by Jamie | Nov 26, 2013 | Articles
Oh, the glamorous life abroad! The pursuit of an international project management career often makes our eyes light up as we think about the possibilities of professional advancement, financial gains, cultural stimulation, and travel opportunities. It is often said...
by Jamie | Nov 14, 2013 | Events
As projects become increasingly diverse in nature, culture plays an undeniably critical role during the project execution. Cultures present themselves in many forms, including national, generational, and organizational. Responsible project management professionals...
by Jamie | Oct 17, 2013 | Events
As health care communities become increasingly multicultural in nature, culturally competent healthcare leadership plays an undeniably critical role. Responsible health care professionals are aware of the cultural factors that may impact interactions and develop...
by Jamie | Aug 2, 2013 | Articles
Un autor alemán dijo una vez, “La cultura es como disolver un Alka-Seltzer en un vaso con agua. No lo ves, pero de alguna forma está haciendo algo.” Ya sea que estemos trabajando en un proyecto en el extranjero, participando en un equipo de proyecto...
by Jamie | Aug 1, 2013 | Articles
A German writer once said, Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass – you don’t see it, but somehow it does something.” Whether we are working on a project overseas, participating on an international project team, selling a...
by Jamie | Apr 24, 2013 | Events
As librarians, we communicate with our users, staff, C-Level, patrons, and each other every day with a myriad of technological devices, languages, infographics, styles and tones. Why does it feel like we are all talking at cross-purposes? Whether communicating your...
by Jamie | Oct 23, 2012 | Articles
Many communication exchanges seem simple enough. You state a question clearly and succinctly, “Will the reports be finished by Friday?” and the answer comes back swiftly, “Yes.” Then, you sit empty-handed in your office on Friday afternoon, playing these eight words...
by Jamie | Oct 1, 2012 | Articles
Cultural Mixology was honored to have the results of its Latin American Cultural Differences Survey featured in the Intelligence Gathering section of Poder Hispanic Magazine’s October/November 2012 issue. See the Latin American Primer...
by Jamie | Sep 30, 2012 | Articles
Cultural Mixology recently surveyed 250 natives from six countries in Latin America, including Colombia, to find out an insider’s view of what people believe makes their culture unique in terms of language, influences and perceptions, regional differences, values,...
by Jamie | Jul 2, 2012 | Articles
The stereotypes abound: fiestas, siestas, and mañana. Searching for information on the cultural differences among the twelve countries of South America is a surprisingly challenging task. Culture is complex. What we see on the surface – language, clothing, appearance,...
