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“The Chinese manager learns never to criticize a colleague openly or in front of others, while the Dutch manager learns always to be honest and to give the message straight. Americans are trained to wrap positive messages around negative ones, while the French are trained to criticize passionately and provide positive feedback sparingly.”
― Erin Meyer, The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business

“In the Netherlands, we give feedback very directly, but we are always polite.” I love this comment, because a Dutch person’s feedback can indeed be both brutally honest yet delightfully polite—but only if the recipient is Dutch. If you happen to come from one of the 195 or so societies in the world that like their negative feedback a bit less direct than in the Netherlands, you may feel that Maarten’s “politeness” is downright insulting, offensive, and yes, rude.”
― Erin Meyer, The Culture Map: Decoding How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Across Cultures

“You don’t perceive objects as they are. You perceive them as you are. Each”
― David Eagleman, The Brain: The Story of You

“Siempre me gustaron las personas con cicatrices, como los árboles. De hecho, desconfío de las personas que pasados los cuarenta no tienen ninguna.”
― Vanessa Montfort, Mujeres que compran flores