by Creative Vectors Coaching | Feb 12, 2015 | Across Cultures
Are you grappling with a cultural puzzle? Then I heartily recommend this article from the Harvard Business Review by Christopher Earley and Elaine Mosakowski, which I find to be very much in sympathy with my approach to working across cultures. The article identifies...
by Creative Vectors Coaching | Feb 21, 2012 | Across Cultures, Coaching
Poor Jean Baptiste Bernadotte! When the Swedes asked this Napoleonic General to become their King in 1809, he thought he would be magnanimous and address the Swedish Parliament in their own language. But to his horror, his new subjects laughed at his efforts. Hofstede...
by Creative Vectors Coaching | Oct 23, 2011 | Across Cultures, Critical Thinking, Strategy, Zeitgeist
I missed the first 30 minutes of this excellent play on BBC4, which re-imagined the controversy faced by Monty Python over their film, The Life of Brian. It was an hilarious and witty mix of imitation, story telling, satire and flights of fancy. Then I watched a...
