February 5, 2019
The Chinese New Year of 2019 falls on Tuesday, 5th February and lasts to February 19th. Usher with me confidently in the Year of the Pig and understand the background, traditions and rituals.
March 6, 2018
Thierry Lepercq, Assistant General Manager of ENGIE and founder of Solairedirect, discusses his international experience, particularly in India, where he quickly found that it was necessary to think o...
January 23, 2018
By successfully carrying through the industrial and digital transformation of the MICHELIN group, and more generally its reorganisation, Jean Dominique SENARD has emerged as one of the most brilliant ...
January 10, 2018
The Akteos and Intercultural Insights teams wish you an happy cross-cultural and digital year 2018 and invite you for a new adventure!
September 7, 2017
Driving business performance through the alignment of people, strategy and culture Leaders increasingly recognize that cultural dysfunction can impede business performance, and that poor cultural fit ...
June 25, 2017
French behaviour which often surprises “incomers” Being aware of the image others have of us is important, because through our behaviour foreigners will subconsciously seek confirmation of...
June 22, 2017
For the Indians, time is seen as being cyclical, following a recurring cycle of four ages, involving the appearance, degeneration and end of the universe before a new era begins, identical to the prev...
June 20, 2017
If there is a place where customers pay special attention to the quality of the service they receive, it is in the hospitality industry. As such, not surprisingly, hotels invest a significant amount o...
May 23, 2017
An important step towards becoming a competent player in the international work environment is having a good understanding about one’s own culture. Like water to a fish, the influence of our own cul...
May 11, 2017
Feedback at work: a question of culture? Everyone agrees that feedback can be a valuable management tool, used to forge a relationship based on trust and confidence, to help staff develop (incl...
March 16, 2017
Interview with Frédéric Thoral, HR Manager of BNP Paribas Personal Finance Fréderic Thoral kindly agreed to answer questions about his career. In a frank interview, he talks about his role in the t...
February 16, 2017
We’ve heard it over and over as fingers point across the Atlantic: THEY are so arrogant! When the topic comes up in intercultural trainings, people from other countries usually laugh and say: Bo...
January 26, 2017
The Intercultural Insights team wish you a Happy Year of the Rooster and send our best wishes for your international success in the new year! If you haven’t caught the adventures of Archibald Wa...
January 19, 2017
Can the company be a place where we find synergy between modernity and tradition? A high civil servant and “Management and Society” director at the CNRS, Philippe d’Iribarne has been...
December 15, 2016
Help unlock intercultural insights by answering one question: Do you feel confident in your ability to work well with other cultures?
November 17, 2016
To what extent is the apparent “westernization” process in Asia simply a superficial outcome of modernization. Are people rejecting their traditional values?
October 20, 2016
50% of international joint-venture failures are due to intercultural incomprehension and inability to grasp what is expected by others in specific situations.
September 14, 2016
Whether as a member of the military, a company manager, an intelligence officer or a professor in strategy and crisis management, Alain Juillet has worn many hats.
July 15, 2016
Passing through the toll gates for free in Argentina!... Viewed from the other side of the Atlantic, the same experience isn't considered in the same way.
June 9, 2016
Chloe Ascencio is a trainer and coach specialising in Chinese management and business culture. In her book Travailler avec les Chinois, she proposes 8 operational factors to ensure success when doin...
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