As a team leader working with a multinational team, how do you accurately interpret behavior? One essential skill is understanding...

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...

One of the most vital areas where the cultural intelligence difference plays out in the area of project management is around managing...

I sat down with the Human Resources team at the Taipei branch of a MNC yesterday - owned by a US multinational with its subsidiary...

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...

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...

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...

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...

On Robben Island near Cape Town, one man passed 27 New Years. Despite the harsh circumstances at the prison, he had the mental strength...

“I like your pauses and the space you give for reflection.” I laughed to myself when I received this feedback from an American...

Infamous stories abound of Western business people flying over to Asia and coming back thinking that they'd closed the deal, only to find...

With 50% of my clients located in Taipei, it's been a privilege this year to partner with team leaders, CEOs, managers, interns,...

As an eight-year-old schoolgirl in London, I remember being acutely embarrassed by my American accent. Having moved from New York City...

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...

Derived from Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s collection of essays, Afternoon on Langerhans Island, the term 'little happiness' or 小确幸...

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...

I have several mentors that have had a significant impact on my life. Being asked by one of them to discuss Developing Cultural &...

Client: Where to for your next appointment? Me: I’m going to see my Chinese language coach. Client: Why? Your Chinese is already...

Do we as human beings have the mental stability and emotional intelligence necessary to reinvent ourselves repeatedly? The answer to the...

I'm spending my free time on Black Friday catching up with my dad online and taking a nature walk. No shopping for me today. Why? 1. I...