by Klaus Fischer | Mar 24, 2026 | Article, Intercultural Collaboration
Same company, same processes—and still completely different What this is about In the late 1960s, IBM—an international company—faced a puzzling question:Why did identical management practices work extremely well in some countries—and not at all in others? The person...
by Thomas Wulz | Mar 24, 2026 | Article, Intercultural Collaboration
Intercultural Awkward Moments There are words that reveal a surprising amount about a mindset. “Hoppala” is one of them. It describes a mishap—but in a way that neither dramatizes nor judges it. A “hoppala” is not a scandal. It is a moment of stumbling, a brief moment...
by Birgit Fischer-Sitzwohl | Mar 6, 2026 | Article, Intercultural Collaboration
When Maps Don’t Match Understanding and Navigating Intercultural MisunderstandingsInternational collaboration is now part of everyday professional life. Global teams, virtual meetings across time zones, students from all over the world in the same classroom, project...
by Birgit Fischer-Sitzwohl | Sep 9, 2025 | Intercultural Collaboration, Working Together
For 60 years, we’ve been supporting organizations all over the world – delivering projects in more than 30 countries with teams who don’t just understand cultural diversity but genuinely value it. Although Coverdale is a network of independent local companies, we...
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