I read in Business Week last summer that we are at the “crossroads where globalisaton meets Web 2.0″ and we are witnessing “the demise of the one-way globalisation” the Western world has been driving.
The need to understand new cultural contexts has never been greater.
I will be speaking about this and more at “A Brand You World”, the Global Telesummit that will be held on November 8th in the form of a free Teleconference that is expected to draw more than 100,000 professionals from throughout the world.
I will share the lessons I learned from my years in post-communist Eastern Europe where I had to tune into a complex society. Working as a reporter in a place where speaking openly to foreigners had been tabu for 50 years, I had to learn to listen very carefully instead of asking questions.
I still use the “tricks” I learned then every time I have to operate in a culture I am not so familiar with.
In my session I will cover how to:
* Develop the kind of sensibility needed to operate in a cross-cultural context
* Identify and nurture the skills required to build an international career
* Relate to the needs of employers/clients/investors/etc. in the global village
* Use international networks, both on-line and off-line, to promote your personal brand, jump-start your career or grow your business
I am delighted to be able to contribute to an event that is encouraging participants to make a donation to Kiva, an organisation that provides microfinance loans to enterpreneurs in developing countries.
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