How can I develop my intercultural sensitivity?
When working across cultures (as most of us today are in one capacity or another), a key question is, what can I do to independently...
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bradleymichelle
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Orientation, Ability & Behavior: how to identify them for successful global communication
As a team leader working with a multinational team, how do you accurately interpret behavior? One essential skill is understanding...
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bradleymichelle
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Gender Equality: a spotlight on Northeast Asia
What’s it like being a working woman in Northeast Asia? Having spent the majority of my professional career here working in and with both...
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bradleymichelle
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Cultural Intelligence & Project Management: Do You Recognize Your Expectations?
One of the most vital areas where the cultural intelligence difference plays out in the area of project management is around managing...
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bradleymichelle
- Feb 12
- 2 min
What do Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion actually mean for companies in NE Asia?
I sat down with the Human Resources team at the Taipei branch of a MNC yesterday - owned by a US multinational with its subsidiary...
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bradleymichelle
- Jan 19
- 2 min
A Lunar New Year Tradition: Fan Tai Sui
One of the most fascinating traditions that I've learned about regarding the Lunar New Year is that of 'Pacifying the Tai Sui.' Tai Sui...
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bradleymichelle
- Jan 19
- 1 min
The Year of The Water Rabbit
Happy Lunar New Year! We wish all of our clients, partners, and friends a wonderful beginning to the Year of the Water Rabbit. Lunar New...
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bradleymichelle
- Jan 15
- 2 min
Hot or Cold?
How do you take your water? This is the question that I didn't ask my uncle's Ghanian colleague while he was visiting my family's home in...
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bradleymichelle
- Jan 10
- 1 min
Crisis Equals Opportunity
With China reopening to the rest of the world after nearly three years of closed borders, it's a huge sigh of relief for many who've been...
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bradleymichelle
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Face the Fearful with no Fears, and its Fearfulness Disappears
On Robben Island near Cape Town, one man passed 27 New Years. Despite the harsh circumstances at the prison, he had the mental strength...
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bradleymichelle
- Jan 10
- 2 min
How Do Different Cultures View Silence?
“I like your pauses and the space you give for reflection.” I laughed to myself when I received this feedback from an American...
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bradleymichelle
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Decoding High-Context Feedback
Infamous stories abound of Western business people flying over to Asia and coming back thinking that they'd closed the deal, only to find...
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bradleymichelle
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
Three tips for Taiwan's workplace in 2023
With 50% of my clients located in Taipei, it's been a privilege this year to partner with team leaders, CEOs, managers, interns,...
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bradleymichelle
- Dec 27, 2022
- 4 min
Soles on my feet
As an eight-year-old schoolgirl in London, I remember being acutely embarrassed by my American accent. Having moved from New York City...
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bradleymichelle
- Dec 23, 2022
- 1 min
Empty out your cup..to fill it anew
As we enter the last week of 2022, with the Dongzhi (冬至 - Winter Solstice) Festival just passed in East Asia and Christmas on the way, I...
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bradleymichelle
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Tiny but definite happiness
Derived from Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s collection of essays, Afternoon on Langerhans Island, the term 'little happiness' or 小确幸...
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bradleymichelle
- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
10 Facts About Me
In today's post I'm going to share with you more about my background and what has shaped me. Here we go! 1. I come from a multicultural...
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bradleymichelle
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
Letter of Appreciation
I have several mentors that have had a significant impact on my life. Being asked by one of them to discuss Developing Cultural &...
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bradleymichelle
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Through the Bamboo Ceiling
Client: Where to for your next appointment? Me: I’m going to see my Chinese language coach. Client: Why? Your Chinese is already...
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bradleymichelle
- Nov 25, 2022
- 1 min
The best investment: Emotional Intelligence
Do we as human beings have the mental stability and emotional intelligence necessary to reinvent ourselves repeatedly? The answer to the...
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