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Silent Employees Cost Your Bottom Line; Bridging Competencies Improve It

Silent Employees Cost Your Bottom Line; Bridging Competencies Improve It

by Kozai Group | Oct 7, 2026 | Corporate, Inclusion, Leadership

Your highest performers have stopped sharing their best ideas. Your most experienced team members nod along in meetings but save their real opinions for private conversations. Your newest hires contribute the minimum required and nothing more. This isn’t fueled...
The Problems International Education is Facing in 2026 and How to Solve Them

The Problems International Education is Facing in 2026 and How to Solve Them

by Kozai Group | Jul 7, 2026 | Education, Intercultural

The numbers reveal a complex reality. By 2030, international education is projected to reach approximately 8.5 million students—nearly doubling from the fewer than one million who crossed borders for education in 1970. Beneath this growth lies a web of institutional...
Why Your Cultural Training Isn’t Working (And What Actually Does)

Why Your Cultural Training Isn’t Working (And What Actually Does)

by Kozai Group | Jun 2, 2026 | Corporate, Intercultural

A Finnish gaming company created a global hit, earning billions, while multinational corporations with extensive cultural training struggled to connect with remote work communities. What’s the difference? Recent research reveals that successful companies in new...
The Mark of an Exceptional Learner: Being Open to New Experiences

The Mark of an Exceptional Learner: Being Open to New Experiences

by Gary Oddou | Mar 19, 2020 | Global Skills

I want to start this by emphasizing the “talent” of being able to effectively manage our differences with others.  Although this talent is not as visible as those we typically extoll–music, art, athletics and so on–the outcome of...
When You Look at Something, Do You Really See It?

When You Look at Something, Do You Really See It?

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?...
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