WorkLife
Work is where we most often bump into cultural norms and conditioning and challenges, so in this section, you’ll find stories, advice, and opinions from many different kinds of professionals. From power dynamics to implicit assumptions and biases to just plain old uncomfortable situations, this section can help you navigate through complexities to ensure that you’re getting what you want professionally.
So Your Trailing Spouse is a Man, What Now?
In many articles (including one in The New York Times by Tanya Mohn titled “Expatriate Spouses Struggle to Find Work Overseas”), the difficulties faced by trailing spouses to find meaningful work in a new country have been documented. This is undoubtedly true and...
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Six Dimensions for Understanding the World Around You
In the 1960s, Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede, and Michael Minkov did a seminal study on national cultures around the world. Their work defined six dimensions of culture that have been the foundation for much cross-cultural work that has come since. In my...
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Erin Meyer’s “The Culture Map”
While teaching cross-cultural leadership at The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, I used “The Culture Map” as one of our core books. This book, by Erin Meyer at INSEAD, lays out a framework for navigating professional situations when working with people...
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Jenna Kunkel On Time
After completing her surveys and publishing her results on LinkedIn regarding Vision and Voice, Jenna tackled the question of Time. She surveyed female leaders at Fortune 500 companies to understand how they manage their time. After all, time is a limited resource...
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Jenna Kunkel On Voice
As a continuation to the post titled “On Vision,” I also wanted to share with you the work done by Jenna Kunkel on Voice. After she completed surveying women in her network about Vision, Jenna turned her efforts to frustrations about how difficult it is to be heard...
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