I was working at my part time job and wearing a favorite; a black T-shirt with Fela Kuti’s face on the front with the word Dobale written across his eyes. In Yoruba culture, Dobale means [...]
When Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and expats are asked the question ‘where’s home?’ a similar answer, or lack of answer, typically follows: Silence. A noticeable gulp. A panicked sequence of “Umm…” [...]
Imagine the following: Feng Li is a Chinese-born management consultant for a major American-based professional services firm in ChicagoImagine the following: Feng Li is a Chinese-born management [...]
What are languages and how exactly do they affect cerebral processes? Suriasumantri, a prominent Indonesian neural scientist, defines language as the channel capable of encompassing everything in [...]
(Funmi Adebayo): What is NISM YPro about and what is the ultimate goal? NISM YPro is the Young Professionals sub-group of an established professional organisation called Nigerians in the Square [...]
In 2009, Professor John Hattie did a landmark meta-study about what improves learning in schools – including results from 52,637 published studies – which found that out of 138 factors, the one [...]
With today’s global workforce, it’s becoming increasingly important to understand and work more effectively with people across cultures. But what happens when cultural differences about managing [...]
I have a profound obsession with words and language. I believe words, do in fact, mean things and it is important to understand them. Sometimes, stereotypes exist because people do not understand [...]
If you and I attend a tech event this week one of the topics that would inevitably surface is the need for more diversity in technology. In a recent Forbes article titled “How Do We Increase [...]
“Traveling the world is one of the greatest things you can ever do for yourself. It will shatter all illusions, stereotypes, and notions you have of the world and the people in it. You will [...]