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The End of Casual Friday
Would the business world function better if people dressed more formally? And has the current financial crisis spelled the end of casual Friday? In time of trouble should people be more intent and serious about their decorum and demeanor on the job?

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5 steps to building a cultural brand
Successful cultural icons like The Grateful Dead and contemporary brands such as Starbucks and Patagonia exemplify the cultural connection between the brand and the consumer world.

8.0 Culture and Small Business Success: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Enterprise Growth in Uganda
It is possible that in the study of business, especially small business, there has been no attention to the subject of culture and its impact on business success. We appear to be taken for granted that the concept of business, which is a cultural pattern in different societies, is understood the same way everywhere. Discussing entrepreneurship we conclude that successful entrepreneurship entails certain behavioural patterns. That behaviour is shaped in a cultural setting. We also appear to take it for granted that the concept of profit, the end result of a business activity, as a common meaning in different cultures.
Cultural Differences with Sales Force Evaluation
I was in New Orleans speaking at the Gazelles Coaches Summit, a prelude to the Fortune Magazine Sales Summit. I was asked a question about cultural differences with the Sales Force Evaluation: Is the lack of Money Motivation on an entire sales force in Ireland a cultural difference?
BOOK REVIEW: Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence (By Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis & Annie McKee, Harvard Business School Press, 2002, ISBN #1-57851-486-X)
While a leader's technical and cognitive skills can be developed in a fairly straight forward manner, the critical competencies based in emotional intelligence (EQ) take longer and require more persistence and, frequently, courage. This book offers steps to enhance your own EQ so that you create greater resonance—vs. dissonance—in your dealings with your staff and others in your organization.
Lesson #2: “I watch and learn. And I’m still watching and learning.”
Armed with both a Bachelor of Engineering and an MBA, Wilson has taken his fair share of educational courses, but the one he found the most valuable was one called “Consumer and Buyer Behaviour”. “It helped me understand things like product differentiation,” says Wilson, “how to make marketing memorable; advertising; the impact of brand logo and positioning, and post-purchase dissonance.”
Tips for Leaders on Cross Cultural Communications
Leaders and followers need to understand the nature of communication in developing a good cross communication strategy. When communicating with people abroad, you'll need to know both the strategy and structure in cultural and communication patterns. As we encounter the possibilities of wars, it appears that some international disputes could be resolved by effective cross-cultural communications.

Cultural and Religious Differences in a Business Partnership
While money, family obligations, credit history, business skills, and values are important characteristics for prospective partners to evaluate when forming a business partnership, cultural and religious differences are deeply rooted and also deserve special consideration. Several criteria exist for determining whether a prospective business partner is a good fit. Criteria seven, Compatibility of Cultural and Religious Differences, can help a business owner determine whether she and her partner will be able to work together, long-term.

Tribe, Nation, Business Unit – Are we not are all the same?
We often look to cultural diversity when considering organizational processes and strategic leadership. This article notes the need to understand cultural differences as they relate to business operations.
High- and Low-Context Cultures and Power Distances
Literature provides argument that cross-cultural communication is a complex matter. Edward Hall argued much of the human communication is non-verbal and always follows cultural and contextual patterns (Katz, 2006). Hall further argues that there are two key concepts: High-Context v Low-Context and Polychronic v Monochronic (Babel, n.d.).

Cross-Cultural Communication and Change
When we recognize that cultural activities outside of the market create customized products relevant to the culture, we create innovation and cultural market viability.
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