by Anke Corbin | Jul 20, 2017 | Asia, Asia Pacific, Business Culture, China, Culture, Etiquette, Podcast
Globig’s guest on the Global Expansion Podcast is Sabine Amend, from Kultur & Management Inc. and TI Communication. Sabine is an intercultural trainer and consultant. Her current focus is on international M&A, knowledge-management in international HR, and...
by Jessica Hoyt | Jul 5, 2017 | Business Culture, Business Expansion, EU, Europe, UK, United Kingdom
Doing business in a new market is an exciting and sometimes challenging prospect. With the rise of ecommerce and with it, a rise in global competition, customer expectations around the world are growing as companies compete for customer loyalty. To be successful in...
by Ann Stewart Zachwieja | Jun 28, 2017 | Business Culture, Business Etiquette, Culture, Etiquette, International Expansion
Have you ever paid attention to how people give each other business cards, especially during business introductions in other countries? I was recently in a situation where I was meeting a number of potential business partners from another country and I paid attention...
by Anke Corbin | Jun 5, 2017 | Business Culture, Culture, Etiquette, EU, Europe, Germany, Podcast
Globig’s guest on the Globig Expansion Podcast is Sabine Amend, the founder of Kultur & Management Inc. Sabine is an intercultural trainer and consultant. Her current focus is on international M&A, knowledge-management in international HR, and international...
by Jessica Hoyt | May 18, 2017 | Business Culture, Business Expansion, Culture, EU, Europe, International Expansion, UK, United Kingdom
Expanding your company’s reach into the United Kingdom is a great business opportunity. However, if you don’t adapt to the UK’s local colour/color and flavour/flavor, your expansion can be bumpy, at best, and a dismal failure, at worst. A good rule of...
by Jessica Hoyt | Apr 6, 2017 | Business Culture, Culture, EU, Europe, Germany, Global HR, Int'l HR
If you recently expanded into Germany and you’re thinking about bringing on local employees, you should understand the expectations of German employees. Employees around the world have very different expectations, largely based on their personal experiences, which are...