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Global Without a Carbon Footprint? Is it Possible?

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Theresa Sigillito Hollema

If this equation was in MS Excel, I would receive a circular logic error message: Past travel => Global identity => Less future travel So you need to travel in order to travel less in the future? Basically yes. Researchers found that former globe trotters can help with climate change under the following conditions. Past

Posted in Leadership Development, Working Across Cultures, Working Virtually

How Distance Impacts How We Think

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Theresa Sigillito Hollema

What happens to us when we work virtually? How do cultural diversity and distance impact how we act, think, and feel? Actually quite a bit. For instance, let’s look at the very common hybrid virtual team. Teams can be 100% co-located, 100% virtual, and the hybrids are everything in between, where at least one member

Posted in Team Development, Working Virtually

The Risks Lurking Within Your Hybrid Virtual Team

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Theresa Sigillito Hollema

A Common Hybrid Team Story A virtual team were responsible for delivering a solution to a European client. The team consisted of 2 marketing persons in France, 3 developers in India and 4 salespeople in Spain, including José the team leader. Everyone was excited for the new customer and wanted this to succeed, but struggled to

Posted in Team Development, Working Across Cultures, Working Virtually

Know Your Cultural Self

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Theresa Sigillito Hollema

When I first moved to the Netherlands and was dating my current Dutch husband, I kept noticing things which were unusual to me. I often asked, “Why do the Dutch do this?” and “Why do the Dutch do that?”. He was surprised by all my questions as, for him, it was normal. Living in his

Posted in Leadership Development, Working Across Cultures

cc: The Boss… sí , nee or it depends

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Theresa Sigillito Hollema

You have a request to a colleague in a different department which is in another country. Essentially, she must do some work for you and send you the results. You have written an email, with background details and clear instructions. Your request is not unusual and in the normal scope of her position. You address

Posted in Culture Cubes, Working Across Cultures

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