Intercultural

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

North Korea

Michelle Carstens — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:45:09 +0100

Kim Jong-il, North Korea's ruthless leader, has died at 69 of heart failure, state TV reported on Monday in a special broadcast. His youngest son, Kim Jung Un, is named as his successor.

skrupellos, unbarmherzig

Herzversagen

Staatsfernsehen

Sendung

Nachfolger

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

The Chinese-German team

Deborah Capras — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:20:14 +0200

On the surface, this highly successful joint venture in the electronics industry is going well. But tensions develop in the team, and an external consultant is brought in to analyse the situation.

Spannung

externe(r) Berater(in)

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.

Saudi Arabia

Deborah Capras — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:41:07 +0200

Women make up only 15 per cent of the Saudi Arabian workforce. This is far less than in most other Gulf states, including Kuwait (42.5 per cent), Qatar (36.4 per cent) and Bahrain (34.3 per cent). Saudi laws guarantee a woman’s right to work, but this is made difficult by Islamic customs.