You might speak your client’s language, but does your body?
As any body language expert will tell you, our bodies often sing from a totally different hymn sheet from our mouths. This could be seen
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Mergers and acquisitions – and why they go wrong due to cultural differences
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have been a headline news topic this week with the proposed supermarket merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda. But while the biggest
How cultural differences impact international business
As companies continue to expand across borders and the global marketplace becomes increasingly more accessible for small and large businesses alike, there are ever more
The 10 most useful business languages
While English is the most widely used language for business, academia and tourism, speaking only English is a major disadvantage in today’s job market. The
Why Brexit Britain needs German, Arabic and Mandarin to thrive outside EU
The UK is limbering up to sign free trade agreements across at least three continents in a bid to transform the country into a commercial
Languages as a business asset
Many UK companies are complacent about the need to include languages as a key skillset in the job specification for international positions, however this is
Language Skills – CBI/Pearson survey
More firms demanding language skills to break into new markets – CBI/Pearson survey 23rd June 2014 Major European languages remain in high demand from British businesses
Conversis launches Global Talent Report
The Conversis study of UK based business leaders, together with the survey of US based Hiring Managers, shows that many are finding it hard to
The impact of an executive’s language skills on your business
A key element of business success is based on recruiting capable people who are able to build good relationships. Good relationships are based around good
Successful multilingual recruiting
When you fix the objective of building an international business, you rarely consider that the details of this objective are framed from your own perspective
Mono-lingual recruiters, multicultural candidates?
As accessibility to the global community, both in the social and business spheres, continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly clear that companies with international
The need for better foreign language skills in the workforce.
The latest CBI / Pearson Education & Skills survey of 542 organisations, employing around 1.6 million people, reports that as the UK competes ever more