Author Archives: Valerie Antoinette

About Valerie Antoinette

With over 15 years of international business development experience as a dual citizen of Switzerland and U.S.A., Valérie is an experienced consultant, cross-cultural educator, speaker, and trainer. She offers practical insights on the essential tools necessary to achieve meaningful and profitable business results internationally. Valérie is a trilingual Huffington Post blogger and is recognized in its Business Section as an international business expert. Through her “Professional Passport® curriculum, Valérie provides training that brings the global business world into focus, bridging cultures to succeed in today’s marketplace. She is a graduate of the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

The Global Mindset, the Esperanto of International Business?

Posted on 28 May, 2013

Today’s blog can be read by clicking on this Huffington Post link or seen below: Yesterday, I taught a workshop on cultural intelligence to a group of consultants from all around the world. In my class was a lovely lady … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-Cultural Communication | 1 Comment

Don’t Pull the Plug Too Fast

Posted on 20 December, 2012

Readable in the Business Section of the Huffington Post at the following link or below. Happy Holidays to you all and thank you for your readership throughout the year! As the year draws to an end, I am contemplating the biggest … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Cross-Cultural Communication, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Wisdom, Foreign manager, Global Mindset, International Business Practices, International Sales, Managing People, Time Management | 4 Comments

Seek to Understand Rather than to Be Understood by “Loving Language”

Posted on 12 November, 2012

I read this blog written by Richard at Loving Language this morning and felt compelled to share it with you. It’s very much to the point. Enjoy and thank you, Richard! If language education improved in the US, we would have to undergo … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-Cultural Communication, Cross-Cultural Friendship, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Wisdom, Global Mindset, International Education | Tagged | 2 Comments

Are we on the right track?

Posted on 6 November, 2012

Can be read in its original version in the Huffington Post “World Section” here or below: The debate on foreign policy in the final presidential debate left me numb; the world is in full ebullition, but pertinent topics were unfortunately left off … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Arab Spring, B.R.I.C. Countries, Cultural Intelligence, Global Mindset, MENA, Middle East, World Bank, World Customs Organization | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The World Ain’t Flat

Posted on 7 September, 2012

Never ever, not even in my wildest dreams, had I imagined myself becoming a professional public speaker. After all, English is my third language and I was never trained to address the public. The truth of the matter is that … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Cross-Cultural Communication, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Wisdom, Foreign manager, Global Mindset, India, International Business Practices, International business travel, Managing People, World Customs Organization | 6 Comments