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Why Your Smartest People Stay Silent in Meetings
This guide will help you identify and address team communication issues, enhancing meeting engagement without compromising the relationships you value most.

Daphne, FNDR of Tough Convos
Sep 185 min read


Harvesting Relationships: A Leader’s Guide to Building Remote Teams
Image from Pexels You can’t automate trust — but you can water it and make sure it grows. Think of your multicultural team like a garden spread over continents. You plant seeds of credibility in different soils, water them with daily interactions. Then you harvest the fruits of global collaboration when trust ripens. But here's the catch. In remote settings, those gardens don't tend themselves. Weeds of misunderstanding creep in when you neglect cultural nuances. Leaders who

Daphne, FNDR of Tough Convos
Sep 124 min read


The September Reset: Cultural Intelligence Strategies for Q4 Success
Photo by Ahmed ؜ from Pexels September isn't the start of the end — it's the launchpad for your strongest quarter yet. You come back from summer with fresh eyes. Teams feel recharged, and goals look sharper. September is the natural moment to reset. It's time to focus on what will make your team better than last quarter and drive the results you need before the year wraps up. The question isn’t whether to reset—it’s what to reset. Where can you strengthen alignment, sharpen e

Daphne, FNDR of Tough Convos
Sep 55 min read


Building Trust Across Cultures: Why It's Hard—And How to Get It Right
Image via https://unsplash.com/photos/two-women-work-together-on-a-laptop-Iq-9YjCEHJo In some cultures, trust is built over time. In others, it's given quickly — but lost just as fast. The problem? Most leaders only know how to build it their way. That's why trust and culture often collide in multicultural teams . This article explores why cross-cultural trust is tricky and how cultural dimensions and trust play out in real life. We'll also explain exactly why Cultural Intel

Daphne, FNDR of Tough Convos
Aug 284 min read


Unlearning Bias: Why Getting Uncomfortable Is the First Step Toward Cultural Intelligence
Image via https://unsplash.com/photos/person-holding-white-heart-paper-r3Nl1mIKqbI You don't have to be a bad person to hold bias. It's a...

Daphne, FNDR of Tough Convos
Aug 144 min read


More than Mas: A Carnival Letter to the Diaspora
Growing up, many of us thought Carnival was just feathers, flags, and soca. Glitter, wining, and a sweet escape from the everyday. We...

Daphne, FNDR of Tough Convos
Aug 16 min read


Disagree But Deliver:Â What Conflict Reveals About Your Team's Culture
There are many ways to build workplace cohesion, from focusing on communication and collaboration to formal team-building strategies and training programs.

Daphne, FNDR of Tough Convos
Jul 184 min read


What Are You Really Avoiding at Work? Start with the Cultural Stories You've Inherited
Image via  https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-in-black-coat-standing-near-body-of-water-during-daytime-GFLVQDTPKcM You can't lead what...

Daphne, FNDR of Tough Convos
Jul 34 min read


From Comfort Zone to Competence: How Cultural Exposure Builds Better Global Leaders
Image via https://unsplash.com/photos/people-sitting-on-chairs-near-black-metal-fence-during-daytime-rr6jwU21VoE While business schools...

Daphne, FNDR of Tough Convos
Jun 184 min read


Beyond Burnout: The Strategic Case for Taking Time Off
Image by Frank Rietsch from Pixabay Many people in leadership roles feel they simply can't take time off. Research shows that 82% of...

Daphne, FNDR of Tough Convos
Jun 64 min read
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