Global by Design

Quote from the dean of INSEAD, Frank Brown: “The world’s next generation of leaders must have transcultural skills. They need to have an appreciation and understanding of cultures, and know, for instance, how to relate and behave when they walk off a plane. This is a well-honed skill, not a crash-and-burn exercise.” From Chief Executive [...]

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The Rockley Bulletin features a great article on the importance of using controlled vocabularies, particularly for documentation. The article cites a customer support call in which the word “jack” is cause for confusion on both ends of the line. The challenge of controlling your company’s vocabulary is in first deciding who actually controls this vocabulary. [...]

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The Pew Global Attitudes Project recently conducted a survey of citizens of Japan, China, Pakistan, and India. Conclusion: These people don’t like each other all that much. Between contested territories, painful histories, and the simple fact that neighbors often make the best enemies, I guess none of this should come as a surprise. Here are [...]

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I always have wondered what Europeans would call US football if and when it became popular over there. Apparently, I’m not alone and ESPN has a solution to that pesky soccer/football naming issue. You can view the ad here

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