This year I’m often asked about Body Language Across Cultures When You Can’t Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands. Now, I’d love to discuss it with you. Understanding nonverbal communications around the world is critical – particularly behind masks during a pandemic. From variations in eye contact among ethnicities, religions, and genders in China, the UAE […]
By Terri Morrison© Copyright 2014, All Rights Reserved In the Harvard Business Review article “Should You Eat While You Negotiate?” Lakshmi Balachandra described an experiment she conducted with MBAs to ascertain whether negotiating a deal over a meal would increase the value of the theoretical agreement (vs. discussing it without food). Her tests showed […]
I can’t even count the number of times I have walked into the office of an international marketing department or a translation company to find a copy of Terri Morrison’s book, Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands sitting on an executive’s bookshelf. It’s a classic guide for global business people, and really, for anyone working across […]
I Love You, and other foreign language faux pas As Alexander Pope said, “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” But could learning just a few phrases in a foreign language actually be hazardous? Yes and no. In Madrid a few years ago, some coworkers and I stopped at a café for coffee. At least […]
