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 Maureen Metcalf | Jun 20, 2019 | Conference, Education, Leadership
This article was originally posted on ILA Intersections. I am keenly interested in understanding how leaders progress their business agendas as well as the global agenda in times of significant geopolitical shifts. I attended the International Leadership...
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 Joyce Osland | Sep 19, 2018 | Education, Leadership
There’s been an explosion of global leadership programs in organizations and universities – but how can you tell if they are really effective? A quick internet search yields dozens of programs, so here’s what to look for. Make sure programs are not existing...
by Gary Oddou | May 16, 2018 | Education
Companies that do business internationally or have diverse workforces face a number of challenges. Typical challenges organizations face in this diverse world include: Difficulties training individuals to be able to adapt to foreign people and their customs and...
by Joyce Osland | Mar 5, 2018 | Education
Universities face a raft of global challenges today that relate to intercultural competence. Unprepared for Global Workplaces Many campuses have an institutional learning objective focused on preparing students for a global world that has to be assessed for...
