Comments for Intercultural Consulting http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com all things intercultural Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About Me by Lutgart http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/about/#comment-45 Lutgart Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:39:10 +0000 #comment-45 Dear Beth A just and wise initiative as so many IC-consultants are around and quality is needed to move from 'nice to have' to 'need to have'. Do you know the blog group 'Interculturalinsights' ? I will forward it. Lut Dear Beth
A just and wise initiative as so many IC-consultants are around and quality is needed to move from ‘nice to have’ to ‘need to have’. Do you know the blog group ‘Interculturalinsights’ ? I will forward it.
Lut

]]> Comment on About Me by Michael http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/about/#comment-43 Michael Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:40:36 +0000 #comment-43 Hi Beth, Hope you are well. I think your blog is great! I wanted to reach out and tell you about a website that I am launching with cross-cultural & business information about every country in the world. We currently have information on 160+ countries with all the information being available for free. We are adding countries daily and plan on reaching the 200 mark in the next few months. As a professional in the field I am reaching out to others who may want to help contribute to this free resource. I would also be interested in speaking with you about some CC training clients that I have who will need trainers based in Dubai in the near future. Here is a link to the site. http://www.culturecrossing.net/ Thanks! Michael Landers Director - Culture Crossing Email: michael@culturecrossing.net Hi Beth,

Hope you are well. I think your blog is great! I wanted to reach out and tell you about a website that I am launching with cross-cultural & business information about every country in the world. We currently have information on 160+ countries with all the information being available for free. We are adding countries daily and plan on reaching the 200 mark in the next few months. As a professional in the field I am reaching out to others who may want to help contribute to this free resource.

I would also be interested in speaking with you about some CC training clients that I have who will need trainers based in Dubai in the near future.

Here is a link to the site. http://www.culturecrossing.net/

Thanks!

Michael Landers
Director – Culture Crossing
Email: michael@culturecrossing.net

]]> Comment on Intercultural Conflict Styles Inventory (ICS) by Valerie Garr http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/intercultural-conflict-styles-inventory-ics/#comment-42 Valerie Garr Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:56:44 +0000 http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/intercultural-conflict-styles-inventory-ics/#comment-42 How can I learn more about the training for this program? How can I learn more about the training for this program?

]]> Comment on In Their Own Voice by interculturalconsulting http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/in-their-own-voice/#comment-28 interculturalconsulting Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:28:44 +0000 http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-28 I agree -- I think the similarities do come through. Although I wonder how much of that is done by choice of the editors. In the work I do I love something like this, but it also frustrates me because it's beautiful, but doesn't necessarily do justice to the complexity of cultures or human beings. I agree — I think the similarities do come through. Although I wonder how much of that is done by choice of the editors. In the work I do I love something like this, but it also frustrates me because it’s beautiful, but doesn’t necessarily do justice to the complexity of cultures or human beings.

]]> Comment on Intercultural Articles by interculturalconsulting http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/intercultural-articles/#comment-20 interculturalconsulting Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:47:07 +0000 http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-20 I checked it and it worked for me. Try again, and I will also email you the full link, just in case. I checked it and it worked for me. Try again, and I will also email you the full link, just in case.

]]> Comment on Intercultural Articles by Joitske http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/intercultural-articles/#comment-19 Joitske Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:47:11 +0000 http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-19 Hi, the link didn't work for me! Hi, the link didn’t work for me!

]]> Comment on In Their Own Voice by Joitske http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/in-their-own-voice/#comment-18 Joitske Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:44:34 +0000 http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-18 Hi, this is a great project! What a time to travel and interview all the people. It's strength is that it leaves you to draw your own conclusions... (mine that all emotions are very similar, though we very varying causes). Hi, this is a great project! What a time to travel and interview all the people. It’s strength is that it leaves you to draw your own conclusions… (mine that all emotions are very similar, though we very varying causes).

]]> Comment on VisualsSpeak by Tom Tiernan http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/visualsspeak/#comment-15 Tom Tiernan Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:00:45 +0000 http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/visualsspeak/#comment-15 Good stuff, Beth. Using the VisualsSpeak ImageSet for strategic visioning is a great way to help people shed some light on what they want to accomplish and to get buy-in since everyone gets a voice in the conversation. Love your header photograph. Wish I had taken it. Your blog has a nice clean look to it. Good luck in Dubai! Good stuff, Beth. Using the VisualsSpeak ImageSet for strategic visioning is a great way to help people shed some light on what they want to accomplish and to get buy-in since everyone gets a voice in the conversation.

Love your header photograph. Wish I had taken it. Your blog has a nice clean look to it.

Good luck in Dubai!

]]> Comment on VisualsSpeak by Christine Martell http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/visualsspeak/#comment-14 Christine Martell Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:58:46 +0000 http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/visualsspeak/#comment-14 Great story Beth. Sometimes I think VisualsSpeak is even more powerful with people who are very linear in their day to day lives, since it gives them the opportunity to communicate and connect in ways they don't on a regular basis. I love the magic that happens in the room. Glad you are experiencing it too! Great story Beth. Sometimes I think VisualsSpeak is even more powerful with people who are very linear in their day to day lives, since it gives them the opportunity to communicate and connect in ways they don’t on a regular basis. I love the magic that happens in the room. Glad you are experiencing it too!

]]> Comment on Ignorance as a benefit? by MG http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/4/#comment-13 MG Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:28:13 +0000 http://interculturalconsulting.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/4/#comment-13 Ignorance of a culture in which one is immersed may be a benefit, but to a point. When one's "ignorance" does not lead to actual ignorance of people and their traditions. At such point, ignorance of any culture becomes hurtful and disrespectful to those who live there. Personally, I have witnessed more hurt and even evil from such ignorance than the positives. However, I can see both sides to this statement. Re: foreigners and outsiders, I, too, prefer this distinction. Yet, I cannot overlook the fact that for some groups even being a foreigner brings negative tones. It depends whether one, just like you, belongs to a country which is a part of the "In group." Outside of the USA, there are only a few other countries that think of themselves as members ot the "In crowd." Hence, it is easier for them to have positive association with the word "foreigner." For others, the word still means that you are foreign to us and hence, you are outside of us. Ignorance of a culture in which one is immersed may be a benefit, but to a point. When one’s “ignorance” does not lead to actual ignorance of people and their traditions. At such point, ignorance of any culture becomes hurtful and disrespectful to those who live there. Personally, I have witnessed more hurt and even evil from such ignorance than the positives. However, I can see both sides to this statement.

Re: foreigners and outsiders, I, too, prefer this distinction. Yet, I cannot overlook the fact that for some groups even being a foreigner brings negative tones. It depends whether one, just like you, belongs to a country which is a part of the “In group.” Outside of the USA, there are only a few other countries that think of themselves as members ot the “In crowd.” Hence, it is easier for them to have positive association with the word “foreigner.” For others, the word still means that you are foreign to us and hence, you are outside of us.

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