67 articles on "culture"

Are You Speaking the Same Language in Your Office

The other day I was talking with a client who was looking for a partner and using one of the online dating services. She had requested someone who “liked traditional roles,” and was finding all sorts of surprises when she talked with the gentleme...

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A Defence of Cultural Intelligence

A Defence of Cultural Intelligence by: Stephen Ainsah-MensahWhen humans set off to address fundamental issues about what and how life is to be, two important questions exercise the conscience though a middle-ground question could arise from thes...

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Marriage, you are the weakest evolutionary link, Goodbye !

You cannot turn on the television or radio these days without having the argument, 'marriage is an old institutionalized sacred union between a man and a woman,' rammed down your throat. It is widely accepted that as each generation of men ...

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A Uniting Culture for the New Multicultural Workplace

Never has it been more important in your organization to have a common language, and never has it been more elusive.Today’s office typically contains individuals from many different cultures, not just within the US, but from all over the world. Peo...

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Creativity and Culture Management

Many concepts in the fields of managing creativity are very much applicable to culture management in general. The same concepts that foster creativity and innovation also maximise human capital potential, increase productivity, reduce costs and maint...

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Understanding Cultural Differences

Our first experiences of a new culture can be deceptive. We think we know how the new culture varies from our own because we have observed the outward signs: the way people dress, the food they eat, the language, perhaps differences in the way they w...

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Seeking Initiative and Innovation Reward Failure!

Based on Proprietary Research“If you want to increase initiative and innovation, you have to encourage and embrace failure. A culture that punishes less-than-ideal risk-related outcomes will stifle both initiative and innovation”. Prevailing in t...

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Pop Culture, Slang, And Day-Old Sushi: Things That Can Quickly Go Bad

(And How To Keep Them From Fouling Up Your YA Fiction) In 10 years, will anybody understand you if you say "fo shizzle?" Will they stare blankly if you mention Britney Spears' buzz cut or Paris Hilton's jail time? They might, they might no...

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BUT I LOVE MY CULTURE!

Is civilization against African Culture?“ She grabbed a new razorblade from my hand, flash me with a handful of finger millet flour and cut me! It was over and I became the woman I am “. Recalls Mrs Rhobi Wambura (51) of Tarime district Tanzania ...

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Using Employee Surveys to Unleash Your Company's Innovative Culture

Using Employee Satisfaction Surveys and Employee Engagement Surveys to Assess Your Organization's Ingenuity and Innovation Culture Ingenuity is the ability of your organization and your employees to invent new products and services and new, bet...

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