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Of Austria and Bangladesh and the dreaded question “Where are you from?” [The Culture Guy Podcast]
He grew up in the Austrian culture, his family taught him the traditional values of their native country Bangladesh, and he attended university in Scotland. Today, Sudip Khan lives in the Southern United States and inquiries about his background remain...
Growing up as a black TCK in Germany [The Culture Guy Podcast]
Trevor Gillies talks about his experience with racism and ethnic inequality as a U.S. third-culture kid in Deutschland Spending your childhood and adolescence abroad and being raised as a third-culture kid (TCK) is a unique experience.
How Unmanaged Diversity Will Lead to a Mess in Global Business [The Culture Guy Podcast]
When companies fail abroad, 50% to 70% of the time this is due to cultural differences that have not been addressed, says Sophie Lechner. The CEO of Global Commerce Education and creator of The G2 Experience is dedicated to making her clients aware of ...
Why knowing Spanish isn’t good enough to be successful in Latin America [The Culture Guy Podcast]
Adjusting to cultural differences between Spain and the Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas Spanish is the world’s second most common language with more than 400 million native speakers. Comparable to English it has been a lingua franca for centurie...
Why the Japanese concept of Nemawashi affects leadership in a Western context [The Culture Guy Podcast]
Working with professionals from Japan, Mexico, and the USA For three decades Jack Parsons worked for a Japanese car manufacturer who is building vehicles in the United States. In fact, Honda was the first automaker from Japan which established a produc...
Combining Czech, Japanese, and U.S. Influences to Boost Global Business [The Culture Guy Podcast]
From Third Culture Kid to International Business Etiquette Expert She lived abroad as a child and as an adult; she studied, worked, and traveled to more than 70 countries on 7 continents; she speaks French and Czech.
How a Corporate Hack became a Global HR Leader [The Culture Guy Podcast]
Four countries, four cultures, four MBA universities Throughout his almost 20-year corporate career Matt Burns has had the opportunity of working for companies with operations around the world. Currently, he is in what he describes “the midst of a mid-...
Why your perceptions of Iran are probably wrong [The Culture Guy Podcast]
Three countries in seven years For many Western expats the list of destinations for an overseas work assignment often include countries among the developed economies as well as the leading powers among the developing nations.
Why failure is no fiasco and rather feedback [The Culture Guy Podcast]
Rachel Smets shares her confidence hacks for moving abroad On this episode Rachel Smets, author of “Awaken Your Confidence,” shares her experiences of moving abroad and living in different countries. Born and raised in Belgium,
How do we respond to hatred and bigotry? [The Culture Guy Podcast]
An attempt to digest the Charlottesville riots and the rise of violent hate groups in the United States This episode begins with a different song, as it covers different terrain. I recorded it on August 13,