International business opportunities Archives

I’ll take our business relationship with chili sauce, please

by Anna Ridgway | Jan 22, 2015 | Adapting to change, blog, Business goals, Developing trust, international business

I was sitting down for lunch at a new Melbourne café with Samuel*, a CFO acquaintance, and we were considering our menu options. Samuel was hemming and hawing while the waitress hovered. ‘Well, anything – so long as it’s not Asian,’ he finally said. After helping him...

‘I’ve been invited to give a presentation internationally. How do I get my audience pitch right?’

by Anna Ridgway | Oct 30, 2014 | Adapting to change, blog, Communicating across cultures, Global dexterity, international business

You’ve just been invited to give a presentation as an international guest at a symposium or conference overseas. Congratulations! Even if you’re already an experienced presenter, take some time to review your presentation to make sure you’re pitching...

Tall buildings, vulgar opulence and business opportunities

by Anna Ridgway | Sep 25, 2014 | blog, Global dexterity, Social commentary

Two colleagues from different cultural backgrounds from mine have reminded me of the different cultural values we bring to big projects we see going up around us, changing our physical and cultural landscape. What’s over-tall, opulent and crass to some is great...