Cultural and communication differences exist in many capacities. In business, international managers often see differences in how meetings are used and conducted among cultures. In some regions, meetings are used to approve key decisions, as opposed to debate the merits of one strategy over another. Where meetings are used to…
Pillars of Content Strategy
What Is Strategic Content? Strategic content requires planning your message to accomplish specific goals and objectives. Problems arise when communicators ignore the pillars of strategic content strategy. But by including these pillars of strategic content strategy, you ensure a clear purpose, audience orientation, credible content, strategic argument, engagement, critiquing and…
Virtual Meetings For International Teams
In today’s world of international relationships and trade, project teams may be scattered throughout the world. Team members might be located across regional, linguistic and cultural boundaries. For instance, your corporate office might be in Washington, D.C., and team members might work in regional offices in Japan, China, Brazil, Russia,…
Emotional Barriers to Effective Communication & Translation
People may have many reasons to repress or express emotions. Of importance to international managers are cultural and social expectations. As most international managers recognize, how we feel and express our emotions is a function of the cultural and social groups to which we belong. When providing interpreting and document…