Two Nations Divided by a Common Training Video

Michael Platt points out something that had struck me as well: the difference between a typical US training video and a typical UK training video. The former is usually squeaky clean and perfect teeth, while the latter is often lovably ramshackle and altogether more human (and I agree with Michael: more memorable).

The cultural differences that exist between the UK and the US (and indeed with other countries and cultures) are something that often derail the best laid plans of global enterprises. One of the better books on the traps and minefields that exist here is Nancy J. Adler’s "International Dimensions of Organizational Behaviour"