As an immigrant from Colombia, I’ve experienced a melting pot of cultures in the communities I’ve both worked and lived in, here in the U.S., from Miami to Louisville, Kentucky. But what I’ve loved ...

The effects of a globalized world are nothing new. More and more often, we find ourselves working side by side colleagues from different cultures and countries or regularly Skyping with ...

If your company does business internationally, you're probably leading teams with members from diverse cultural backgrounds. Those differences can present serious obstacles. For example, some members' ...

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Diverse backgrounds among team members may help improve the project outcome if all members contribute their varying perspectives and resources. However, according to the University of California, ...

More often than not, business teams today are multicultural and remotely managed employees or freelancers are often international. Even when startup founders do their best to prevent language barriers ...

Culture is a way of life of a people, including their attitudes, values, beliefs, arts, sciences, ways of perception, and habits that are passed down from generation to generation. And in the grand ...

IT managers know that multicultural teams create multifaceted challenges. Subtle obstacles to teamwork resulting from cultural or linguistic disconnects can cause real damage before a manager even ...

Teams whose members come from different nations and backgrounds place special demands on managers—especially when a feuding team looks to the boss for help with a conflict. by Jeanne M. Brett, Kristin ...