Fortune.com – Giving a Presentation in Another Country
Imagine you’re on the way to dinner with a friend when he tells you he’d wait an hour at the restaurant if he knew it was for really great sushi. So you invest the time, finally get seated, and he orders chicken teriyaki. That’s what a Swedish customer [...]
Fortune.com: If You’re Petrified of Giving a Presentation, Read This
Glossophobia. If ever there was an innocuous-sounding phobia name, this just might be it. But as anyone who suffers from it knows, it’s anything but innocuous . More commonly known as the fear of public speaking, glossophobia can be more terrifying than death. According to comedian Jerry Seinfeld, [...]
Interview on Forbes.com website
When I was doing research for “The Truth About Lies in the Workplace,” I was disappointed not to find more studies on how culture influences our definition (and experience) of being told a lie. I wish I had met Stuart Friedman sooner! Stuart is the CEO of Global Context, a [...]
Here’s How These Epic Communication Charts Can Unlock The World
If you missed last month's Business Insider article, These Diagrams Reveal How To Negotiate With People Around The World, and you do business with people from other countries, you owe it to yourself to go take a look. The article features author Richard D. [...]
6 Things You Need To Know About Doing Business in Japan
Anyone who has spent time working with the Japanese knows that their thoughts, motivations, and priorities are often hidden from view. The Japanese are more likely to rely on non-verbal cues, and the context of what they say, than the literal meaning of the words they use [...]









