Top tip from our founder Monika Stok,
“There are no right or wrong cultures – they are just different. To understand the why behind these differences is key to crossing cultures successfully.”
We all have biases, whether we are aware of them or not. We hold opinions in favor of, or against, a thing, person, or group compared with another. Unconscious biases are social stereotypes that individuals form outside of their own conscious awareness have about certain groups of people. Everyone has unconscious attitudes that stem from […]
Reach Your Next Level Of Success In 2019 With Crossroads Global As you transition into the New Year, here’s an inspiration to evaluate 2018 and see how you can make 2019 even better. Know how to set the bar higher for achievement with Crossroads Global’s New Year Transition Booster Package. Pre Booster: Take Charge Sheet >Connect with your best self> Pen down your […]
The ability to manage difficult conversations with cultural sensitivity is an essential to achieving any significant change and driving higher performance in today’s global work environment. Crossroads Global’s first virtual dialogue is a series of six high impact expertly curated webinars that will give the toolkit of skills to assess varying situations and identify the […]
France’s triumph at the 2018 Fifa World Cup proved once again how talent,teamwork and togetherness is the formula for success. France have long been blessed with talent but rarely harmony – the infamous World Cup Campaign of 2010 a recent example of individual egoes drowning the team. The French National Team represents the complexity of […]
“In between stimulus and response, there is a space; in that space lies our power to choose our response – there lies freedom.” Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning I am inspired to start 2016 by sharing my understanding of the mindset and actions that help you make inspired choices, choices that bring the […]
I had never realised before reading the trending tweet#FlexinMyComplexion – type in beautiful complexion and you get pictures that are almost uniform in one complexion. As inclusion becomes a watchword today to engage consumers , beauty needs to become a more inclusive concept too. The change might just have to be driven by the consumers themselves….by […]
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Working across cultures can be intimidating and confusing to know what might work. Your tried and tested ways of working may fail when applied without understanding that culture and the common ground rules.As business and workplaces become more and more connected, cultural effectiveness or in other words the ability to…
As Toyota top exec resigns following drug accusations, the company acknowledged that it did not do enough to help foreigners integrate into Japan. Toyota has three-quarters of its sales from overseas and about 80 percent of its 338,875 employees are outside Japan. Yet only two non-Japanese are board members. We agree with this article that […]
Mind the Gap: Why is virtual team working so tough?
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