The cultural divide in the political world today seems to be increasingly drawn as a clash between so called conservative and liberal ideologies. Ideologues, no matter what position they hold, by nature have a very hard time accepting any view … Continue reading
In both the business world and the political world there is much rhetoric about leadership- how desperately it is needed, what it looks like, how it is developed. There is also a clear divide between the leader and the led. … Continue reading
In the reality of modern economics and the merging of businesses into conglomerates, the issue of management skills becomes crucial to success. In a recent presentation by the staff of the Gallup Survey to the staff of a major medical … Continue reading
Corporate America has begun to embrace cultural competence as a key to economic success. To some, it is simply the latest fad in an image driven-world. For others , it is a somewhat cynical effort to do whatever is necessary … Continue reading
At the close of a multi-tradition holiday season, the outer visible signs of our cultural religiousity are at high tide, though not always accompanied by spiritual revelation or insight. Even in off-holiday seasons, one of the first things many foreign … Continue reading
The withdrawal of Lowe’s advertising support for a TV show out of Dearborn Michigan called American Muslim sounds an alarm not enough of us are heeding. Aside from the tactical stupidity of withdrawing advertising in a heavily Muslim area that … Continue reading
In our awakening awareness that knowledge of other cultures is not just politically correct, but also a functional necessity in today’s increasingly pluralistic and complex world, we are being bombarded with images of culture clashes of many sorts. We are … Continue reading
The current posturing of GOP presidential candidates has revived the fears and fueled the tensions that wracked the United States nearly fifty years ago in the heat of the Civil Rights Movement. This is eerily highlighted by the release of … Continue reading
My parents were big fans of Rogers and Hammerstein musicals, and I grew up with the lyrics of show tunes embedded in my memory. In giving a recent workshop for largely inner city high school and community college students from … Continue reading
Paradigms are ubiquitous- we have paradigms- basic models- for all kinds of things, from what a teapot should like like to how a political party should behave. Paradigms are, in a sense, nothing more than consensual agreements that dictate the … Continue reading
