by Ling Ling | 19 Jun 2020
Adaptability or Authenticity- Which is Better? There was once an American expatriate, who led a team of 150 employees in a multinational company in Singapore. In meetings, the expatriate would regularly speak up and interject in conversations as this is how he...
by Ling Ling | 13 Jun 2020
How to Promote Cultural Awareness in your Global Virtual Teams? Leading and building a high-performing virtual team is challenging. When your virtual team spans across the globe, working at various time zones and speaking at various fluency of your lingua franca, the...
by Ling Ling | 10 Jun 2020
Can You Learn About A Culture Without Learning Their Language? When travelling or relocating to a new place, the common sense advice is to learn the local language. There are many benefits to this, but it mostly boils down to the ease of communication, from making new...
by Ling Ling | 4 Jun 2020
How To Prepare Asian Leaders To Adapt To A New Culture? “They don’t speak up. Why are they so quiet?” “I feel pressured to speak. Shouldn’t we be listening?” These two common perspectives show the diversity in our ways of communicating. Performance, productivity,...
by Ling Ling | 3 Jun 2020
How Do You Connect With A Remote Colleague Of A Different Culture? Connection is the first step in building a relationship. Before a relationship can develop deeply, someone needs to first say “hello”, followed by the timid dance of “let’s get to...
