Culture used to be linear. Below, Oliver Sweet shares five key insights from his new book, The Rules That Make Us: How ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Dylan Taylor Today’s ...

For Stephan Branch, the world has always been his classroom. Having lived on five continents and worked in over 50 countries, he has spent a lifetime immersed in different cultures, building ...

I politely declined an offer of tea during one of my first sales meetings. It was interpreted as being disrespectful to the supplier, and we lost the deal. I missed the clues about the business ...

Many years ago, Eamonn Gearon returned from an epic camel journey across North Africa. He nearly died along the way, ...

Expanding your business internationally or managing a global team comes with unique challenges, especially when it comes to cultural differences. Knowing how to navigate these nuances can improve ...

The marketing playbook is rapidly becoming obsolete. AI, martech, and culture are converging at an accelerated pace while many marketers still focus on demographic segments and geographic boundaries.

Cultural intelligence can be defined as a particular framework of intercultural skills – unlike intercultural competencies it’s more of a structured practice, says the director of Executive Programs ...

Microaggressions are subtle but common comments or actions that target people of color in ways that are belittling and hurtful. They might involve stereotypical assumptions, backhanded compliments, or ...

The ability to function effectively in intercultural settings has been termed “cultural intelligence” – and it is often celebrated as a kind of modern superpower. But our latest research reveals a ...