Two weeks ago I launched a contest based on a comment I hear fairly frequently when I'm doing cultural intelligence, diversity and/or access and inclusion training. And that comment is 'First Nations people don't look you in the eye.'Besides being a generalization, it's way more complicated.I … [Read more...] about And the answer is …… Do First Nations people look you in the eye? More cultural lessons for training & development
No better way to learn about your own cultural training & development roots than to immerse yourself in another
Have you entered the cultural training & development contest yet and grabbed a chance of winning a free Life Lenses® assessment? No? What are you waiting for - deadline is June 15th. As I mentioned in a previous post watching out for too-near hippos by night and too-curious monkeys by day, … [Read more...] about No better way to learn about your own cultural training & development roots than to immerse yourself in another
Cross cultural communications – are you in?
We interrupt this blog post for an important message: Taken the 'test' on cross-cultural communications yet? No? Get on over to this post with the test (and a prize!). If you can answer the question in the comment section you could win a Life Lenses® assessment. *********************** Cross … [Read more...] about Cross cultural communications – are you in?
Training & development cultural lessons from Sioux Lookout
Watching out for too-near hippos at night and too-curious monkeys by day, I've been fortunate to do my training work all over the globe. From -72 Celsius/-96 Fahrenheit to +44 Celsius/111 Fahrenheit I've run the gamut of intriguing work places and spaces.Recently I found myself in a tiny plane, … [Read more...] about Training & development cultural lessons from Sioux Lookout
How do you cross the street? Depends on your perspective
What could be easier than moving from one side of the street to the other?Look left Look right When there's no oncoming traffic, cross the streetRight? Not so fast. Crossing the street, like many other daily rituals in our lives, is influenced by that massive lens through which we see the … [Read more...] about How do you cross the street? Depends on your perspective
Cultural intelligence and the UN Rio World Urban Forum
What's your CQ? You may be familiar with IQ, social intelligence and emotional intelligence but the new kid on the block is cultural intelligence.I'm in Rio de Janiero, Brazil at the United Nations World Urban Forum. I've just finished doing a workshop on cultural intelligence, which is a … [Read more...] about Cultural intelligence and the UN Rio World Urban Forum
