Build Your Cultural Agility with Dr. Paula Caligiuri

In our new Zoom era, businesses are funneling millions into
global collaboration technology, now projected to reach
a stratospheric $45 billion. Big tech that connects us
globally  is exciting but the real issue is that doing
business across borders has less to do with
technology, and everything to do with being
culturally agile.


How do you break the ice in the UAE? When do you present a
contract in China? How close should you stand to a South Korean?
What about sharing personal details on Zoom - like what you did
on weekend with your family. When working with people from
different cultures, there is a lot to keep in mind. What makes
you wildly successful in one culture can cause you to quickly
crash and burn in another—even on Zoom.


Fortunately, my guest today, Dr. Paula
Caligiuri, has the answers for us! She’s an award-winning author,
distinguished academic, and leading expert in cultural agility.


She’s going to share proven, research-backed approaches to help
our listeners succeed and thrive in any country, and with people
from any culture - as she shares insights from her new book
: Build Your Cultural Agility: The Nine
Competencies of Successful Global
Professionals 


At  14:14min hear Dr. Paula Caligiuri share a moment a time
she was fearless!


"I actually had saved my money to study abroad in 1987, I was in
Rome Italy. So, I'm twenty, but it was the fall of 1987, so - the
fall of 1987, Black Monday hit, the markets crashed, the money I
had saved ended up being pretty much worthless. So again, I was
out of my socioeconomic status comfort zone here. All the other
kids at the school - all American at the time - they all called
home, mom and dad sent more money... I called home and my mom and
dad said "sweetheart get a job." So, I mean, it wasn't a mistake
as much as it was, oh wow, I either have to turn around and go
home at this moment, or go for it."


Check out the book! - Fearless: Girls with Dreams, Women with
Vision


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