This document provides an overview of a program to help prepare expatriates for living and working in the United States. The program covers understanding American culture, communicating effectively, doing business, and living in the US. It discusses American values, history, regions, diversity, and current issues. Tips are provided for adapting to a new culture and building intercultural skills to enhance work and life abroad. The objectives are to develop cultural self-awareness, knowledge of American culture, and strategies for bridging cultural differences.
AFCPE-FPA Webinar-The Culture of Personal Finance-08-14Barbara O'Neill
This document discusses how culture impacts personal finances. It begins by defining key terms like culture, ethnicity, race, and nationality. It then explains that the US is becoming more culturally diverse and discusses some of the major cultural shifts occurring. It explores how culture influences financial practices and decisions in many ways. The document outlines several specific financial issues faced by different ethnic and cultural groups. It emphasizes the importance for financial educators to understand cultural differences in order to best serve diverse clients.
Business communication and the global contextNazir Ahmed
This document discusses cultural differences and their impact on business communication globally. It begins by defining culture and explaining how communication is influenced by people's backgrounds and experiences. It then outlines several national and individual cultural variables that affect communication styles, such as education, economics, religion, time perception, personal space, manners, and nonverbal signals. Specific differences in practices like business meetings, dining etiquette, dress codes, and decision-making between cultures are provided as examples. The document emphasizes understanding these cultural influences to improve cross-cultural communication.
The document presents a model called CLANS that describes 5 sociological groups that exist in Miami: Cosmopolitans, Latinos, Anglos, Nomads, and Strangers. It provides brief descriptions of each group's demographics, language abilities, education levels, cultural perspectives, and work styles. The author argues that recognizing these differences is important for human resources professionals in Miami when recruiting, assessing contributions, and maximizing diversity within organizations. The ultimate challenge is to communicate, clarify, and focus on shared values while avoiding identification with any single group.
The document presents a model called CLANS that describes 5 sociological groups that exist in Miami: Cosmopolitans, Latinos, Anglos, Nomads, and Strangers. It provides brief descriptions of each group's demographics, language abilities, education levels, cultural perspectives, and work styles. The author argues that recognizing these differences is important for human resources professionals in Miami when recruiting, assessing contributions, and maximizing diversity within organizations. The ultimate challenge is to communicate, clarify, and focus on shared values while avoiding identification with any single group.
2015 Urban Extension Conference-The Culture of Personal Finance-05-15Barbara O'Neill
This document discusses the impact of culture on personal finance. It begins by outlining workshop objectives related to understanding cultural diversity and its influence. It then defines key terms like culture, ethnicity, and acculturation. The document discusses how the United States is becoming more culturally diverse and notes specific financial issues that may arise for foreign-born residents. It also summarizes some common financial characteristics and values of different ethnic groups like Latinos and African Americans.
The document provides instructions for a lesson on social studies. It begins with having students prepare their materials and discuss homework questions. It then defines social studies and explains how different social sciences can help make decisions as a television program director. Students assume roles and get advice from social scientist experts on potential television show topics. They reflect on cultural experiences and the reliability of sources. The lesson emphasizes how social studies integrates various disciplines to promote civic competence.
This document discusses strategies for targeting diverse consumer groups in marketing. It notes that while minorities make up a large portion of the US population, they are underrepresented in advertising. It then provides details on targeting specific ethnic groups like African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Arab Americans. Key points include spending habits, language preferences, cultural customs, and stereotypes to avoid. The document also covers the growing 50-plus market and consumers with disabilities or who are gay/lesbian. Overall, it emphasizes the importance of understanding audiences holistically and avoiding one-dimensional portrayals.
English and Social Responsibility: Building that BridgeElisabeth Chan
This document discusses a study on international students' perceptions of race, language, culture and discrimination in the United States. It finds that many students came with negative views of Americans' knowledge and opinions of their home countries and cultures, which often changed positively after studying in the US. However, most students had little awareness of racism and discrimination in America before arriving. The study shows non-white students reported far higher rates of experiencing racial, linguistic and cultural discrimination than white students. It discusses the importance of addressing issues of diversity, inclusion and social justice in education to improve students' experiences and success.
AFCPE-FPA Webinar-The Culture of Personal Finance-08-14Barbara O'Neill
This document discusses how culture impacts personal finances. It begins by defining key terms like culture, ethnicity, race, and nationality. It then explains that the US is becoming more culturally diverse and discusses some of the major cultural shifts occurring. It explores how culture influences financial practices and decisions in many ways. The document outlines several specific financial issues faced by different ethnic and cultural groups. It emphasizes the importance for financial educators to understand cultural differences in order to best serve diverse clients.
Business communication and the global contextNazir Ahmed
This document discusses cultural differences and their impact on business communication globally. It begins by defining culture and explaining how communication is influenced by people's backgrounds and experiences. It then outlines several national and individual cultural variables that affect communication styles, such as education, economics, religion, time perception, personal space, manners, and nonverbal signals. Specific differences in practices like business meetings, dining etiquette, dress codes, and decision-making between cultures are provided as examples. The document emphasizes understanding these cultural influences to improve cross-cultural communication.
The document presents a model called CLANS that describes 5 sociological groups that exist in Miami: Cosmopolitans, Latinos, Anglos, Nomads, and Strangers. It provides brief descriptions of each group's demographics, language abilities, education levels, cultural perspectives, and work styles. The author argues that recognizing these differences is important for human resources professionals in Miami when recruiting, assessing contributions, and maximizing diversity within organizations. The ultimate challenge is to communicate, clarify, and focus on shared values while avoiding identification with any single group.
The document presents a model called CLANS that describes 5 sociological groups that exist in Miami: Cosmopolitans, Latinos, Anglos, Nomads, and Strangers. It provides brief descriptions of each group's demographics, language abilities, education levels, cultural perspectives, and work styles. The author argues that recognizing these differences is important for human resources professionals in Miami when recruiting, assessing contributions, and maximizing diversity within organizations. The ultimate challenge is to communicate, clarify, and focus on shared values while avoiding identification with any single group.
2015 Urban Extension Conference-The Culture of Personal Finance-05-15Barbara O'Neill
This document discusses the impact of culture on personal finance. It begins by outlining workshop objectives related to understanding cultural diversity and its influence. It then defines key terms like culture, ethnicity, and acculturation. The document discusses how the United States is becoming more culturally diverse and notes specific financial issues that may arise for foreign-born residents. It also summarizes some common financial characteristics and values of different ethnic groups like Latinos and African Americans.
The document provides instructions for a lesson on social studies. It begins with having students prepare their materials and discuss homework questions. It then defines social studies and explains how different social sciences can help make decisions as a television program director. Students assume roles and get advice from social scientist experts on potential television show topics. They reflect on cultural experiences and the reliability of sources. The lesson emphasizes how social studies integrates various disciplines to promote civic competence.
This document discusses strategies for targeting diverse consumer groups in marketing. It notes that while minorities make up a large portion of the US population, they are underrepresented in advertising. It then provides details on targeting specific ethnic groups like African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Arab Americans. Key points include spending habits, language preferences, cultural customs, and stereotypes to avoid. The document also covers the growing 50-plus market and consumers with disabilities or who are gay/lesbian. Overall, it emphasizes the importance of understanding audiences holistically and avoiding one-dimensional portrayals.
English and Social Responsibility: Building that BridgeElisabeth Chan
This document discusses a study on international students' perceptions of race, language, culture and discrimination in the United States. It finds that many students came with negative views of Americans' knowledge and opinions of their home countries and cultures, which often changed positively after studying in the US. However, most students had little awareness of racism and discrimination in America before arriving. The study shows non-white students reported far higher rates of experiencing racial, linguistic and cultural discrimination than white students. It discusses the importance of addressing issues of diversity, inclusion and social justice in education to improve students' experiences and success.
The (In)Security of Topology Discovery in Software Defined NetworksTalal Alharbi
Topology Discovery is an essential service in Soft-
ware Defined Networks (SDN). Most SDN controllers use a de-
facto standard topology discovery mechanism based on OpenFlow
to identify active links in the network. This paper discusses the
security, or rather lack thereof, of the current SDN topology
discovery mechanism, and its vulnerability to link spoofing
attacks. The feasibility and impact of the attacks are verified and
demonstrated via experiments. The paper presents and evaluates
a countermeasure based on HMAC authentication.
VMRay Analyzer is a hypervisor-based threat detection solution that provides best-in-class analysis of malware and targeted attacks. It utilizes full hypervisor integration to allow for high performance, scalable analysis that is resistant to detection and evasion techniques. VMRay's approach leverages the hypervisor to monitor all activity within virtual machines and detect advanced persistent threats and targeted attacks that other tools may miss.
This document discusses and compares classical and legitimate techniques for evading intrusion detection and prevention systems. It provides examples of using legitimate techniques like altering the command sequence and exploiting flaws to evade detection of an attack on the Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability MS03-046. Legitimate techniques are more effective than classical methods at evading IPS/IDS because they focus on exploiting weaknesses in how the applications and protocols are analyzed rather than just obscuring network traffic patterns.
This document discusses the need for tools and techniques to analyze malicious web content and JavaScript obfuscation, as more malware is delivered through the web. It describes Websense's approach of emulating a browser without rendering content, to allow pages to decode themselves and log all activity. This includes implementing DOM and JavaScript engines. Their system found over 124,000 infected pages from analyzing 111 million URLs in 24 hours. Limitations and other resources are also outlined.
Code Obfuscation, PHP shells & more
What hackers do once they get passed your code - and how you can detect & fix it.
Content:
- What happens when I get hacked?
- What's code obfuscation?
- What are PHP shells?
- Show me some clever hacks!
- Prevention
- Post-hack cleanup
What is this not about:
- How can I hack a website?
- How can I DoS a website?
- How can I find my insecure code?
A combined approach to search for evasion techniques in network intrusion det...eSAT Journals
Abstract Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) whose base is signature, works on the signature of attacks. They must be updated quickly in order to prevent the system from new attacks. The attacker finds out new evasion techniques so that he should remain undetected. As the new evasion techniques are being developed it becomes difficult for NIDS to give accurate results and NIDS may fail. The key aspect of our paper is to develop a network intrusion detection system using C4.5 algorithm where Adaboost algorithm is used to classify the packet as normal packet or attack packet and also to further classify different types of attack. Apriori algorithm is used to find real time evasion and to generate rules to find intrusion These rules are further given as input to Snort intrusion detection system for detecting different attacks. Keywords: NIDS, Evasion, Apriori Algorithm, Adaboost Algorithm, Snort
Practical IoT Exploitation (DEFCON23 IoTVillage) - Lyon YangLyon Yang
This is a light training/presentation talk.
My name is Lyon Yang and I am an IoT hacker. I live in sunny Singapore where IoT is rapidly being deployed – in production. This walkthrough will aim to shed light on the subject of IoT, from finding vulnerabilities in IoT devices to getting shiny hash prompts.
Our journey starts with a holistic view of IoT security, the issues faced by IoT devices and the common mistakes made by IoT developers. Things will then get technical as we progress into a both ARM and MIPS exploitation, followed by a ‘hack-along-with-us’ workshop where you will be exploiting a commonly found IoT daemon. If you are new to IoT or a seasoned professional you will likely learn something new in this workshop.
https://www.iotvillage.org/#schedule
This document discusses various topics related to network security including Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS), Virtual Private Network (VPN), firewall, malware analysis, penetration testing, and digital forensics. SSL/TLS provides security at the transport and session layers. A VPN extends private networks across public networks like the internet. Firewalls control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on rules. Malware analysis involves reverse engineering malware to understand its capabilities and behavior. Penetration testing involves authorized hacking to test security. Digital forensics applies scientific principles to the collection, examination, and analysis of digital evidence.
R. S. Sangeetha is seeking a dynamic and challenging role in engineering that offers career growth. She has a BE in Electronics and Instrumentation from Thangavelu Engineering College with 7 years of experience. She currently works as a Senior Material Engineer at Infoplus Technologies where she analyzes materials, monitors inventory, and coordinates with vendors. Prior, she worked as a CAD instructor and Electronics Engineer. She has expertise in master data management and handling projects for various companies.
Code obfuscation techniques make code unintelligible or hard to understand. They are used by software companies to protect intellectual property and by malicious actors to avoid detection from antivirus software. The document discusses different obfuscation techniques like randomization, data encoding, and logic structure obfuscation. It also covers how obfuscated scripts can be used by attackers for information loss, downloading malware, or redirecting users to malicious sites. Antivirus software tries to detect obfuscated malware using techniques like signature matching, emulation, and analyzing script behavior after deobfuscation.
The document discusses code obfuscation techniques used to protect software from piracy and malware analysis, and methods for deobfuscation. It covers common obfuscation techniques like code virtualization, code morphing, and opaque predicates. It then introduces the Ariadne engine, which can deobfuscate virtualized and morphed code using its emulator-based AIR Wave Deobfuscation Technology to calculate variable values and determine code flow. Test results showed Ariadne can effectively deobfuscate code protected by many obfuscators and protectors.
This is the slide deck from a presention for SecTor 2016.
I spoke with Chris Gates @carnal0wnage.
The outline is:
Purple Teaming is conducting focused Red Teams with clear training objectives for the Blue Team for the ultimate goal of improving the organization’s overall security posture. The popular opinion is that Purple Teaming requires a big undertaking. This is not true and we will show practical exercises for Purple Teaming for varying levels of organizational maturity using the Cyber Kill Chain[1] as our framework.
This document discusses code obfuscation techniques used to protect intellectual property and hide malicious code. It describes general obfuscation methods like control transformations, computation transformations, and data abstraction obfuscation. Specific techniques are outlined like opaque predicates, inheritance modifications, variable splitting, and method inlining/cloning. Code obfuscation aims to complicate reverse engineering but cannot completely prevent it, and it decreases performance. When used judiciously, obfuscation provides some protection against theft and malware insertion.
This presentation talks about the focus towards building security in the software development life cycle and covers details related to Reconnaissance, Scanning and Attack based test design and execution approach.
Combat the Latest Two-Factor Authentication Evasion TechniquesIBM Security
In the wake of 2005 FFIEC regulation calling for stronger security methods, financial institutions have adopted two-factor authentication (2FA) as a means to mitigate online fraud.
Historically 2FA measures such as security questions, one time passwords, physical tokens, SMS authentications and USB tokens have been able to effectively stop fraud attacks. However, in the fast paced arms race that is the war against financial crime, cybercriminals are starting to take the upper hand by developing increasingly sophisticated techniques that bypass 2FA.
In this presentation, Ori Bach, Senior Security Strategist at IBM Trusteer demonstrates several of the 2FA beating techniques and explains how cybercriminals:
- Highjack authenticated banking sessions by directly taking over victims computers
- Make use fake overlay messages to trick victims to surrender their tokens
- Beat one time passwords sent to mobile devices
- Purchase fraud tool-kits to bypass 2FA
View the on-demand recording: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/6080887905844019714
Penetration testing is used to test the security of a website by simulating real attacks from outside. It identifies potential vulnerabilities to prevent harmful attacks. By understanding how attacks work, the IT team can fix issues and prevent larger attacks in the future. The presentation will demonstrate a penetration testing tool that checks the login page for security issues like authentication, redirects, and hidden code. Contact information is provided for any additional questions.
Deobfuscation and beyond (ZeroNights, 2014)ReCrypt
The document discusses software obfuscation techniques used by commercial obfuscators and how a symbolic equation system could help to deobfuscate transformations used in obfuscated code. It outlines common obfuscation techniques like recursive substitution and code duplication. Previous deobfuscation research and tools are discussed, highlighting limitations in relying solely on compiler theory algorithms. The authors propose using a symbolic equation system to aid in deobfuscation. Their system, called Project Eq, is able to successfully deobfuscate samples from various obfuscators. The document also explores how such a system could be used for obfuscation and discusses future perspectives on obfuscation becoming more complex and migrating towards malware.
The field of Offensive Cyber and Penetration Testing is one of the most fascinating fields in the world of information security. This talk will go through all the steps of cyber attacking, from Information gathering to penetration techniques and actual demonstrations. The talk will cover the following topics: Introduction to cyber, Reconnaissance, Network Attacks and Penetration, Privilege Escalation, Wireless and radio attacking, Web application penetration ,Exploitation and Reverse Engineering.
The document outlines an agenda for a United States cultural class presented over 4 modules. Module 1 provides an overview, discussing the purpose and objectives of the course to give insights into U.S. culture and better enable collaboration with U.S. colleagues. It introduces concepts of cultural psychology and the importance of cultural awareness beyond just observable behaviors and practices. The document emphasizes developing understanding and empathy for U.S. cultural perspectives.
The document provides an overview of American culture, society, and business practices. It discusses key facts about the United States such as its location, population, and government structure. Some cultural aspects highlighted include the predominance of Christianity, emphasis on individualism, and popularity of sports and genres of music developed in the US. The document also outlines social customs like naming conventions, greetings, and gift-giving traditions. Finally, it provides tips on business etiquette including dress code, use of business cards, conducting meetings, negotiation styles, and management approaches in the US.
The (In)Security of Topology Discovery in Software Defined NetworksTalal Alharbi
Topology Discovery is an essential service in Soft-
ware Defined Networks (SDN). Most SDN controllers use a de-
facto standard topology discovery mechanism based on OpenFlow
to identify active links in the network. This paper discusses the
security, or rather lack thereof, of the current SDN topology
discovery mechanism, and its vulnerability to link spoofing
attacks. The feasibility and impact of the attacks are verified and
demonstrated via experiments. The paper presents and evaluates
a countermeasure based on HMAC authentication.
VMRay Analyzer is a hypervisor-based threat detection solution that provides best-in-class analysis of malware and targeted attacks. It utilizes full hypervisor integration to allow for high performance, scalable analysis that is resistant to detection and evasion techniques. VMRay's approach leverages the hypervisor to monitor all activity within virtual machines and detect advanced persistent threats and targeted attacks that other tools may miss.
This document discusses and compares classical and legitimate techniques for evading intrusion detection and prevention systems. It provides examples of using legitimate techniques like altering the command sequence and exploiting flaws to evade detection of an attack on the Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability MS03-046. Legitimate techniques are more effective than classical methods at evading IPS/IDS because they focus on exploiting weaknesses in how the applications and protocols are analyzed rather than just obscuring network traffic patterns.
This document discusses the need for tools and techniques to analyze malicious web content and JavaScript obfuscation, as more malware is delivered through the web. It describes Websense's approach of emulating a browser without rendering content, to allow pages to decode themselves and log all activity. This includes implementing DOM and JavaScript engines. Their system found over 124,000 infected pages from analyzing 111 million URLs in 24 hours. Limitations and other resources are also outlined.
Code Obfuscation, PHP shells & more
What hackers do once they get passed your code - and how you can detect & fix it.
Content:
- What happens when I get hacked?
- What's code obfuscation?
- What are PHP shells?
- Show me some clever hacks!
- Prevention
- Post-hack cleanup
What is this not about:
- How can I hack a website?
- How can I DoS a website?
- How can I find my insecure code?
A combined approach to search for evasion techniques in network intrusion det...eSAT Journals
Abstract Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) whose base is signature, works on the signature of attacks. They must be updated quickly in order to prevent the system from new attacks. The attacker finds out new evasion techniques so that he should remain undetected. As the new evasion techniques are being developed it becomes difficult for NIDS to give accurate results and NIDS may fail. The key aspect of our paper is to develop a network intrusion detection system using C4.5 algorithm where Adaboost algorithm is used to classify the packet as normal packet or attack packet and also to further classify different types of attack. Apriori algorithm is used to find real time evasion and to generate rules to find intrusion These rules are further given as input to Snort intrusion detection system for detecting different attacks. Keywords: NIDS, Evasion, Apriori Algorithm, Adaboost Algorithm, Snort
Practical IoT Exploitation (DEFCON23 IoTVillage) - Lyon YangLyon Yang
This is a light training/presentation talk.
My name is Lyon Yang and I am an IoT hacker. I live in sunny Singapore where IoT is rapidly being deployed – in production. This walkthrough will aim to shed light on the subject of IoT, from finding vulnerabilities in IoT devices to getting shiny hash prompts.
Our journey starts with a holistic view of IoT security, the issues faced by IoT devices and the common mistakes made by IoT developers. Things will then get technical as we progress into a both ARM and MIPS exploitation, followed by a ‘hack-along-with-us’ workshop where you will be exploiting a commonly found IoT daemon. If you are new to IoT or a seasoned professional you will likely learn something new in this workshop.
https://www.iotvillage.org/#schedule
This document discusses various topics related to network security including Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS), Virtual Private Network (VPN), firewall, malware analysis, penetration testing, and digital forensics. SSL/TLS provides security at the transport and session layers. A VPN extends private networks across public networks like the internet. Firewalls control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on rules. Malware analysis involves reverse engineering malware to understand its capabilities and behavior. Penetration testing involves authorized hacking to test security. Digital forensics applies scientific principles to the collection, examination, and analysis of digital evidence.
R. S. Sangeetha is seeking a dynamic and challenging role in engineering that offers career growth. She has a BE in Electronics and Instrumentation from Thangavelu Engineering College with 7 years of experience. She currently works as a Senior Material Engineer at Infoplus Technologies where she analyzes materials, monitors inventory, and coordinates with vendors. Prior, she worked as a CAD instructor and Electronics Engineer. She has expertise in master data management and handling projects for various companies.
Code obfuscation techniques make code unintelligible or hard to understand. They are used by software companies to protect intellectual property and by malicious actors to avoid detection from antivirus software. The document discusses different obfuscation techniques like randomization, data encoding, and logic structure obfuscation. It also covers how obfuscated scripts can be used by attackers for information loss, downloading malware, or redirecting users to malicious sites. Antivirus software tries to detect obfuscated malware using techniques like signature matching, emulation, and analyzing script behavior after deobfuscation.
The document discusses code obfuscation techniques used to protect software from piracy and malware analysis, and methods for deobfuscation. It covers common obfuscation techniques like code virtualization, code morphing, and opaque predicates. It then introduces the Ariadne engine, which can deobfuscate virtualized and morphed code using its emulator-based AIR Wave Deobfuscation Technology to calculate variable values and determine code flow. Test results showed Ariadne can effectively deobfuscate code protected by many obfuscators and protectors.
This is the slide deck from a presention for SecTor 2016.
I spoke with Chris Gates @carnal0wnage.
The outline is:
Purple Teaming is conducting focused Red Teams with clear training objectives for the Blue Team for the ultimate goal of improving the organization’s overall security posture. The popular opinion is that Purple Teaming requires a big undertaking. This is not true and we will show practical exercises for Purple Teaming for varying levels of organizational maturity using the Cyber Kill Chain[1] as our framework.
This document discusses code obfuscation techniques used to protect intellectual property and hide malicious code. It describes general obfuscation methods like control transformations, computation transformations, and data abstraction obfuscation. Specific techniques are outlined like opaque predicates, inheritance modifications, variable splitting, and method inlining/cloning. Code obfuscation aims to complicate reverse engineering but cannot completely prevent it, and it decreases performance. When used judiciously, obfuscation provides some protection against theft and malware insertion.
This presentation talks about the focus towards building security in the software development life cycle and covers details related to Reconnaissance, Scanning and Attack based test design and execution approach.
Combat the Latest Two-Factor Authentication Evasion TechniquesIBM Security
In the wake of 2005 FFIEC regulation calling for stronger security methods, financial institutions have adopted two-factor authentication (2FA) as a means to mitigate online fraud.
Historically 2FA measures such as security questions, one time passwords, physical tokens, SMS authentications and USB tokens have been able to effectively stop fraud attacks. However, in the fast paced arms race that is the war against financial crime, cybercriminals are starting to take the upper hand by developing increasingly sophisticated techniques that bypass 2FA.
In this presentation, Ori Bach, Senior Security Strategist at IBM Trusteer demonstrates several of the 2FA beating techniques and explains how cybercriminals:
- Highjack authenticated banking sessions by directly taking over victims computers
- Make use fake overlay messages to trick victims to surrender their tokens
- Beat one time passwords sent to mobile devices
- Purchase fraud tool-kits to bypass 2FA
View the on-demand recording: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/6080887905844019714
Penetration testing is used to test the security of a website by simulating real attacks from outside. It identifies potential vulnerabilities to prevent harmful attacks. By understanding how attacks work, the IT team can fix issues and prevent larger attacks in the future. The presentation will demonstrate a penetration testing tool that checks the login page for security issues like authentication, redirects, and hidden code. Contact information is provided for any additional questions.
Deobfuscation and beyond (ZeroNights, 2014)ReCrypt
The document discusses software obfuscation techniques used by commercial obfuscators and how a symbolic equation system could help to deobfuscate transformations used in obfuscated code. It outlines common obfuscation techniques like recursive substitution and code duplication. Previous deobfuscation research and tools are discussed, highlighting limitations in relying solely on compiler theory algorithms. The authors propose using a symbolic equation system to aid in deobfuscation. Their system, called Project Eq, is able to successfully deobfuscate samples from various obfuscators. The document also explores how such a system could be used for obfuscation and discusses future perspectives on obfuscation becoming more complex and migrating towards malware.
The field of Offensive Cyber and Penetration Testing is one of the most fascinating fields in the world of information security. This talk will go through all the steps of cyber attacking, from Information gathering to penetration techniques and actual demonstrations. The talk will cover the following topics: Introduction to cyber, Reconnaissance, Network Attacks and Penetration, Privilege Escalation, Wireless and radio attacking, Web application penetration ,Exploitation and Reverse Engineering.
The document outlines an agenda for a United States cultural class presented over 4 modules. Module 1 provides an overview, discussing the purpose and objectives of the course to give insights into U.S. culture and better enable collaboration with U.S. colleagues. It introduces concepts of cultural psychology and the importance of cultural awareness beyond just observable behaviors and practices. The document emphasizes developing understanding and empathy for U.S. cultural perspectives.
The document provides an overview of American culture, society, and business practices. It discusses key facts about the United States such as its location, population, and government structure. Some cultural aspects highlighted include the predominance of Christianity, emphasis on individualism, and popularity of sports and genres of music developed in the US. The document also outlines social customs like naming conventions, greetings, and gift-giving traditions. Finally, it provides tips on business etiquette including dress code, use of business cards, conducting meetings, negotiation styles, and management approaches in the US.
This document discusses stereotyping and understanding cultural differences. It defines stereotyping as oversimplified ideas or images about groups that are widely accepted. Stereotypes can occur across ethnic, social, religious, and gender groups. They often arise from a lack of exposure to other cultures. The document provides examples of common gender and cultural stereotypes. It emphasizes that understanding cultural differences, like names, time concepts, food customs, and hand gestures, can help overcome stereotyping and create successful relationships between cultural groups.
This presentation demonstrates one of the ways in which the Ugly American Stereotype has been formed and skills and tools needed to reduce anti-American sentiment abroad
This document provides an overview of communication styles and practices in the United States. It discusses American English accents and dialects, the value placed on direct communication, forms of address and titles, body language norms, workplace communication etiquette including email and instant messaging styles, tips for international colleagues, common slang terms, conversation starters, networking, negotiations, gift-giving customs, and an anecdote about a Halloween experience. The document aims to educate non-US professionals about cultural differences in communication.
The document discusses how a student sees themselves through various interests like cartoons, sports, and spending time with family as well as interests in history, current events, and education. It also expresses that the student's concept of self is determined by roles, status, power, gender, and culture. The student has a passion for personal development and facilitating change.
Does not contribute ideas, just
helps others
Dominator: Tries to control the group
Joker: Clowns around and distracts the
group
Withdrawer: Does not participate or
contribute
This document discusses cultural differences and adjusting to a new culture. It outlines some of the influences and challenges of cultural adjustment, including unrealistic expectations, personality traits, and culture shock. The document recommends using the D-I-E model (Describe, Interpret, Evaluate) to adapt by objectively observing new cultural situations before interpreting or evaluating them. Suggested activities for learning about American culture include asking questions, taking field trips, talking to experienced foreigners, and keeping a journal.
The document discusses cultural differences and adjusting to a new culture. It outlines the influences of expectations and personality traits on cultural adaptation. It also describes the stages of culture shock and provides strategies like describing objectively, interpreting, and evaluating to help cope with unfamiliar cultural situations.
The document summarizes cultural differences that can create barriers in the workplace. It discusses how ethnicity, gender, and age can impact perceptions and decision making. It also outlines some common cultural barriers like ethnocentrism, stereotypes, and differences in language and nonverbal communication. The document provides examples of how behaviors and symbols can be interpreted differently across cultures. It concludes with some solutions to cultural barriers like learning about other cultures, accommodating differences, and diversity training.
This document discusses equal opportunity laws and diversity in the workplace. It covers topics like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, equal opportunity laws including the Civil Rights Act and Americans with Disabilities Act, and how to avoid discrimination during the hiring process. It also discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion, developing cross-cultural awareness, and strategies for effectively managing a diverse workforce such as establishing diversity programs and addressing issues related to different groups. The overall message is that a diverse and inclusive workplace benefits both employees and employers.
3 values -relgious_expressions-_traditions_and_holiday021010Bob Wong
The document provides an overview of American values, culture, and customs, including a focus on individualism, religious expression, regional differences like Minnesota Nice, food and dining etiquette, and major holidays. Key aspects of American culture discussed include a sense of independence, volunteering and community service, work-life balance, resilience and second chances, and humor. The document also contrasts some American cultural norms with those from other countries.
The document discusses how families shape culture by transmitting important social and cultural messages through deep structures like norms, values and assumptions. Family structures like the nuclear family are more common in developed countries while extended families are more common in developing countries. Families socialize children and teach important communication skills while also influencing views of gender, individualism vs. collectivism, and perceptions of the elderly.
Cultural Considerations when working with Culturally and Linguistically Diver...Bilinguistics
This presentation reviews the importance of culture and identifies nine parameters of culture. You will learn how to facilitate culturally familiar environments to maximize success in treatment.
New, improved, updated version just uploaded! This introductory 2.5-hour seminar is presented regularly to groups of instructors at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies on teaching to a multicultural audience. I use a cultural competence framework to approach the topic.
Understanding Culture in International BusinessRobert Carroll
This document provides an overview of understanding culture in international business. It discusses that while people are the same, their habits and customs differ greatly based on culture. The document covers several key topics including the role of culture, etiquette practices, communication styles, negotiations approaches, and how to develop cultural awareness skills. The overall message is that understanding cultural differences is critical for global business success.
This document provides an agenda and overview for a small group project on cross-cultural management between Japan and the United States. The agenda includes discussions on culture and globalization, the insurance company AFLAC's profile and operations in Japan, key aspects of Japanese culture, differences in American and Japanese views of risk, and overcoming cultural risks. Examples of AFLAC commercials tailored for the Japanese market are also included to illustrate adapting to cultural norms. The document aims to educate participants on the cultural dimensions to consider for cross-cultural business management between the two countries.
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Welcome to the United States
An Acculturation Conversation
Prepared for: COMPANY
Date: LOGO
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Program Overview
1. Your Expat Experience
Your Motivation and Expectations
Culture and Adaptation
2. Understanding the US
The Land and the History
The Values and the People
3. Communicating in the US
Styles and Strategies
American English Today
4. Doing Business in the US
Eight Scales of Culture
Working on Intercultural Teams
5. Living in the US
Your New Home
Your Personal Action Plan
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Program Objectives
• Encourage self-awareness and general understanding of culture
• Develop knowledge of a new culture and the skills of adaptation
• Learn strategies to bridge the gaps so as to create relationships and build trust
• Learn to align expectations while striving to suspend judgment
• Enjoy enhanced interpersonal skills leading to increased confidence and satisfaction
• Develop enthusiasm for the task at hand and the opportunities it brings for personal growth
Program Benefits
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• Your motivations for moving
• Your family’s expectations
• Your goals longterm
• Your objectives today
1. Your Expat Experience
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A set of shared
assumptions and values
learned over a lifetime with
communal symbols, heroes and
rituals
Let’s compare cultural notes!
What is Culture?
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WHAT IS CULTURAL COMPETENCE?
WHAT ARE CULTURAL LENSES?
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
~ Anais Nin
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In peach cultures, such as the US, people tend
to be friendly—soft on the outside—with new
acquaintances. They smile frequently at
strangers, move quickly to first-name usage,
share information about themselves, and ask
personal questions of those they hardly know.
But after a little friendly interaction with a peach,
a hard-shelled, soft-centered coconut— like a
French person—may suddenly get to the hard
shell of the peach pit, where the peach retracts
attention and ends the “relationship”. This is
unconsciously deceptive: Americans are
generally friendly, but they value their personal
space and their families, and they move homes
and jobs frequently. Friendliness doesn’t mean
friendship.
Peach Meets Coconut
Can you identify with either of these?
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7 Common Sense Ways to Ease Adjustment
• Be self-aware—manage expectations
• Question ethnocentric attitudes
• Be organized to meet challenges
• Seek support with like-minded groups
• Extend your cooperative network
• Cultivate interests—explore your
options
• Make an effort to remain positive
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5 Factors of Success Predictability
1.Job knowledge and motivation
2.Relational skills
3.Flexibility and adaptability
4.Extra-cultural openness
5.Family adjustment
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Regional Differences
• New England—Traditional
• Mid-Atlantic—Business
• The South—Bible Belt
• The Midwest—Bread Basket
• Mountain—Pioneers
• The Southwest—Artistic
• The West—Inventive
BIG 5 PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS
Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness,
Conscientiousness
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Sri Lankans on Staten Island
Arabs in Brooklyn
Ghanaians in the Bronx
A mosaic of cultures
QUEENS, NYC
The New Immigrant Enclave of NYC
The Most Diverse Place on
Earth
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An insatiable lust for land created the paradox of the frontier character…once land was secured with
toil, the pioneer was restless and went looking for something more, something farther…
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Manifest Destiny and the Homestead Act ~ 1862
“It is our manifest destiny to
overspread and to possess the
whole of the continent which
Providence has given us for the
development of the great
experiment of liberty and federated
self-government entrusted to us.”
~John O’Sullivan, 1845
“Go West,
young man,
and grow up the
land.”
~Horace Greeley’s
clarion call
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The Indian Wars
1866–1890
Indians were either
slaughtered or systematically
rounded up to be “housed”
on “reservations” where they
often starved to death due to
corruption and indifference.
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A nation of immigrants passes through Ellis Island, welcomed by Lady Liberty,
seeking the American Dream in the “Land of Opportunity”.
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• Challenge tradition
• Think outside the box
• Embrace change
• Treat everyone as equals
• Respect the privacy of others
• Abide by the law of the land
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Entrepreneurs start young, learning the value of work and ingenuity.
•• Control over ones destiny
• The Puritan Work Ethic
• Self-reliance
• Do-it-yourself
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“The Miracle Worker”
Annie Sullivan teaches deaf and
blind Helen to connect with the
world. Helen later graduates from
Radcliffe and travels to 35
countries to speak up for the
disabled. Many schools for the
deaf and blind were started
around the world because of her.
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Family and Community
• Family Values
• Houses of Worship
• Service Organizations
• Sports and Team Spirit
• Education and School Spirit
The People
“Dad coaches” are a thing!
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The truth is many
suburban parents
raise “normal kids”
from their “homes
away from homes”
(their cars) while
juggling jobs.
…with super
kids!
Moms
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Hillary—2008
“Although we weren't able to
shatter that highest, hardest glass
ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's
got about 18 million cracks in it.”
Changing Gender Roles
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EDUCATION in the US:
How to manage student life from pre-school to adult school
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Government and Politics
• Balance of Power
• Branches of Government
• Political Parties
• Voting Rights / Voting Cycle
• Civic Engagement
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Black Lives Matter vs. Police, Gun Control, Immigration, A Living Wage, LGBT rights,
Reproductive Rights, Climate Change
Current Issues
39. Some cultures don’t trust smiles, and some find smilers less
intelligent.
A nation’s ideal affect is how people want to feel.
US: High-arousal states are energizing.
EAST ASIA: Low-arousal states are soothing.
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Tips for Interacting with Americans
• Smile, shake hands, make eye contact
• Be informal—use first names
• Show appreciation—we like to be liked
• Don’t criticize or complain
• Treat everyone equally
• Be brief and direct
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American English Today
• How are you is a greeting, not a question
• Practice asking questions—watch doors open
• Scheduling formulas—in, on, down?
• Social vocabulary: Wanna’ hang out later?
• Phone and texting: voice mail formula; spelling names
• You guys can be just girls/women
• How to use get in every other sentence
• Meaning is in the music—rhythm and pitch
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Edward Hall, a forerunner of cultural anthropology in the 70s, developed this model.
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Other influencers of cross-cultural studies in the workplace
Geert Hofstede1980
Fons Trompenaars1993
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Eight scales of management culture
1. Communicating – low-context or high-context
2. Evaluating – indirect negative feedback or direct negative feedback
3. Persuading – applications-first or principles-first
4. Leading – egalitarian or hierarchy
5. Deciding – consensual or top-down
6. Trusting – task-based or relationship-based
7. Disagreeing – avoids confrontation or confrontational
8. Scheduling – linear-time or flexible-time
erinmeyer.com
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1. Communicating
• Be explicit—it’s yes or no
• Win respect—be direct and brief
• Add value—speak up
• Meet challenges—be positive
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Working in American English
• The 7 Cs: clear, concise, concrete, correct,
coherent, complete, courteous
• Clarify and follow up
• Email to get results
• Present for an American audience
• Establish credibility with a low, loud voice
• Maintain comfort with body language
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2. Evaluating
• Give positive feedback directly on the spot
• Use Management by Objectives (MBO)
model
• Practice meritocracy over favoritism
• Praise individual achievement vs. team
performance
• Motivate with perks
• Give negative feedback indirectly
positive—negative—positive
• May send conflicting signals to those
expecting American straight talk!
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3. Persuading
• Informal, pragmatic, rational, single-minded,
tenacious, creative, straightforward, explicit
• Short-term, big picture view
• Quickly reach a favorable deal
• Applications-first versus principles first
• Self-promotion: American second-nature
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4. Leading
• Flat superior-subordinate relationship—egalitarian
• Align needs, balance strengths
• Welcome expertise at all levels
• Delegate—do not micro-manage
• Clear away impediments
• Mentor down
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Strategies for Leaders of Multicultural Teams
• Familiarize your team with cultural differences specific to your national mix
• Discuss these differences—invisible psychological boundaries—in light of the
impact on collaboration and productivity
• Brainstorm strategies to bridge differences and increase effectiveness
• Coach team members to suspend judgment and to actively gap cultural divides
• Match people’s styles to projects so as to meet your clients’ needs
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5. Deciding
• SURPRISE: Egalitarian Americans decide “top down”
• Making unilateral decisions quickly = efficiency =
success; decisions are flexible and subject to revision
• May lead to lack of trust from counterparts and slow
implementation (consensual style = rapid
implementation)
• Historical conditioning in a young culture mandates
experimentation and innovation
• High tolerance for risk stems from an opportunity ethos
and a notion of abundance
• Spontaneity and improvising encourages creativity,
intuition, and confidence
• Failure can be instructive and lead to breakthroughs
• “Analysis paralysis” is a source of frustration
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6. Trusting
• US: Task-based cognitive trust >
achievement
• Relationship affective trust > closeness
• US teams based on situational trust >
established by objective
• Marked mobility creates turnover, minimizing
time spent on building relationships
• Emphasis on efficiency and contracts
• May be seen as a lack of sincerity and loyalty
• Longterm projects may be jeopardized by
frequent change of management/missions
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7. Disagreeing
• Approach issues openly and directly but by
using polite language and
qualifiers/downgrade terms > high courtesy
• “Agree to disagree”
• Avoid getting upset or personal: Americans
are less expressive than many cultures
• Saving face is of less concern to the
American, who will easily disagree with
superiors when input is welcome
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8. Scheduling
• US > a controlled-timed, mono-chronic,
short-term society—always do what’s next!
• Scheduling can be in terms of minutes
• Being on time for appointments is expected
• Consistently meeting deadlines is rewarded
• Be decisive: any decision is better than no
decision
• Get to the point quickly with minimal
backstory in meetings and presentations
• Time is money
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Meetings and Conf Calls
• Could this meeting be an email?
• Has everyone done their needed prep?
• Distribute a precise agenda—with
suggested timing of items—to potential
attendees so they can decide whether their
presence is needed
• Disagree openly—honesty is essential
• Start and end on time; stay on topic and be
concise; give options for follow up and
further discussion; reach a conclusion
• Americans often follow up with an email
summary—this is not a sign of mistrust
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Strategies for Americans on Intercultural Teams
• Communicating: allow for silence; listen carefully; direct may be rude
• Evaluating: check that your message was completely understood
• Persuading: appeal to broader, more nuanced concepts
• Leading: be culturally attuned to each individual’s style
• Deciding: factor in lag time for more careful consideration from colleagues
• Trusting: connect on a deeper level with colleagues, even by email
• Disagreeing: adapt your style based on culture—less or more direct
• Scheduling: respect other approaches to time management
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5. Living in the US
• UPS leaves packages on door steps
• Americans give their ATM cards to bartenders
• Alternate merge keeps road rage to a minimum
• With 3000 miles of land, Las Vegas, Disney,
beaches, and family members widespread, we
don’t all need passports
• And yes, everything is BIG
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Shopping
• There’s a sale for every possible occasion
• Grocery stores advertise their specials in
their circulars
• A Costco membership is worth it for a family
with kids
• Outlet shopping is available in every
direction
• Coupons and reward points make a
difference
• Beware state sales tax —7% in NJ—on
everything but clothes and groceries
Never buy anything at full price!
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The Jersey Shore, cherry blossoms in Newark, the island of Manhattan:
this is your new “backyard”!
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The Accompanying Spouse—Your Agenda for Success
• Communicating
• Third Culture children
• School involvement
• Networking
• Resources and groups
• Resume vs. CV
• LinkedIn profile
• Portable career
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Your Personal Action Plan
• Social Security, drivers license, transportation, local services
• Medical, security, safety
• Cell phone/cable/internet provider
• Back to school
• Networking, expat organizations, support, community groups
• Identify major challenges and list action steps learned from today’s program
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Hugh Evans started a movement
that mobilizes "global citizens”,
people who self-identify first and
foremost not as members of a state,
nation, or tribe but as members of the
human race.
What does it mean to be
a citizen of the world?
TED
“Culture hides more than what it reveals, and strangely enough, what it hides, it hides most effectively from its own participants.” Edward Hall, The Silent Language
What are some “popular” stereotypes of Americans from people of your culture?
What are some “popular” American stereotypes of people from your culture?
Stereotypes vs. generalizations; cultural lenses and competence
NE: live to work vs. rural SOUTH: overtly bible belt, southern hospitality, conservative MW: bread basket, curious, patient,conservative SW: quality of life, artistic, harmony with nature, native and hispanic; NW: high-tech; live and let live progressive, protective of life style.
The invasion of the American West by white settlers was triggered by a massive immigration of Scotch-Irish, who were fleeing the bad harvests, high rents, and suppression of Presbyterianism in Northern Ireland.
Hardship and the constant dangers of the frontier made them stern, violent, clannish, and fiercely independent.
Their greatest resources were their endurance, labor, and ingenuity.Their slice of land was not so much wealth as dignity.
Daniel Boone, a heroic deerslayer and Indian killer, became the uncrowned king.
America could not survive without the west. From 1841to 1846, nearly 5 million people, mostly German and Irish immigrants, had packed into the eastern cities, creating just the kind of problems the founding fathers had feared.
Garage bands and land of start ups
Levels of education; cost; practical
National Rifle Association and the 2nd Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms
Aurora, Fort Hood, Edmond, San Bernadino, San Isidro, Sandy Hook, Blacksburg, Orlando
How to understand and be understood: prosody
/uh/ /th/ /d/ vs. /t/ : would’ve, could’ve, should’ve to capture meaning: gonna, gotta, wanna, lemme jus’ to recognize past tense: when dja = when did you
Corporate Social ResponsibilityHelp all participants recognize the complexity of working in a cross-cultural environment
Establish that assumptions and practices vary dramatically from one cultural environment to another
Identify and develop strategies for maximizing success when working in a cross-cultural environment
Define “downgrade terms”; the “daddy voice”; lingo
facial expressions and gestures
When giving negative feedback consider not only how many upgraders or downgraders you are using, but also whether to wrap positive feedback around negative feedback. Although Americans are stereotyped around the world for their directness, if you give negative feedback in the U.S. by launching into the criticism (as would be common in countries like Russia), you may find that your American counterpart is anything but receptive. You’ll have better luck if you explicitly state something that you appreciate about the person or the situation before moving onto what you’d like that person to do differently. In addition, try over time to be balanced in the amount of positive and negative feedback you give. If you notice something positive your colleague has done, say it there and then, with explicit appreciation. Then, if you need to criticise them later, your comments are more likely to be heard and considered rather than rejected out-of-hand. PERQUISITES: PROMOTIONS, TRAINING OPP, RAISES PARKING, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
dialectic: thesis, antithesis, synthesis based on case studies and precedents
Egalitarian/individualist (particulalist) Yankee independence delegate team decision making low power distance such as elaborate procedures or excessive testing
; accept own limitations —rise of Corporate Coaching
with organizational culture
Spearhead Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
"Oh, how I hate the American tipping custom," laments a New Zealand businessman on traveller.com. "I just hope Americans can be understanding of foreigners who either don't know or understand the system, or simply don't have small denomination cash on them.”
"I think it's awful that these people have to rely on tipping to make a decent wage," posts a VirtualTourist international traveler in New York City. "We will tip the expected amount, of course, but I just feel it's a lot to add onto our bills."
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List of local places to visit and activities to enjoy
“STUDS” ([Male] Spouses Trailing Under Duress Successfully), or “STARS’”(Spouses Traveling and Relocating Successfully)