From the monthly archives:

December 2008

My 5th Christmas in North Africa

December 24, 2008

First of all, I would like to wish all readers a very Merry Christmas.  Needless to say, today is Christmas Eve, and I would like to write a few words about the Christmas atmosphere in Morocco. This is my fifth Christmas in Morocco, and I’m getting used to the style – no carols, no extravagant [...]

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Do You Have an Acute Self-Awareness?

December 17, 2008

The business world has seen a tremendous increase in productivity over the recent years due to advances in technology. World-class businesses and organizations are continually improving their structures, systems, and management methodology. It’s a highly competitive world out there, and everyone is working hard to have even a slight edge that will get them over [...]

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Shame-based Cultures Are Full of Pitfalls

December 1, 2008

Different cultures can be categorized in different ways (and categories don’t always work).  One of them, even with its over-generalization and limitations, is to categorize them into shame-based cultures and guilt-based cultures.  Now, it’s probably impossible to define a particular culture as either shame-based or guilt-based because it more than likely includes a mixture of [...]

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