3 Tips for Eco-Friendly Gift Giving
When planning this year’s holiday gifts, consider your environmental impact, here are 3 tips to help you soften this blow on Mother Nature without having to sacrifice your gifting aesthetics.
Gifts and Goodwill: Your 2017 Holiday Gift-Giving Guide
This holiday season, consider these 8 tips for a thoughtful and successful experience.
Five Common Handwashing Mistakes in the Workplace
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Five Common Handwashing Mistakes in the Workplace
The winter months are prime time for many common illnesses. If offices work together to promote thorough handwashing, employees might avoid strep throat or the flu.
Global Gift Giving in Southern Europe
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Global Gift Giving in Southern Europe
Absorb wisdom and educate others about global gifting tips to increase your cross-cultural understanding of the world.
Global Gift Giving in Northern Europe
While gifts are not traditionally exchanged between business associates in this region, the holiday season is a wonderful opportunity to express gratitude and goodwill with a culturally-appropriate token.
Global Gift Giving Customs in Central & Eastern Europe
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Global Gift Giving Customs in Central & Eastern Europe
As part three of cross-cultural gift giving worldwide, let’s explore the different implications when giving and receiving gifts in Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs), as defined by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The countries included in CEECs are Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and the three Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Global Gift Giving in Western Europe
Western European countries do not consider gift giving as a common practice among business associates. It will be important to know this culture of gift-giving in order to avoid misinterpretations when meeting your international business partner(s) for the first time.
Global Gift Giving Customs in the U.S. & Asia
As part one of several global gift giving posts and in honor of November’s National Gratitude Month, let’s explore how to give the most appropriate and heartfelt gift to your global business partners to show your gratitude.
Dreaming of a Green Holiday
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Dreaming of a Green Holiday
In addition to encouraging self-serve, saving leftovers, and avoiding preparing an excessive amount of food, composting is a relatively simple and low-cost way to minimize waste and help out the environment during the holidays.
Celebrating Tribes at Powwows
In Austin, Texas a powwow occurred on November 4, 2017 and our intern Esther Sanchez attended. Here she shares her observations and we share cultural insight.