| May 2014 | Clues to Intercultural Effectiveness
Tips, Techniques and Resources
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Thank You for Joining us on the Journey!
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 To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Cultural Detective project a group of our authors recently gathered in Mazatlán, Mexico. We held three days of work meetings and a facilitator certification workshop; we hosted a wonderful party that included the indigenous Yoreme Deer Dance; and we played on the beach, in the water, at restaurants, with live music, and all around town!
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Preparing Your Overseas Team for Success
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42% Fail in Overseas Assignments
As many as two in five managers fail in their overseas assignments, according to a survey released by Right Management. A worldwide average of only 58% of international postings were judged to be successful by their organizations, with little variation across regions.
"This has to be one of the most disappointing findings of our survey," said Bram Lowsky, Group Executive Vice President Americas at Right Management. "Given the investments being made in bringing along a new generation of leaders and their growing need to be able to think and operate globally, for 42% to fail when they're sent abroad is hard to fathom. It's also worth noting that the failure rate is more or less a constant whether it's Asian, European or North American managers."
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Lack of Diversity Leads to Religious Hostility
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Quick! What is the most religiously diverse area of the world? Not the Middle East; it's primarily Muslim, and not Latin America; it's primarily Christian.
It is, of course, the Asia Pacific region, home to a great diversity of religious traditions including Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, and loads more. Most noteworthy, however, is that some of the world's least religiously diverse places are home to the highest rates of social violence involving religion.
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Student Insight Into International Business Communication
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by Dr. Elisabeth Gareis
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With many colleges increasing their online course offerings, there is a great need for training tools that can be used as segments in online classes. Last fall, I was looking for such a tool for my graduate class in International Business Communication. In previous face-to-face renditions of the course, I had used Ecotonos with great success. When I couldn't find a simulation game for online asynchronous settings, I decided to try the Cultural Detective Online (CDO).
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World-Class Intercultural Opportunities
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Facilitator Certification Workshops
Learn a proven method to transform your leadership, your curriculum and your ways of teaming, jumpstart productivity, lower costs, and ensure that study abroad develops students' intercultural competence!
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During our recent Cultural Detective Tenth Anniversary meetings and celebrations in Mazatlán, Mexico, some of those attending used a free hour in the program to walk out into the community to conduct short ethnographic studies and practice their detective skills.
Click here for a link to the instructions for this activity; you are most welcome to adapt them for your own purposes! Just think how frequently we travel to very different places for work, and how often we don't take the time to interact with the local people in ways that help us get to know them as people. The same can be said for the beautiful places we travel as tourists. Let's make a point of practicing our Cultural Detective skills wherever we are, building crosscultural respect, understanding, and friendship!
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by Don Rutherford & Ellen James
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Eva is a candy store manager in Mazatlán, Mexico. Her tidy shop offers an amazing array of candy and treats including freshly roasted and flavored peanuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds and more.
We met Eva as she was stirring a delicious smelling vat of cacahuates garapinyatas: peanuts in syrup with sesame seeds. The scent from the copper kettle drew us into the open-front store.
Learn more about Eva
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by Basma Ibrahim Devries and Tuula Piispanen-Krabbe
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It was a beautiful sunny morning as we set out to experience Mazatlán. Shortly into our walk, we turned down a side street, heading towards the beach. We were immediately attracted by vibrant colors and a handsomely dressed man. While most shops were not yet open for the day, he was diligently setting up his table of lovely beaded goods.
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| Online Events You Can't Miss! |
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People from every continent and a broad diversity of disciplines happily stay up till the wee hours to join these well-received webinars. Don't miss your chance!
In these complimentary, 90-minute online workshops, participants will learn to leverage diversity as an asset, rather than seeking to minimize difference.
They will experience some of the wealth of content and process available in the Cultural Detective Online system, and see how easily the system can be incorporated into existing courseware.
At the conclusion of the online learning event, we will share with you a three-day free pass to the Cultural Detective Online, to look around and learn at your leisure.
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| The Arab Spring: A Vietnamese Perspective |
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Mai traveled alone, during the height of the Arab Spring, amidst so many changes and so much turmoil. She met hospitality everywhere she went, learned a whole lot, and fell in love with the people and places.
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