Connecting across cultures: “His English was grammatically correct, but the way he said what he said nearly cost us our client!” “You often don’t know you’ve been misunderstood until much later.” “How do you know when ‘yes’ truly means ‘yes’ and not ‘no’?” “His directness was so rude / Her indirectness left me completely confused…
“Variety is the spice of life.” In this TedTalk, Lera Boroditsky gives some perfect examples of how language affects different perspectives. Without cultural understanding in combination with learning languages, a lot can be lost in translation. She makes some fascinating points! I’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject. Have you ever encountered…
I am thrilled that you’ve found your way to CQ Lingo. CQ Lingo’s mission is to help you connect better with others in our globalized work world. Connecting with one another requires willpower, knowledge, understanding, trust, openness, flexibility, strategy, action and the communication skills necessary to deliver it all. This is true on the…