The businesses that succeed in the future are the businesses that can tap the limitless bounties of the global economy. However, in order to do so you need people with the right skills, experience, knowledge and understanding. Having employees that have attained a certain level of intercultural competence through training and on-the-ground experience provides access the aforementioned bounties. Employees that are flexible in manner and open in mind can approach the challenges of working in foreign environments much more easily.