Bridging the Cultural Divide in Global Projects
With most major corporations doing business on a global scale, projects are naturally part of that global business and, as such, project management is increasingly about leading projects and teams from different countries and cultures. This introduces potential risks related to language, time-zone and cultural differences, above and beyond the usual project risks....
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I just read a nice story on the home page of Luke Watson, and was struck by its ‘simple power’. It goes like this: A few years ago, there was story going around about a farmer who won a particular category in the Nebraska State Fair four years in a row, which is unheard of there. The local newspaper sent a reporter to interview the farmer to find out what he did to achieve such a feat. The reporter asked, “What’s your secret? Do you have any special corn seed?” The farmer replied, “Absolutely, I develop my very own corn seed.” The reporter said, “Okay, so that’s your secret - you developed your very own corn seed.” And the farmer said, “No, not particularly.” The reporter exclaimed, “I don’t understand. What’s your secret, then?” The farmer said, “Well, I’ll...