Surely I am not the only one who dreads this time of year, the start of the office party season? Or to be more accurate it is not the parties themselves – I have been to both good and bad … Continue reading
Are you in the early stages of planning your localisation strategy? Are you looking for ways to justify the investment and demonstrate a return? If so, why not read our guest blog on our partner website – Smart Insights In … Continue reading
I recently voted with my feet, walking out of a restaurant without eating. My family and I had arrived on time for our reservation (a minor miracle in itself) whereupon we were directed to our table – not shown to … Continue reading
Reading Catherine’s excellent blog regarding the difficulty of following Arabic names I got to thinking about the importance of choosing the right name for your company. More specifically what, if anything, does your company name say about your organisation? Being … Continue reading
Background Codex Global were appointed by Zeus Capital Ltd, an independent investment banking business that is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and approved as a Nominated Adviser and Broker by the AIM Market of the London Stock … Continue reading
Abu Qatada the infamous detainee currently awaiting deportation, is a prime example of how a lack of cultural and linguistic understanding can cause a mass of confusion. Forget the evidence that has been cited against him for heinous crimes of … Continue reading
Something interesting happened to me last week, I was caught up in a riot. Literally caught up, as waiting outside my hotel to meet Paola, manager of our Barcelona office. I suddenly found myself herded inside a police cordon, gas … Continue reading
In my former career, just like this one, with every new territory came new challenges. Cultural, as well as linguistic obstacles and the ability to work with international partners became key to our success or failure. In some cases this … Continue reading
I attended a fascinating breakfast seminar recently on up selling into existing customers. In truth I felt a little bit like an imposter being there as the session was exclusively for law firms, however RBS had kindly invited me and … Continue reading
For anyone who did not catch the first episode, Jeremy Paxman has an excellent new programme on the BBC on Monday nights called A taste for Power, in which he traces the story of the British Empire. Those who did … Continue reading
