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	<title>David Livermore</title>
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	<description>Global Thinker and Author</description>
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		<title>Why have a meeting? Depends where you&#8217;re from!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Okay. Let’s get down to business.” It’s a familiar phrase for those who live in meetings in the Western world. It’s code for, “Cut the chit chat. Time to get something done.”  Yet for many cultures around the world, a meeting is as much about building relationships and strengthening bonds.  Why have a meeting? U.S.: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidlivermore.com/2012/02/03/why-have-a-meeting-depends-where-youre-from/</link>
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		<title>Why thinking too much can get in the way of Cultural Intelligence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve often prided myself upon how deeply I think and reflect about things….not at the expense of action. In fact, “thinking” is sometimes a way for me to bide the time when I’m bored on a plane or tuned out during a presentation. I’m constantly reflecting upon situations and considering what they mean for me [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidlivermore.com/2012/01/24/why-thinking-too-much-can-get-in-the-way-of-cultural-intelligence/</link>
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		<title>Learning and Training Development Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learning and Talent Development (L&#38;TD) professionals are crucial allies for assessing and developing cultural intelligence (CQ). The findings of a recent survey of L&#38;TD practices in India, the U.K., and U.S. offer several strategic insights for those of us committed to improving the CQ of working professionals:[1] 1. In-House Programs Ranked Highest by Practitioners Practitioners [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidlivermore.com/2012/01/06/learning-and-training-development-survey/</link>
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		<title>The Amazing Race to Study Abroad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our family loves to watch the Amazing Race. Given our many travels together, we often think about how we would compete to cross the finish line first. And you can imagine the joy it gives me to hear my kids evaluating the CQ of the various participants based upon how they interact with the locals [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidlivermore.com/2011/12/02/the-amazing-race-to-study-abroad/</link>
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		<title>When Niche Marketers Go Too Far</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The $1.1 trillion buying power of Hispanic Americans hasn’t gone unnoticed by many companies. Bi-lingual staff, Hispanic focus groups, and niche marketing plans have become standard fare for many U.S. businesses that are trying to tap the Hispanic market. For example, Men&#8217;s Warehouse is marketing traditional Hispanic guayabera shirts to Latino men. But Felipe Korzenny of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidlivermore.com/2011/11/04/when-niche-marketers-go-too-far/</link>
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		<title>The Spirit of Cultural Intelligence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m privileged to do work that I love. I write, teach, and speak about global leadership and cultural intelligence. People often ask me, “So how did you end up in this kind of work?” I’m never quite sure how to answer that question. The easy response is the technical one. My professional and academic pursuits [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidlivermore.com/2011/10/14/the-spirit-of-cultural-intelligence/</link>
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		<title>Why We Need Stereotypes!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning Emily, my fourteen year old daughter declared, “I hate shopping!” She’s excited about going to homecoming this weekend and she likes to dress up. But she has no interest in all the hassle involved in trying on different outfits and spending hours at the mall. As if that isn’t enough, she’s ambivalent about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidlivermore.com/2011/10/07/why-we-need-stereotypes/</link>
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		<title>Can you really be a &#8220;Global&#8221; Leader?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One time I was speaking at a symposium in Prague to a group of emerging leaders from Eastern Europe. After a couple days at the conference, my U.S. colleague based in Czech said to me, “Okay Dave. Tell me who you think the strongest leaders are in this group.” Without missing a beat I said, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidlivermore.com/2011/09/09/can-you-really-be-a-global-leader/</link>
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		<title>In a Global Economy, Can you Trust your Gut?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyday we get reminders about life in our borderless world&#8230; GE made $14.2 billion in profits in 2010 yet they owed no U.S. corporate taxes because most of their activity was abroad. The Hispanic population in the U.S. just hit 51 million, more than the population of Spain. And last year, 67% of commercial flights [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidlivermore.com/2011/08/08/in-a-global-economy-can-you-trust-your-gut/</link>
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		<title>Spicy food in the Tropics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple weeks ago I was with my family in Argentina. Empanadas are one of the staple foods in Argentina&#8211;a great pie/pastry filled with all kinds of wonderful things. When talking with an Argentinian woman, she was telling us that people in the northern, rural regions like their empanadas filled with much spicier fillings. It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidlivermore.com/2011/07/07/spicy-food-in-the-tropics/</link>
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