A manager skilled in cross-cultural communications is more likely to succeed in an overseas assignment than a manager with stronger functional skills. Discuss your opinion.

2. Based on your understanding of globalization, are organizations around the world becoming more similar? Explain your answer.

3. If you had to give advice to your boss concerning his or her ability to lead in a multicultural world, what would you say?

4. How do the various cultural elements drive behavior at our workplace? Are you in denial?

5. What was the best cross-cultural learning experience you personally ever took part in? Why was it so effective?