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Poll: Who is the greatest threat to world peace, Trump, Putin or Kim Jong-Un?
Trump, Putin or Kim Jong-Un 3 people who gain global attention. 3 people who almost everybody have an opinion about. Before we continue we will like to hear your opinion by answering the short poll below. We will also be grateful if you will share this...
Focus on micro-inequities to avoid Cultural Conflicts becoming destructive
Almost all cultural conflicts start with micro-inequities that no one pay attention to. If you learn to do that you can make a huge difference to your organisation
Leadership Training reinvented
Leadership training has to be reinvented in order to be relevant for tomorrows leaders and managers. AI and automation are changing the leadership roles dramatically. Why do we need to reinvent leadership training? We need to reinvent the leadership training primarily...
Tailor your Corporate Leadership Training with Gugin Training Modules
The Corporate Training Dilemma Corporate Leadership Training is often the most effective training because all the participants share the same goals and are part of the same corporate culture. But there are still challenges to overcome. Training people at all levels in...
United Airlines corporate culture – a patient to be examined
The United Airlines corporate culture exposed When a Kentucky physician was dragged off a United Airlines plane it naturally created headlines around the world as it was an incomprehensible act, which didn't make sense to anybody. If it had been a violent passenger or...
When Innovation dies it is too late to change
Becoming innovative is difficult – staying innovative is harder – and when it fades it is almost always too late to change the culture
Terror attack – The Dangerous side effect of Cultures
The tragic event in Paris here in France where 12 people were killed has of course drawn headlines around the world. Apart from condemning the act and showing support to the relatives of the killed people another thing is going on, which can become potentially...
From FOMO to JOMO :: A paradigm shift in our view on Social Media
Relax; FOMO is fading away FOMO, which is the "Fear Of Missing Out" has for many years been the key enabler for our use of Social Media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. You have probably read stories about people who got depressed over not being a part of an...
Is Islam = Terrorism?
Is Terrorism = Islam? Of course not It is easy to judge the terror attacks we have witnessed in Paris as a spin-off of radical islamism as all of the terrorists were muslims. I am writing this short article because I have worked with this subject for quite many years...
Cross-Cultural Leadership The Challenges and Opportunities
Cross Cultural Management is challenging to most managers. This article outlines 3 of the challenges and suggests how you can deal with them
Organisational Culture Nudging – an intelligent way to change behaviour
What is Organisational Culture Nudging Organisational culture nudging is a concept where we can alter people's behaviour in a predictable way without forbidding them to choose other options. It is used a lot in architecture where you want people to move in a specific...
Merging organisations. The difficult task most CEO’s think they master
Merging organisations. The difficult task most CEO's think they master - but they don't- which is why 2/3 of all Mergers fail to meet their objectives due to cultural clashes. Here are the top 5 reasons why merging organisations go wrong and what you can do to...
When we accept behaviour today we wouldn’t accept before
Why we accept behaviour we didn't accept before Unlike what we might initially think cultural values change over time. That is the truth for any culture - in fact no culture would be able to survice if it didn't adapt to the external environment all the time. When I...
Be Global in anything you do everywhere in the world
It seems Hamlet is not alone with his whim. Born from a genius mind four centuries ago, it still holds true to describe one of the most difficult processes for any human being: Decision Making. It can be as complex as a multinational acquisition or as simple as what...
Changing Corporate Culture With Cultural Nudging
What is Cultural Nudging Cultural nudging is a concept where we can alter people's behaviour in a predictable way without forbidding them to choose other options. It is used a lot in architecture where you want people to move in a specific way and pace in a building....
There is one thing worse than bad leadership
We are good at reducing bad leadership Most leaders and managers are well aware that the quality of their performance has a huge influence on the people they manage or lead. This is also why organisational feedback systems are so valuable because they indicate how and...
Cultural Diversity is the key to Success for Global Companies
Taking advantage of cultural diversity is propable the biggest hidden resource in business today. Gugin has helped hundreds of companies around the world becoming better
The New Homeless
Home means protection, belonging, feelings of ownership, safety, and overall a place where everything is known. At home, we understand the way things work and the relationships among others. We learn from others (parents) or teach others (brothers and sisters, sons...
Dilemma 3: Are you corrupt?
Are you corrupt? Usually when you ask people if they are corrupt they will answer "No!". But the truth is that we can all end up being corrupt if the pressure on us is big enough. Will will not be proud of it, many will not speak about it and most people will feel a...
How much cultural Intelligence do you have?
Look carefully at the image above. What do you pay attention to first, the different colours or the similar shapes? If you see the different colours first it means that you have a preference for looking for differences before you see similarities. If, however, you see...
Cultural diversity in the workplace
Learn how important it is to benefit financially and strategically from the cultural diversity in the workplace.
5 Best things you can do for your multicultural team
Making everyone happy and motivated is difficult. If the group is very diverse it might seem almost impossible – but it is not – read on
Why Fighting Climate Change has to be embedded in Corporate Cultures
Fighting climate change has to be embedded in the corporate cultures for a number of reasons. Learn why and how you change the corporate culture
Leverage cultural diversity and accelerate organisational effectiveness
Want to boost innovation power, employee satisfaction and competitive advantage in your organisation? To leverage cultural diversity is probably one of the most overlooked disciplines in modern management and leadership. 2/3 of all mergers and acquisitions fail due to...
Gugins Blog posts
- Intercultural Leadership – Challenges and Opportunities 3. February, 2020Cross Cultural Management is challenging to most managers. This article outlines 3 of the challenges and suggests how you can deal with them The post Intercultural Leadership – Challenges and Opportunities appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Future Cultural Challenges for Airlines and Airports 31. January, 2020The post Future Cultural Challenges for Airlines and Airports appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- You can’t make a dog happy by wagging its tail 20. January, 2020The post You can’t make a dog happy by wagging its tail appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Competitive advantage – a new way of calculating it 16. January, 2020Learn how to calculate the competitive advantage derived from cultural diversity, cultural intelligence and innovation. #competitiveadvantage #innovation #diversity #leadership The post Competitive advantage – a new way of calculating it appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Don’t Compromise – solve Dilemmas a more intelligent way 1. January, 2020The post Don’t Compromise – solve Dilemmas a more intelligent way appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Why leaving Facebook is the right thing to do 30. December, 2019The post Why leaving Facebook is the right thing to do appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Check if your colleagues are cultural intelligent 27. December, 2019The post Check if your colleagues are cultural intelligent appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Corporate culture integration – how is it facilitated successfully? 27. December, 2019The post Corporate culture integration – how is it facilitated successfully? appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- How to successfully screw up a business meeting 11. December, 2019The post How to successfully screw up a business meeting appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Cultural fit or Skills? What is most important when hiring people? 26. November, 2019Cultural fit or skills - what is most important when you hire people? You will probably say both, but which one comes first? Do you start by looking for people who culturally fit into your organisation or do you start by looking for specific skills for a specific job? The post Cultural fit or Skills? […]Finn Majlergaard