Posts Tagged ‘culture’

10 More Tips for International Travelers

A couple of days ago I listed 10 of the tools I find essential whenever I travel, along with a bunch of related tips. Today, I have more tips, this time disconnected from any particular tool or gadget.

Because most of the traveling I’ve done as an adult has consisted of longish trips overseas, these tips are going to tend to be more useful for Americans traveling abroad… » Continue

May 9 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: connecting, culture, currency, custom, tip, transportation, travel | 37 comments»

10 Steps to a More Global You

There’s no escaping the fact that the world is getting smaller: your company’s vendors might be in India, with customers in Britain, while you are somewhere in the U.S. That’s why employers, from international non-profits to the mom-and-pop stores down the road, want employees able to think globally. Even college admissions look positively on time spent abroad these days.

But picking up for a jaunt to another continent isn’t practical… » Continue

February 7 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: culture, global, learning, travel, worldview | 12 comments»

Pick Your Urgencies

How many times have you heard from your coworkers, friends and yourself the old line about being too busy fighting alligators to drain the swamp? How often does your life seem to be a car crash of intersecting urgencies?

It’s easy to get sucked into a business culture where everything is urgent, everything is a priority. You start your new job and on day one you’re thrown into crisis… » Continue

March 19 2007 | By Bob | Tagged: culture, priority, urgency | 6 comments»