My friend Rich wrote on his Facebook Wall that he had gained the first 5 pounds of autumn.  Pretty innocuous news that you would think would go unnoticed.  What ensued, however, was an unprecedented, lively conversation, involving people from across the country who didn’t even know each other, basically coming together to make fun of [...]

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 When looking at metrics to support training for communicating to people from different countries, it’s easy.  There’s a very clear cut set of rules.  You learn specific customs (e.g. don’t show the bottom of your shoe when sitting with legs crossed in Pakistan, exchange business cards with two hands in Japan, etc.); you go to [...]

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The first time I went to Brazil to meet my in-laws, over 20 years ago now, everyone was walking around saying “Oy.”  In the yiddish of my Jewish culture, “Oy” is what all of the old people say every time they get up….”Oy, my aching back…”  Oy, my sciatica…”  I associated it with people in [...]

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