Overcoming “Brain Waste”: Foreign-Trained Professionals Seek Return to their Fields- Colorado Trust
Read about the struggles and successes from two CWB doctors who matched to residency in this article from the Colorado Trust by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch.
New MPI Report Examines Initiatives that Help Highly Skilled Immigrants with Foreign-Earned Degrees Counter Brain Waste
With nearly 2 million college-educated immigrants and refugees in the United States unable to fully utilize their professional skills, better understanding of the elements of successful programs and policies that […]
Understanding the Importance of Culture in Global Business
The powerhouses of the global business economy are no longer solely Western countries. In fact, PwC predicts that the fastest-growing markets with increasing annual GDP until 2050 are India, Vietnam […]
Cultural Competency with Today’s K-12 Teachers
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, “More than half of the nation’s children under the age of 18 are expected to be part of a minority race or ethnic group” […]
Having a Difficult Conversation with Someone from a Different Culture
When a problem arises in any mutual relationship- a constructive conversation is necessary to resolve the issue. As each party in a reciprocal conversation has his or her own unique […]
What the Best Cross-Cultural Managers Have in Common
As global business continues to rapidly grow, large organizations must employ “leaders who can effectively move between countries and cultures, take on expat assignments, understand disparate markets and manage diverse teams.” Linda Brimm, professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD and the author of Global Cosmopolitans: The Creative Edge of Difference, coined the term ‘global cosmopolitans’ to highlight the key characteristics that these people have after gaining international exposure at some point in their education or professional lives.
Implicit Bias and Law Enforcement
By Tracey G. Gove, Captain, West Hartford, Connecticut, Police Department Racial profiling has been an obvious point of contention between law enforcement and minority group members. Over the past decade, […]