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Leadership Grand Rapids Class of 2020It is an honor to be among the Leadership Grand Rapids class of 2020. I am humbled by the opportunity and very excited to begin the journey! https://www.grandrapids.org/blog/news/leadership-grand-rapids-class-of-2020/ |
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Thank you to the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors for inviting me to present at one of their International Real Estate Practitioner sessions on the topic of Cross-Cultural Communication, Cultural Values and Cultural Intelligence today! #culturalintelligence #internationalrealestate #presenter#communication @WordWell Global, LLC.
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Thank you to hashtag#ArtPrize and Nate Silvey for inviting me to come speak to their volunteers last night about hashtag#culturalintelligence hashtag#culturalvalues hashtag#culturalcompetency hashtag#volunteering
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The six signature traits of inclusive leadership
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A holistic approach to developing global leaders
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The imbalance in the supply and demand for culturally intelligent leaders necessitates the development of these skills within an organization. However, despite the importance of intercultural competency for the success and longer-term growth and prosperity of today’s businesses, few companies understand...
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How being bilingual rewires your brain
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It’s well known that being bilingual has cognitive benefits: switching between two languages has been compared to mental gymnastics. But now, research suggests that mastering two languages can fundamentally alter the structure of your brain, rewiring it to work differently than the brains of those who only speak one language.
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Even one week of learning a new language can improve mental agility |
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Why hiring for cultural fit can thwart your diversity efforts
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Recently I had a revealing conversation with the head of sales of a global marketing company. She was talking about her company's vision of diversity. As someone who has studied diversity for a long time, what she said was music to my ears. She described how the market has changed and globalized over the last 10 years...
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The Importance of Hidden Differences When Working Across Cultures
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Recently, I met a friend of mine from Australia for a casual meal. Paul is a Professor of Organizational Psychology and is in his first term teaching advanced statistics to third-year students at a university in Singapore. On the morning of our dinner, he’d had a difficult conversation with the Dean of the University.
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