For this mistake Monday we present a whole list of gaffes, more precisely, Fortune magazine’s annual list of the 101 dumbest business mistakes of the year. If there’s any doubt that business these days means international business, take a look at how many of those gaffes are related to international business or trade.
So check it […]
A number of years ago, I managed a project for a company based in the Detroit Metro Area. (That is the only clue you need to know what industry I work in.) On one trip, I was joined by a colleague from Germany. I picked him up from the airport and we drove to his […]
Here, another Mistake Monday from our own Jean Mercedes.
I’m on a business trip to London, asking people on the street for directions. First I ask the guy selling newspapers. “Excuse me, sir (Brits are always polite, so I try to be also), where is Hudson street?” The reply: ” ‘udson street? Down der, turn […]
Studies indicate that 60% of communication is nonverbal. To put it another way, body language communicates more (and often subconsciously) than our words. Unfortunately, we often forget that very little body language is universal.
The following gaffe is a classic body language disconnect: A manager from the US is visiting the offshore development team in Bulgaria. […]
So, in a fit of inspiration (or lack thereof), this Mistake Monday was going to be one of the oldest and most well-known in the world - the tale of the Chevy Nova. Problem is, it’s probably not true.
As the story goes, the management of General Motors made the fateful decision to introduce one of […]
In a previous post, I wrote about how I like to take small gifts, especially chocolate, to my hosts when I go on long-distance trips. Everybody likes chocolate, right?
A few years ago, I was on business in Malaysia. Before I went, I read up a little on the country. I learned that the country has […]
It’s another Monday, and another in our series of amusing gaffes in international business. This one is from a friend with the very Hungarian last name of Olah, who is trying to check into a hotel in Buenos Aires.
I went to the front desk and they asked (in English) for the name the reservation was […]
Of course, one of the interesting things about doing business abroad is the opportunity to discover different cultures, and try new things. That’s all well and good, but that also means making mistakes. On random Mondays we’ll run some of the more amusing anecdotes we receive about doing business in a foreign culture, so we’re […]
Doing business across cultures
Written by J. Christopher Erb [email], and Jean Mercedes [email] for b5media.
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