HR Directors, Basil Fawlty and Global Communication

Some recent findings by The London School of English show language and culture are still not getting the attention they deserve within companies today.In fact, the spirit of Basil Fawlty seems to live on within some British businesses! Despite the Government pinning hopes on UK PLC exporting, it brings into question whether UK companies are […]

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Diversity Matters

Many multi-national businesses understand the importance of diversity and the crucial role that the inclusion of diversity training can play within a multicultural company. It is a very well documented fact that diversity can bring along with it barriers within a multicultural work force this means that the business might not be as productive as […]

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Cross Cultural Training – ROI

Each year expats move across the globe in order to find new work and business opportunities. In order to facilitate these moves companies often offer their workers the chance to take part in some cross cultural training in order to help the foreign workers to fit in with the host country nationals. This is done […]

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UAE Intercultural Training

Business may be fundamentally the same the world over, but management style differs greatly.
Suggestions by subordinates might be welcomed in one culture but seen as inappropriate in another. Employees in a new country may be confused if bosses are not more hands-on, or feel stifled when they are.
These concerns are particularly acute in the UAE, […]

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UAE-Wide Cultural Training?

Taxis are often synonymous with the culture in which they operate; they are not always famed for their etiquette or awareness of culture. However, it seems though the UAE might be looking to streamline the way in which their taxi drivers are perceived both in Dubai and in the rest of the UAE. Dubai and […]

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