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Nov 1, 2023 Killer Meetings with Marco Blankenburgh Are you ready to turn the intricacies of intercultural meetings from minefields into gold mines? Let’s embark on this journey …
Nov 1, 2023 Killer Meetings with Marco Blankenburgh Are you ready to turn the intricacies of intercultural meetings from minefields into gold mines? Let’s embark on this journey …
Oct 13, 2023 The New Three Colors of Worldview Group Report We are excited to announce the release of a new group report for our Three Colors of Worldview assessment. …
Aug 14, 2023 The Beauty of Power Let’s begin by making plain the goal of this article. I want to convince you that power is an ever-present & omnipresent reality …
May 30, 2023 Interculturally Agile Consulting Organizational and strategic consulting are powerful approaches that can move organizations from failure to success. It is said that: “Prescription without diagnosis is considered …
April 27, 2023 Building Trust in Your Intercultural Workplace Consistent words and actions are the building blocks of trust in intercultural workplaces. Building trust in intercultural teams is crucial for …
March 29, 2023 What is a ‘Cultural Learner’ and ‘Cultural Critic’? As our world becomes more global, it is becoming more and more important to find ways to break down …
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January 11, 2023 Thriving Intercultural Relationships with Bart and Julie Heiligenberg and Bryce and Thelma Dzirbik How do you create a thriving intercultural marriage or relationship? The challenges of …
December 11, 2022 Exploring the Depths of Trust on Teams What is trust? What causes it to erode? How can a team build a resilient culture of trust? In …
September 15, 2022 Ming-Jinn Tong Joins the KnowledgeWorkx Team We are all thrilled to announce that Ming-Jinn Tong is joining KnowledgeWorkx as a Global Partner. Ming-Jinn is a seasoned communicator …
August 24, 2022 Intercultural Consulting with George Kesselaar Join George Kesselaar and Marco as they explore the complexities of intercultural consulting and how to successfully facilitate positive behavior change …
August 3, 2022 Vision, Mission, Values: What about behaviors? Tactics to improve the impact of your value statement on corporate culture ‘Corporate Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast’ Too often, we …
July 28, 2022 Knowing Yourself in Intercultural Negotiation; 4 Pillars of International Negotiation Plato included the phrase from the Oracle of Delphi “Know thyself” into his writings and it is …
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July 27, 2022 The Four Pillars of Successful International Negotiations: Best Practices When it comes to negotiation, there is a divide between what the experts claim is universally applicable ‘best …
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July 26, 2022 Creating Belonging in Organizational Culture with Hasan Rafiq Hasan Rafiq has worked as a senior Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) leader at some of the …
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July 11, 2022 The Inter-Cultural Critical Incident Analysis Report is Added to the ICI Certification Reflection is powerful tool to develop lasting change. So, at KnowledgeWorkx we have added a …
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June 27, 2022 The Story of a Culture Creator; A Special Interview with Marco Blankenburgh Our 10th episode features an authentic conversation with KnowledgeWorkx’s founder and International Director, Marco …
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June 22, 2022 The 10 Most Common Organizational Values, An Intercultural Examination; Part 2 Part 2 of 2 In our second article, we will unpack the remaining top 10 corporate …
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June 21, 2022 The 10 Most Common Organizational Values, An Intercultural Examination Part 1 of 2 Values and well-crafted definitions look good on paper but in too many cases don’t …
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June 20, 2022 Steve Bushill Joins the KnowledgeWorkx Team We are all thrilled to announce that Steve Bushill is joining us here at KnowledgeWorkx as a Senior Consultant. Steve …
June 01, 2022 Building Bridges Across Racial Divides with Ming-Jinn Tong and Andy Gray Join Ming-Jinn Tong, Andy Gray, and Marco as they unpack how cultural agility is building …
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May 23, 2022 Better Conversations, Smarter Questions, and More Listening Part 2 of 2 This article is a continuation of part 1 of “Better Conversations, Smarter Questions, and More Listening” …
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May 12, 2022 Better Conversations, Smarter Questions, and More Listening Part 1 of 2 Following the news today is next to impossible. We are bombarded with political, societal, ecological, and …
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April 25, 2022 Building Deep Relationships that Cross Cultures Do you have a close relationship with someone that comes from a different cultural background to you? Relational connection with …
April 7, 2022 Leveraging the “Z-Process” in Teams The four stages of teamwork and the right people for each stage. Have you ever been on a team where …
April 05, 2022 Intercultural Communication and Strategy with Nic Labuschagne Join Nic Labuschagne and Marco as they explore how cultural agility helps you adapt communication to fit audiences from …
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March 08, 2022 Creating Culture through Learning and Development with Kerry Lee Join Learning and Development Professional and Certified Intercultural Coach Kerry Lee, as she and Marco explore how …
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February 25, 2022 Three Colors of Worldview in Traffic In the previous part, we discussed a few ways in which the 12 Dimensions of Culture play out in traffic. …
February 15, 2022 Building Culturally Agile Schools with Michael Bartlett and Shelley Reinhart Unlocking Cultural Agility with Marco Blankenburgh presents: Building Culturally Agile Schools with Michael Bartlett and Shelley …
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February 4, 2022 Third Culture Kids with Inter-Cultural Intelligence as their Superpower — Bonus Episode Unlocking Cultural Agility with Marco Blankenburgh presents a Bonus Episode: Third Culture Kids with …
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January 26, 2022 12 Dimensions of Culture in Traffic Part 3 of 4 Thinking ahead is almost always a good idea, but in multicultural environments, thinking ahead can get us …
January 24, 2022 Revolutionize Your Company Culture with Interculturally Validated Behavior Part 2 of 2 Historically, organizations have focused on carefully selected value words and articulated definitions, often using multi-day …
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January 18, 2022 Defining values and value behaviors that resonate across cultures Part 1 of 2 When we don’t interculturally validate our company values and associated behaviors, we are setting …
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January 17, 2022 Understanding Third Culture Kids with Chris O’Shaughnessy Unlocking Cultural Agility with Marco Blankenburgh presents Understanding Third Culture Kids with Chris O’Shaughnessy Join Chris and Marco as …
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December 22, 2021 Diminish the Impact of Unconscious Biases and Stereotypes Our Cultural Agility work takes us across twenty-two time-zones, facilitating, coaching and supporting our network of practitioners. Together we …
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December 22, 2021 The Business Case against Polarization Have you noticed that in our global, connected, collaborative world we are getting more and more polarized? We seem to be caught …
December 21, 2021 The Power of Stories How do we create stories that humanize rather than dispossess? Stories have the power to shape the way we see the world around …
December 3, 2021 Building Cultural Bridges Through Sports with Apollo Perelini Unlocking Cultural Agility with Marco Blankenburgh presents Building Cultural Bridges Through Sports with Apollo Perelini Join Apollo Perelini …
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November 2, 2021 The Intersection of Personality and Culture with Corrinna Cross Unlocking Cultural Agility with Marco Blankenburgh presents The Intersection of Personality and Culture with Corrinna Cross Join Corrina …
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November 2, 2021 Intercultural Coaching, Marriages, and More with Paul William White and Matt Trenchard Unlocking Cultural Agility with Marco Blankenburgh presents Intercultural Coaching, Marriages, and More with Paul William …
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November 2, 2021 Intercultural Teams with Linda Berlot- A KnowledgeWorkx Podcast Unlocking Cultural Agility with Marco Blankenburgh presents Intercultural Teams with Linda Berlot: Dive in with Linda Berlot— Entrepreneur, Executive, …
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October 22, 2021 Creating Messaging that Resonates Across Cultures If you have ever felt like the marketing messages, you were putting into the world were falling on deaf ears your …
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September 2, 2021 Unity in Diversity in Your Organization How do we create and maintain a truly multicultural Organizational Culture? Creating and cultivating an organizational culture that capitalizes upon all …
August 17, 2021 Better Conversations, Smarter Questions, and More Listening! Part 2 This article is a continuation of part 1 of “Anti-racism; are we having the wrong conversation?” In part 1 we …
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August 2, 2021 Better Conversations, Smarter Questions, and More Listening Part 1 Following the news today is next to impossible. Every day COVID-19 rules and policies are changing. We are …
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July 5, 2021 Introducing Certification Badges for Practitioners to Showcase their accomplishments Inter-Cultural Intelligence is not a fixed destination, it is a journey. At KnowledgeWorkx we want to celebrate …
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Jun 10, 2021 Unveiling the Cultural Mapping Inventory (CMi) Group Report The Cultural Mapping Inventory (CMi) is a powerful tool developed to assist people with a detailed framework that explains …
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May 27, 2021 A solution to Meaningless Corporate Values Redefining Organizational Culture and Values Can you name your company’s values? Do you think about them when you have to make …
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May 25, 2021 DiSC Certification –the KnowledgeWorkx Way… There are many Companies that offer Certifications, but we have our special ‘secret sauce’ that we believe makes a KnowledgeWorkx DiSC …
May 13, 2021 Cultivating Resilience by Partnering with The Global Leadership Summit On Wednesday May 12, 2021, The Global Leadership Summit and KnowledgeWorkx kicked off a 6-week journey with 25 …
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April 18, 2021 KnowledgeWorkx Equips ICI Practitioners to Integrate Cultural Agility Intercultural Intelligence Practitioners from around the world came together to learn and grow together for KnowledgeWorkx’ 11th Deep Dive …
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April 5, 2021 How We Created an Inter-Culturally Intelligent Office Space The power of Inter-Cultural Intelligence (ICI) is in its application. For us, that means embedding it into every aspect …
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March 31, 2021 Creating “the Multiplier Effect” on Your Team – Part 2 This is Part 2 of the “Creating the “The Multiplier Effect” on your team” article series. We …
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March 30, 2021 Creating the “Multiplier Effect” on your team – Part 1 The core pursuit of our team is an ever-present desire to create multipliers in everything we do. …
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March 18, 2021 The New KnowledgeWorkx Website At the start of 2021, KnowledgeWorkx completely renovated our old website to make our customer experience much more human-centered. The new website makes …
March 7, 2021 From the Innate to the Intellectual: An Inter-Cultural Intelligence Practitioner’s Story From the first story we heard Chris tell, we knew that he fit with the work …
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February 25, 2021 Lessons We Have Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic… Who could have known at the beginning of 2020 that our world would be turned upside down by …
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February 21, 2021 Is the Inter-Cultural Intelligence Certification Worth It? After getting 6 of the top intercultural certifications available on the market today, Henri Bezuidenhout, a university professor from …
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January 31, 2021 Destiny in Intercultural Education Directed vs Directive Destiny is the fourth of 12 Dimensions of Culture that KnowledgeWorkx uses to map out the intercultural terrain. If …
December 3, 2020 Inter-Cultural Intelligence in Australia, Asia and New Zealand: A Success Story Shireen Chua, Founder and Director of Third Culture Solutions, an intercultural consulting company in New Zealand …
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November 8, 2020 The Competencies & Behaviors that develop your Inter-Cultural Intelligence – Part 4 The Inter-Cultural Intelligence Competencies Explained This article is part of a series of four …
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November 8, 2020 The Competencies & Behaviors that develop your Inter-Cultural Intelligence – Part 3 The Inter-Cultural Intelligence Competencies Explained This article is part of a series of four …
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October 28, 2020 The Three Meta-Competencies of ICI The Inter-Cultural Intelligence Competencies Explained To develop Inter-Cultural Intelligence (ICI) and learn how to be globally and relationally successful you …
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October 7, 2020 The Three Meta-Competencies of ICI What is Inter-Cultural Intelligence (ICI) all about: “To nurture relational success and create new cultural spaces with the people around you!” …
October 1, 2020 Wandering the World – A Hopeful Tale Ruby tells her story… As a kid growing up, I was enamored with the idea of sailors. I felt that …
September 8, 2020 The Business Case for Intercultural Coaching North Point Academy and KnowledgeWorkx, want to make a suggestion – the world needs more “human” humans. As we are well …
August 3, 2020 What does it mean to be a Third Culture Kid? Jonathan Raj tells his story… Being born an expat in Dubai shaped my formative years in …
July 26, 2020 Status (12 Dimensions of Culture #12) How the mechanisms for success in Ascribed and Achieved status impact global talent management Status is the last of the 12 Dimensions of Culture that …
July 14, 2020 The Inter-Cultural Manager: Developing Your People How can I unlock healthy dialogue about personal development on my team? Creating an environment where people feel encouraged to pursue …
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June 25, 2020 Planning (12 Dimensions of Culture #9) Time-Oriented or People-Oriented. Planning is the ninth of the 12 Dimensions of Culture that KnowledgeWorkx uses to map out the …
June 7, 2020 Accountability (12 Dimensions of Culture #11) Individual vs. Community accountability and its effect on work relationships and performance management. Accountability is the eleventh of the 12 Dimensions …
May 17, 2020 The key to creating a healthy coaching environment (ICI Coaching) Unlocking motivation helps you create a 3rd Cultural Space in which a coaching relationship can thrive. There …
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May 3, 2020 Decision-Making (12 Dimensions of Culture #8) Rules-Based or Relationship-Based in terms of Decision Making Decision-Making is the eighth of 12 Dimensions of Culture that KnowledgeWorkx uses to …
April 6, 2020 Motivating my team… “The Inter-Cultural Manager” I want to find the key to my diverse team members’ intrinsic motivations, but how can I figure those out? In …
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March 26, 2020 Three Principles of Communication for Virtual Teams Keeping a virtual team aligned is challenging. Part of the challenge is the relational distance that comes from people working …
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March 15, 2020 Let’s Rethink How We Engage Interculturally Our world is becoming increasingly more global; our businesses, educational institutions, hospitals and cities are drawing people and talent from all …
February 27, 2020 Understanding Traffic from an Intercultural Perspective “Why in the world do people behave the way they do on the roads?” Some people are predictable, and some are …
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February 12, 2020 The Inter-Cultural Manager: Directing and Delegating “My boss doesn’t give sufficient details when I get delegated a task. But I think that asking clarifying questions is not …
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The 12 Dimensions of Culture is a self-cultural analysis questionnaire tool that gives deep insight into a person’s cultural behavioral preferences. These preferences form a multi-layered snapshot of a specific …
The three colors of worldview is an online assessment that measures personnel preferences on three cultural drivers.These drivers have a strong influence on how people think, speak, and act.Depending on …
January 25, 2020 Are You Equipped for Relational Success in a Global World? Even if you haven’t left home, the world has very likely come to you. No matter where …
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January 6, 2020 The Key to Unlock Success in Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Initiatives Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging initiatives are more successful if participants are intercultural learners and have developed …
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December 20, 2019 How Global is Your Company’s DNA? Transform your organization’s international reach with Inter-Cultural Intelligence ‘Conquering the world’ must include ‘globalizing your company DNA’! I was talking to …
This online tool reveals employee motivations, preferences, and flexibility. It highlights areas of tension, key challenges and opportunities for development, with individual advice for adaptation to different international environments. Measures …
Create a collaborative environment with your specific team members and compare all of your personal cultural profiles. Discuss and develop methods for overcoming potential hurdles, and create a strong, collaborative …
The Culture in the Workplace Questionnaire (CWQ) leads us to Understand that one’s own culture and the impact of culture on the actions of others is essential for effective global …
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The tool helps explain how your cultural style may affect your professional relationships, decision making, management style, etc. Can be used by individuals, groups/teams, professors/trainers. Includes a graph showing your …
The COI is centerpiece of the Cultural Navigator® which is a web-based, self-reporting tool designed to foster self-awareness and others-awareness so users can effectively communicate and collaborate in a global …
This tool is an online assessment that can be used by employers for employees and their spouses or partners. It allows both assigners and their spouse or partner to analyze …
Inclusive Leadership Profile™ ILP is a web-based self-assessment tool that evaluates the degree to which an individual applies principles of inclusion and practices them to build and sustain an inclusive …
The Cultural Values Profile is a research-based inventory that will help you understand your personal orientation on ten cultural value dimensions. The value orientations can be compared with the tendencies …
Create your own personal cultural profile and graphically compare your cultural preferences with more than 150 other cultures. Understand what challenges may arise when working with people from various countries …
Develops individual reports for each participant based on their unique responses to the background information section of the survey. The report is broken down into several sections to help an …
A 360 degree assessment is appropriate when the business leader(s) needing a global readiness assessment are not contemplating relocation. Survey is completed by the individual, at least 3 friends/family members, …
December 9, 2019 Four Keys for Building Trust on Teams, part 2 Building trust and avoiding cultural pitfalls We have found that in different cultural settings behavioral traits can be …
Develops an individual’s ability to operate effectively in unfamiliar cultural contexts. Measures the energy and emphasis an individual gives to 10 competencies with 22 associated skills, attitudes, and knowledge areas.Available …
The International Team Trust Indicator is designed to help assess the 9 culturally sensitive trust areas and apply them to an international team. Provides a team with a report to …
Measures leadership competencies of corporate managers and global leaders in areas critical to interacting and working effectively with people from different cultures. Has 16 different GCR’s in three categories: perception …
Focused on education, business, government, and non-profit clients, this assessment measures all the dimensions necessary for global competence, a 21st century skill. Supported by original research findings, as well as …
Developmental intercultural effectiveness tools that help build cross-cultural competence in individuals and organizations. Allows employees to know themselves as an individual and as a complex blend of the influences of …
The TAP measures individual’s motivations, expectations and 12 other competencies required for successful intercultural adjustment. TAP predicts adjustment over time and aids in selection and/or development of employees and spouses …