Robert Gibson is an interculturalist with over 30 years' experience of intercultural competence development in business and education.
He worked for 18 years at the multinational engineering corporation Siemens where he led an international team of specialists providing intercultural services for individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide. He has taught at the University of Munich (LMU), Ingolstadt School of Management and Bologna Business School.
Robert is a former Vice-President of SIETAR Europa and a member of the Advisory Board of SIETAR Deutschland. His publications include over 70 articles for the magazine Business Spotlight; his latest book 'Bridge the Culture Gaps' will be published by Nicholas Brealey/Hachette in November 2021.Robert Gibson is an interculturalist with over 30 years' experience of intercultural competence development in business and education.
He worked for 18 years at the multinational engineering corporation Siemens where he led an international team of specialists providing intercultural services for individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide. He has taught at the University of Munich (LMU), Ingolstadt School of Management and Bologna Business School.
Robert is a former Vice-President of SIETAR Europa and a member of the Advisory Board of SIETAR Deutschland. His publications include over 70 articles for the magazine Business Spotlight; his latest book 'Bridge the Culture Gaps' will be published by Nicholas Brealey/Hachette in November 2021....more
I remember only too well one week when I had meetings with two very different clients. The first was a highly experienced European manager who had an MBA from one of the top US business schools, had worked in senior positions in several countries and whose wife was from Asia. The second was responsible for Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and had spent most of his career in Germany. The topic
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