining the panel “Start That Biz” and talking about starting a business, translating an idea into reality, and finding clients! The conference panels include: 1PM – Start […]

April 13, 2017

Culture 101

We live and work across cultures on a daily basis, but what IS culture? If you are curious to learn more about the basics of cultural theory/need a refresher and how cultural theory has changed over time, this webinar is for you. In this 90 minute session, trainer and coach Jamie Gelbtuch, Founder of Cultural Mixology, will introduce the concept of culture, how we teach and understand it today,

September 25, 2016

The Risk of Ignoring Culture as a Project Management Leader

When you encounter cultural differences, do you ask, “Is my view correct?” or “Does my view serve me?” If we risk ignoring culture, we jeopardize our talent’s ability to deliver maximum value. Mistaken assumptions, miscommunications, and misperceived values siphon off a lot of energy and detract from overall well-being and workplace performance. Developing appropriate cultural awareness can significantly […]

December 10, 2015

Dating Across Cultures

The eighth wonders of the world:  dating and relationships.  Even in their most basic form, they test our resiliency:  we are forced to ask many questions (to our friends, our family, ourselves), consider our intuition (even listen to it on occasion), and constantly (hopefully) learn from experience. Dating across cultures oftentimes ups the challenges as […]

October 12, 2015

Successful Project Management Leadership in a Multigenerational Workplace

Do you count “generational competence” among the leadership skills in your project management toolbox?  As we continue to wrestle with typical project management work issues on a daily basis – timelines, quality control, cost issues, risk management – we also find the need to develop additional leadership competencies as part of the PMI Talent Triangle. […]