Today's teachers are preparing future employees, helping to create future business leaders, scientists, diplomats, entrepreneurs and artists. They are members of our community, parents of our children's friends and important role models in the lives of our children. In my research on developing a global mindset, I have found that...

Companies need more women on corporate boards. Women make up the vast majority of global consumers; they lead with a different style. They tend to be more risk-averse and raise the important issue of diversity within corporate boards. Women's issues are global issues: education,...

In the next 50 years, most economic growth worldwide will take place outside the G7. But that's only half the story. Who are the people who will be the driving force for this growth? Many will be women. But too seldom conversations about economic growth turn a blind eye to...

Women-owned businesses currently account for more than 30 percent of privately held companies in the U.S., with more on the rise as women are starting businesses at record rates. Moreover, women are running these businesses on their own terms, creating new standards that affect positive change. We are...

It's that time of year when high school seniors across the country start thinking about where they will go to college. Many seek input from family and friends to complement their guidance counselors' advice. Some turn to popular rankings like U.S. News & World Report, Kiplinger's and Princeton Review as...

More women on corporate boards? The question is not why but, why not? As organizations adapt and prepare for success in the global marketplace, they need the best and the brightest at the helm to overcome obstacles, create opportunities and contribute to the development of a sustainable future for the...

There's a translation error in the ongoing debate on education reform across the country, including the state where I live, Connecticut. Governor Dan Malloy has talked a lot about the need to produce globally competitive students in the "STEM" fields (science, technology, engineering and math). But he hasn't said how...

In my line of work, I am constantly talking about the importance of learning a second or third language in order to effectively compete on a global scale. Americans, in particular, are at a disadvantage in this space. Studies indicate that approximately half the world is...

Ah, the "mommy wars." The kerfuffle between Hilary Rosen and Ann Romney this past week has once again side-tracked national attention into the ongoing debate over women's choices. Does working for pay hurt or help us as moms, hurt or help our kids? Really? We're still debating this as a...

Lawrence Summers loves fomenting juicy debates: women's math skills may innately trail men's; global warming is a "profound error." His latest foray: English is "the global language" and better machine translation makes foreign languages "less essential."

It's reassuring to know that his opinion was overruled by the...

I'm always looking for ways to enrich our family life with cross-cultural experiences, specifically to interest my twin daughters in the world beyond our borders. So when I received an email from a good friend, Scott Seligman, telling me about his most recent publication co-authored with accomplished Chinese cook Sasha...

I'm on college campuses a lot talking up the importance of preparing our students for the global marketplace. I have met so many campus counselors eager to help their students in this area because they know globalization is here, but have a hard time helping students package their skills. Even...

By the time today's MBA students graduate, the world will have changed significantly since they applied. Although career options continue to be broader than in many other fields and the acquired skills marketable in just about any industry, new MBAs are entering a tight, competitive job market. The fine luster...

Study abroad is on the rise again with 4% more American students studying abroad than last year.

According to the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange (published annually by the Institute of International Education with funding from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural...

If someone told you that you could fast-track your career and significantly increase your pay while achieving a high degree of job satisfaction, significant attention of senior management, and the respect of your peers and clients, would you be interested?

If you're thinking, "Just tell me how?" then...

Sixty students from 15 universities - 12 from across the U.S. and 3 international - participated in the 8th Annual CIBER Case Challenge this past Saturday at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. I had the privilege of being selected as a judge and, as such,...

With recorded unemployment at almost 10 percent -- and unrecorded estimated at 20 percent -- maybe looking for a job abroad is a good idea.

But HOW do you know if you'll do ok? Living and working globally can be fabulous, fun, exciting and can fast-track your career....

Not since the Great Depression has the current crop of recent grads faced more difficult job prospects. Not only is the U.S. economy in bad shape with the jobless rate holding steady at 9.1 percent, recent developments clearly indicate that it's not getting better any time soon. By all estimates,...

With the flap over FLAP funding, Beltway bickering is once again flushing our kids' futures down the proverbial plumbing to score political points today. Every American, especially every parent, who understands the importance of foreign languages and global-mindedness to our collective future needs to be calling their representatives in Congress...

My family and I just returned from a few weeks traveling through Central America. Originally, we planned on going to Greece and Turkey, but the economic strife, strikes and riots in Greece had us changing our minds -- and scrambling for a Plan B. I wanted a destination...