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Multi-ethnic and polyglot Ange Teo is the Founder of e2m expat etiquette mentoring, a Cross-Cultural Communications Solutions Provider. The only Singapore-based Consultancy thus far whose bespoke Programmes are designed and developed with a Cultural Intelligence focus. Cultural Intelligence [CQ] is a new domain of intelligence that has immense relevance to the increasingly global economy. Ange Teo has worked with some of the world’s leading multinational companies and Singapore-based small medium enterprises for over 20 ... [More]

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Singapore Summer Youth Olympics 2010 - A Herculean Task For A Tiny Nation
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It was a close call between the final Youth Olympic Games host contenders Singapore and Moscow. As suggested by the votes of 53 to 44. The island-nation erupted into a collective delirium although there were skeptics amongst the citizens. There are many factors that worked in Singapore's favour however.

What Are The Costs Of Hiring Culturally-Incompetent Staff?
[Business:Workplace-Communication] It may come as a surprise to the casual observer that many organizations never consider the consequences of seconding Culturally-incompetent Assignees to their global offices. They regard Intercultural or Cross-Cultural Training as an unnecessary or unworthy expenditure. Presuming that their current International Assignees have no complaints thus far, newly-arrived ones are also expected to fit in nicely.

History of Singapore - in a Nutshell
[Travel-and-Leisure] Modern Singapore was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819 when it was little more than a swamp. Only until the "rightful" Johorean heir agreed to sell the island to the British that it became a colony. Widely known and recorded by many sojourners as Temasek - Sea Town - by the 14th century, Singapore was a thriving vassal state of the Sri Vijayan empire.

Thaipusam - The Festival of Penance, Atonement and Thanksgiving
[News-and-Society:Religion] Thaipusam, a festival of Penance, Atonement and Thanksgiving, is grandly and hugely celebrated by Singaporean and Malaysian Hindus of Tamil ancestry. Even more so outside their ancestral homeland in Tamil Nadu, a southern Indian state.

Communicating with Singaporeans - Understanding 6 Key Aspects
[Business:Workplace-Communication] To the first-time visitor, Singapore is a thoroughly Asian country with Western trappings. Not to mention, an English-speaking populace that may cause some discomfort and confusion: apart from Asians speaking English with one another, one has to contend with the varied Singaporean accents - according to the individual's ethnicity.

Mastering Singaporean Business Etiquette - 7 Tips
[Business:Workplace-Communication] To the first-time International Assignee to Singapore - or Asia for that matter - the mere thought of experiencing a wholly different culture is daunting enough. In addition to putting in his best work performance so as to make his expatriation experience worthwhile. Hence, this article to enlighten Expatriates heading to Singapore.

Intercultural Stereotyping - We Are All Guilty Of It
[Business:Ethics] Defined as "beliefs about the characteristics, attributes, and behaviours of members of certain groups", stereotyping is a process that we engage in at one time or other towards a group of people who do not conform to our way of life. We hold their "weird" practices and wholly different ideals, for instance, as reasons to justify our ugly and intolerant attitudes.

Intercultural Conflict in the Workplace: every Organization's Nightmare
[Business:Workplace-Communication] Conflict is a clash of values that is a common occurrence in the workplace. Add ethnic, geographic and lingual diversities to the conflict, and it will become the stuff of every organization's nightmare. Not to mention, the International Assignee's too. More and more executives are expected to work internationally, hence business and social contacts between people of various nationalities increased.

Think Local, Act Global
[Business:Workplace-Communication] Organizations with subsidiaries around the globe know the pitfalls of not observing appropriate behaviour when dealing with the locals of their various markets. Losing their market share without implementing effective measures is one of the unfortunate consequences. Moreover, it is a common fallacy to presume that all Asians share exact same mentality, practices and religion because they all look the same.

Cultural Intelligence: Why Is It Crucial In Today's Globalized Economy?
[Business:Workplace-Communication] Cultural Intelligence or CQ is a new domain of intelligence that is increasingly relevant to today's global economy. As diversity is here to stay - brought about by opportunities of global expansion and presence - traits like Intelligence Quotient [IQ] and Emotional Quotient [EQ] are no longer suffice.

Barriers to Intercultural Communication
[Business:Workplace-Communication] Today's competitive global economy results in frequent cross-border movements of staff that results in a growing diversity at the workplace. As the inevitable happens between cultures, breakdowns in communication are a common occurrence. That is certainly costly to the multinational enterprise in terms of workplace relations, returns and revenues, and customer relationship. Not to mention, the firm’s competitive advantage.

Globalization of English: Communicating Intelligibly
[Business:Workplace-Communication] The advent of modern technology, especially the Internet, has made access easier and cheaper to people worldwide such that it helped speed up globalization. Along with it, the transfer of International Assignees across geographical borders perpetuates the use of the English language. That has never been as pervasive or as widely, although variations of the language and degree of fluency differ from country to country, individual to individual.