How Wall Street Could Help Haiti and Partially Redeem those Bonuses
Instead of Congress having to borrow money to increase the aid budget to help Haiti, or raise taxes, why don't the nice folks on Wall Street do the right thing? Just give 10 percent of their bonuses to Haiti. It might help change the public perception of them.
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Students, Not Soldiers, Making the Difference in Haiti
As a veteran of a war, I can say that these students’ courage in the face of the unexpected is unparalleled by anything I have ever seen in the military.
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The short version of this post is a summary of the workshop I presented today at the C-E-O conference for collegiate entrepreneurs in Chicago. One person who arrived at the end had asked if there was anywhere to capture the information in the 50 minute workshop. So, here is the “objective” short version:

We covered the “Why” budding entrepreneurs need to be able to communicate and engage with people of all backgrounds:

1. If you look at US Census Statistics to 2040, the population is shifting. By 2040, caucasians will no longer be the majority. As people of color make up the majority population in the US, one’s ‘multicultural competence’ becomes critical. The population is changing, it’s a question of being prepared.

2. As Entrepreneurs, you will be hiring staff. Data shows that diverse teams where participants are engaged consistently outperform homogeneous teams. You can get the broadest rangeperformance ...

When I write about attending cultural events or ethnic restaurants with my son, I often hear Carmen Van Kerhove’s voice in my head (not literally, but from her blogs, anti-racist parent and racialicious) saying “Enough of the Celebrating, time to get down to business!”

I believe that the appreciation or curiosity about other cultures (as opposed to an insular orientation of ethnocentrism) is sometimes the first nascent entering into understanding intercultural communications and working toward an equitable society. That’s why I liked this article by Cindy King about Curiosity vs. Empathy, defining differences but linking curiosity as a lead in to epathy.

Curiosity Versus Empathy, by Cindy King (follow Cindy King on http://twitter.com/cindyking

Some recent discussions have brought up a question on developing a good international m

Advertising, almost by definition is cultural. Advertising influences our culture. The culture influences advertising. Now, in a country with so many different cultures producing advertising that is meaningful to these diverse cultures is a challenge. While it is true that in some cases a single message may do well across cultures, many times the message would be more effective if it is customized to the target culture.


Many culturally directed ads are simply a manifestation of stereotypes and relatively trite. That is because the difference between objective and subjective culture is not generally known. That Hispanics have large families and that they are family oriented is true, but definitely overused, and almost stereotypically used in advertising. That Hispanics have an affinity for social gatherings is true, but also overused. These are all manifestations of objective culture. These are the cultural manifestations that we can observe. And because we can observe ...