Articles by Neal Goodman
The Pope Declares He Is No ‘Right-Winger’
What a hopeful sign from Pope Francis this week in his interview with Jesuit magazines. For the first time in a long time there is an expression of inclusiveness that has been missing from the Catholic hierarchy. Francis is making overtures to the po...
D&I Comes Down to Building Respect, Understanding
Fifty years ago on Aug. 28, the day of the March on Washington, was also the day that I began my work in the field of intercultural relations. Like the March on Washington, my work that day was not focused on bringing together cultures from around th...
How to Practice The DIJ Model
The last two weeks have been rich with emotional issues, killings between Shias and Sunnis (during Ramadan), research demonstrating that a biased response on Harvard’s Implicit Association Test may have no bearing on how we act, and the verdict from...

Are You Sharing Global Information?
To broaden cultural intelligence across a global organization, build a knowledge management system that can gather, house and disseminate it.
Appreciating Cultural Competence Is Crucial for Success
This second blog will explain what cultural competence is and provide a couple of glaring examples of its lack. Cultural competence is knowing how to adapt to the diverse rules of the game, in life and business around the world, for personal and prof...
Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Cultural Competence
Welcome to Diversity Executive magazine’s Cultural Competency blog, where we will provide cutting-edge ideas, strategies and practices that will enhance your ability to transform your organization to a culturally competent one. As a community, we wil...

The Value of Cultural Competence
Culturally competent employees are the difference between successful global operations and gridlock, angst and disappointment.

Your Brain on Culture
Organizations can create competitive advantage by developing a global mindset, enhancing leadership development and building global teams.