Nestlé and Azerbaijan
Interesting article here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7382415.stm on the BBC website about Nestlé getting into hot water in Azerbaijan. Apparently they gave away […]
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Norwegian mountains / British history
Just back from Norway and had their love of nature and especially their beloved mountains impressed on me once more. […]
Tim Berners-Lee
Interesting article in the Telegraph this morning about Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the modest creator of the web: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/03/30/sv_timbernerslee.xml He seems […]
McDonald’s
First of all, thank you to all the people commenting on our brand new blog. Much easier to write when […]
The Crooked Timber of Humanity
Re-reading (amongst other things) Isaiah Berlin’s wonderful collection of essays, The Crooked Timber of Humanity. The title is based on […]
Fair Play
Saw an article in last week’s press about a new study showing that the British really do have a sense […]
Stiff Neck
I was in Finland all week this week for a change, so a chance to observe the Finns’ unique approach […]
Britishness
The debate on Britishness in the UK press is here to stay. We are not alone. Australians, Germans and the […]
Recruitment across Cultures
The world is globalizing at breathtaking pace, and recruitment agencies need to deal with people who have different worlds in […]
Communicating Successfully across Cultures
“Communicating Successfully across Cultures” by Michael Gates, published in The HR Director magazine, March 2007 – download PDF (208k)