Students and graduates, pack your bags!
Studying or working abroad is not only an experience of a lifetime, the lessons you learn when you spend time in another country might benefit you later in life as well.
Cultural awareness is important in today's day and age.
Businesses, government bodies, the third sector and public services all realise the need to understand and embrace cultural diversity at many levels.
All week, in Ghana, we have reached out to a broad spectrum of successful Ghanaian businessmen to help determine how they have managed to attain success.
Our meetings focused on hearing their experiences, their challenges, as well as their formula for breaking out of the crowd.
According to culture awareness expert Andy Molinsky, 'global dexterity' is key to successful cross-cultural understanding.
Awareness of culture and cross cultural differences are increasingly important in our global economy; Molinsky explains more in an interview with Forbes.
A report undertaken by Ipsos called "Culture at Work" throws some interesting light on intercultural skills in the international workplace.
The intercultural skills most commonly reported by these business included:
By overlooking the importance of intercultural training, companies do not get the most out of their employees.
David Livmore is here to make us aware of the significance of knowing a bit more about your co-workers’ cultures.