31 August 2011
For Collaboration to Take Flight: Cultural Intelligence
In a global economy, high flying collaboration is very dependent on cultural intelligence.
By Terence Brake
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The work revolution is here and now! This blog discusses and investigates trends and issues associated with the international workplace, including effective communication, collaboration and virtual working.
30 August 2011
Collaboration: The Six Cs Revisited
The Six Cs developed out of my experiences with a number of French-Japanese virtual teams. There was a lot of dysfunction on the teams, and the client was making the mistake of thinking that all the dysfunctions were caused by cultural differences. Some of them were, but many were not. Mostly they were caused by a lack of what I came to call a ‘shared collaborative architecture’ – a scaffolding of performance indicators to help start, develop, and run a team.
By Terence Brake
24 August 2011
Enterprise-Wide Learning, Collaboration, and the Power of Alignment
Globalization used to be a race to create company footprints around the world. Today, those early globalizers are seeking greater integration and alignment – organizing and enabling distributed resources, like talent, to fast-track along a common strategic direction.
By Terence Brake
22 August 2011
Managing Remote Workers
I was talking with a friend the other day who works full time from her home. She’s employed by a major US bank investigating possible account fraud. I know she enjoys her work, and gets a thrill from the chase and capture! While enjoying what she does – and eliminating the hours and costs spent commuting every week – I could tell she wasn’t thrilled by the remote working arrangement.
By Terence Brake