Dr. Ahmed Acidah, a Nigerian human resources executive, shar…

Dr. Ahmed Acidah, a Nigerian human resources executive, shared with Erin Meyer about a challenge that he faced on his Nigerian and German team.  He said that the Germans plan everything far in advance, even asking the Nigerians for ___________ three months before a conference in Germany.  Acidah’s Nigerian staff were revolting over this approach! (The Culture Map)

The night before Erin Meyer was to give a presentation to a…

The night before Erin Meyer was to give a presentation to a large group of South Americans, Flavio Ranato encouraged her to take more time for her presentation than was scheduled because he thought that the topic was so important and the group would benefit from her talk.  Meyer went back to her hotel room that night and adapted her presentation from 45 minutes to 60 minutes.  In the end, she took 65 minutes because the Q&A session ran a bit long.  What feedback did Ranato offer Meyer after her presentation?