Robert Gibson's Blog

German Comedy Ambassador to Great Britain

Deborah Capras — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:44 +0100

"Could his humour ever be as successful in Germany as it is in Britain?"

Action learning

Deborah Capras — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:33:29 +0100

When the Titanic sank in 1912, action learning was discovered. While enormously popular in countries like the UK, this method has not really taken off in Germany; almost all of the literature about it is in English.

sich erfolgreich etablieren

Intercultural resolutions

Deborah Capras — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:53:44 +0100

This is the time of year for New Year’s resolutions. Here are my suggestions for resolutions that people who are involved with different cultures might like to make.

gute Vorsätze zum neuen Jahr

The third way

Deborah Capras — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:44:15 +0100

At their recent symposium at the Siemens Forum in Munich, the Bundesverband Mediation focused on the topic of "Conflict and Culture". A range of distinguished speakers provided the participants with invaluable insights into the work of mediators in organizations.

Thema

wertvolle Einblicke

Coming home

Kirstie Crail — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:31:41 +0100

For some people, going away is not the problem — returning is. It can be very serious for companies if people who have been on foreign assignments don’t find a suitable niche at work when they return to their home base.

im Auslandseinsatz

Nische

Heimatbasis

Brain watch

Deborah Capras — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:27:37 +0200

There is now concrete proof of something that good teachers have always known: we learn much better when we have a positive mindset.

Beweise

innere Einstellung

Continuity and change in Cracow

Deborah Capras — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:27:28 +0200

On a recent trip to Poland, Robert Gibson is required to move hotels — by the Polish government.

Snapshot from Corfu

Deborah Capras — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:40:04 +0200

In the taverna, the whole family sits down together for lunch at 3 p.m., enjoying their own Greek dishes. It seems like a snapshot from the past. Maybe this is rather deceptive, as there are signs of change, not all of them positive.

Gerichte

Schnappschuss

trügerisch

Training in Hong Kong

Kirstie Crail — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:38:28 +0200

I have just returned from a week in Hong Kong, where I was running some training courses. Although I didn’t have much chance to see the city, I did have some interesting experiences of training and learning styles across cultures.

durchführen

A culture of violence

Deborah Capras — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:21:07 +0200

Like many people, I am shocked at the violence which has broken out in London and other towns in the UK over the past few days. I was particularly saddened to see the destruction in the suburb of London in which I grew up, and in which my mother and other relatives still live.

Vorort