Thank you Judge Isom and Judge Alvarez for inviting CPS to present a presentation to you and 50 of your colleagues today. Here is the PowerPoint of the presentation. Please contact me at glynis@c-psolutions.com if you have problems downloading it. Anyone is welcome to contact us for further discussion of the role of a multicultural [...]
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Inclusive Businesses Find More Customers
Every business needs more customers. Businesses need more customers from the many national market segments, and from the 95% of global customers who live outside the borders of the USA. Researchers from the Harvard School of Business, and the University of Texas have again confirmed that a business’ range of diversity is a solid predictor [...]
Soft Landings
If you’ve ever moved from comfortable, known surroundings to a new area, you know how difficult and even traumatic this can be. If you’ve ever had help to make your move easier and your adjustment more comfortable, you know how important a soft landing program is. A soft landing is any range of services that [...]
How long will your top talent stay? 28 months (Harvard Business Review)
How long will your top young performers stay with your company? The Harvard Business Review has the time frame: 28 months. 95% are browsing new jobs. A. Why? Two reasons: 1. They don’t feel they are getting enough training and coaching. 2. They don’t feel that they are getting enough mentoring. This new twelve-year study [...]
Fall Programs: Multicultural, Diverse and International Business Success
Program New Brochure differentness Here is a downloadable description of our special fall course programs. All CPS programs are customized for our clients. Building Multicultural Teams Managing Multicultural Teams & Projects Communicating Across Distances and Differences Multicultural Sales & Marketing (and Networking) Soft Landings: Successful Retention & Development (USA & Foreign Assignments) Diversity and Inclusion [...]
Multi-cultural Communication 3: Meetings with Results
Last week’s one-minute class covered ways to help quieter, or less-assertive people or cultures to contribute valuable, diverse opinions and knowledge to group discussions and decisions. This week: another way that diverse groups can grow communication. 1. Reformat your meeting agenda into questions. For instance, instead of Financial Report, you could write “Are we on [...]
Into the Future: “Seeing Around Corners” as a Core Business Competency
In the New Economy, the best companies try to see around corners in a world of change. You’re much more likely to succeed in your career and as an organization if you know where your industry, and your sector of the economy is going. You don’t have to be Siemens or General Electric to looking [...]
Elephants and Fleas – When to use an External in Training, Coaching and Process Improvement
Charles Handy, one of the most influential management thinkers, likened companies to elephants. The larger they are, the harder they are to move from their trajectory, and the more they like their comfort zone. It is hard to change an elephant if you live on the elephant permanently. Handy saw the usefulness of external partners [...]
The case for diversity/inclusion + 7 training points
Recently, there have been several debates about diversity and inclusion. What is the difference and how do these affect the bottom line? (I write the criteria for the Diversity Prize for TBIBC and train in this area, so it comes up a lot.) Please check the Forbes study of Diversity and Innovation here: http://www.forbes.com/forbesinsights/innovation_diversity/index.html Diversity [...]
Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Business
CPS invites you to join us for a two-hour interactive, results-based workshop which will equip you with a toolbox of cultural competency skills. Customized versions of this workshop are available. Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Business. The workshop is suitable for those who need to: Build and manage multi-cultural business teams. Maintain relationships with diverse customers, [...]
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