by Gary Oddou | Dec 12, 2019 | Education, Global Skills
Exceptional people in our context are the best learners for several reasons. We’ll talk about one of them in this post: being slow to judge. This context is one where those around us represent different beliefs, values, customs, and perspectives. Our...
by Gary Oddou | Aug 23, 2019 | GCI, Global Skills, IES
When Mark Mendenhall and I did our original research that formed the basis for the Global Competency Inventory and the Intercultural Effectiveness Scale, we found something very interesting. Our research indicated that individuals adapted to diversity better who were...
by Gary Oddou | May 9, 2019 | Global Skills
If you’re Latino and work with Caucasians, do you have to adjust your behavior to be “included”? If you’re a German and work with Chinese, do you have to adjust your behavior to be effective? If you’re from the millennial generation, working primarily with baby...
by Gary Oddou | Apr 11, 2019 | Education, Global Skills
Becoming effective in a diverse world is dependent on how much, how accurate and how quickly we learn about the unfamiliar. Diversity, by definition, means there is divergence in our beliefs, habits, values, and perspectives. To be effective in an environment where...
by Gary Oddou | Jan 24, 2019 | Global Skills
Observing carefully is an important part of navigating a new environment and culture. Look at the picture below for about 5 seconds. Now, cover the picture with something, and tell me what you saw (no cheating! ☺). A house? An opening? A mountain? Grass?...
