Many of you ask us how you can make the case for and roll out a strategy for developing intercultural competence in your organizations and communities. Two of the world's major philanthropic foundations, Germany's Bertelsmann Stiftung and Italy's Fondazione Cariplo (Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde), published a research and policy paper that may help a bit in this regard. The objectives of the study were to promote tolerance, integration and cultural dialogue within Europe and with non-European partners. The paper makes several key points that are important for Cultural Detectives to understand as we go about our work.

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Leave the snow behind and join us for our first facilitator certification held in Latin America! 

Facilitated by Tatyana Fertelmeyster and conducted in conjunction with Cultural Detective's Tenth Anniversary Celebrations. Cost includes materials and one month of Cultural Detective Online. 

Facilitated by Tatyana Fertelmeyster and Rita Wuebbeler. The workshop will be held on the campus of Kennesaw State University. Cost includes materials and one month of Cultural Detective Online !

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With mobile work styles on the rise, management styles need to change and adjust to the new reality. Along with the obvious benefits to employers and workers, there are significant drawbacks to a mobile work style, policies need to be modified, expectations made clear in different ways, and creating a cohesive work group becomes more difficult.

Any organization has its challenges in trying to shape a random collection of people into a "team" of some sort, whether it's a small group engaged in a specific project, or the group spirit that often emerges from employees working together to accomplish desired results.

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