by farhanna sayegh, multicultural marketing director In nature and in business, ecosystems are formed by the interaction of a community. It is a dynamic network that emerges between unrelated or distant actors to promote constructive actions and disrupt negative ones. Building an ecosystem to help women connect, grow and thrive was the focus of WBENC’s […]
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Coming Together: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride and Pride Month
Society’s willingness to embrace diversity has drastically shifted over the course of time. From the first American settlers fleeing their home country to form their own in the name of religious freedom to African Americans fighting for basic human rights, countless individuals have given everything from their spare time to their lives to gain acceptance […]
The History of Black History Month
In 1926 Black History Month started as a weeklong celebration only to finally be extended to a month in 1976. Black History Month was designated in order to properly honor and remember African American culture and history. Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a theme for the [...]
Respect
About the author: At CQ fluency, we are proud to have a team of intelligent, innovative, and creative thinkers. Each month in our blog, we will be publishing posts from “guest authors” on our team in order to add more perspectives to our collaborative voice. This post is from one of our team members in […]
Culture and Global Training Programs – Pt. 2
Current Trends in eLearning The eLearning industry continues to evolve and introduce new learning methodologies that are all geared towards ensuring trainees can easily access training courses and retain the key information from those training sessions. Here are some current trends in eLearning that can benefit from a multicultural approach. Micro-learning Pack a powerful […]
Calling All Angels
Calling All Angels I was reading an article by Joe Biden entitled “We Are Living Through a Battle for the Soul of this Nation”, He was reflecting on a time in 1968 in Wilmington, DE after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. There are 2 lines that stayed with me. The first at the […]
Culture and Global Training Programs – Pt. 1
How does culture impact your global training programs? Where do you see your company in the next five years? Hopefully your answer is that your company will be tapping into international markets and optimizing the full potential of your organization’s awesome employees. An even better answer would be that you are already there! In 2014, […]
Heroes Among Us
There are heroes among us…. Browsing through the social media, I came upon a video about Sir Nicholas George Winton. I watched the video over and over again and it became a sort of tonic for me in these troubling times. Here’s the background story to the video. Nicholas Winton was a British humanitarian who organized the […]
Total Solar Eclipses and Cultural Meanings
Everyone is talking about the total solar eclipse happening on August 21st which will be visible in the U.S. from coast to coast. The dark shadow of the moon — the umbra — will first touch the Earth’s surface far out over the North Pacific Ocean, nearly 1,000 miles south of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, at 9:48 […]
The Benefits of Supplier Diversity
The landscape of business transforms quickly. It is pulled and shaped by the tides of society, and must mold itself to be successful with each turn. In recent years, the progression that has directed success in the most exceptional businesses is an awareness of the importance of diversification. Supplier diversity in particular is emerging as […]