by Maya Hu-Chan | Feb 28, 2023 | Articles, Cross-Cultural Management
Here’s the bad news: it’s no longer enough to simply be great at your job. Here’s the good news: there’s a whole world waiting out there to help you shine. English poet John Donne coined the phrase ‘No man is an island’ – and, over the centuries, it has become a...
by Maya Hu-Chan | Aug 15, 2022 | Articles, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Contrary to what you may have heard, the fabled glass ceiling that holds women back from top jobs – is still alive and well. A 2013 Harvard Law Review report noted that, although there has been progress in both the public and private sectors across the world...
by Maya Hu-Chan | Aug 10, 2022 | Articles, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
If there is ever an opportunity to add in an eighth deadly sin, then I am putting my hand up to nominate “assumption”. In my experience, assumption is already the #1 business sin; the destroyer of deals, the terrorizer of team dynamics – yet it continues to...
by Maya Hu-Chan | Jul 4, 2022 | Articles, Executive Presence
Creating the mindset for outstanding global leadership With the unique economic challenges of high inflation and interest rates amid a continuing global pandemic, most companies might think twice about expanding into new markets. Ironically, just the opposite was...
by Maya Hu-Chan | May 15, 2022 | Articles, Cross-Cultural Management
A trick question, right? I am afraid not. This is a real issue for global business leaders and, every day, there are communication breakdowns occurring across the world as different cultural norms conspire to confuse and confound even the most sensible and experienced...
