by Kozai Group | Apr 21, 2023 | GCI, IES
Due to our ever-globalizing economy, working with people who may not share the same cultural backgrounds as one another has become the norm for many organizations and businesses. It is imperative for the success of an organization that they have workers who can...
by Kozai Group | Feb 2, 2023 | GCI, ICI, IES
The Kozai Group helps individuals and organizations work more effectively across differences so they can live and thrive in harmony. We make people aware of their existing competency levels in global and intercultural effectiveness and inclusion and enable them...
by Kozai Group | Aug 10, 2022 | GCI, Global Skills, Leadership
Thanks to COVID, over the past two and a half years, expats have experienced vast lifestyle changes and had to face many unprecedented hardships. From the inability to easily visit family, friends, and colleagues to disrupted flights, major lapses in...
by Mark Mendenhall | May 21, 2021 | GCI, Global Skills, ICI, IES
As trainers, coaches, and educators, knowing which “tool” (theory, training method,teaching technique) to use requires we first being willing to use – and having a workingknowledge of – a variety of theories, methods, and practices that can be applied to...
by Allan Bird | Feb 19, 2021 | GCI, Global Skills, Leadership
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,But in ourselves,” (Julius Caesar, Act 1, scene 2, 135–141) Somewhere between the forces beyond our control and those within our control is latitude for navigating the complex challenges of the world around us. Though,...
by Joyce Osland | Nov 20, 2020 | GCI, Global Skills, IES, Leadership
In workplaces around the globe, we can readily see the negative results of diversity misunderstandings and mismanagement in the form of unnecessary tensions and underutilized talent. How managers and organizations handle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) plays a...