Yet, as globalization and technology continue to shrink the distance between all the players, and we find
ourselves close to people and organizations that were previously considered remote, the ability to establish a
collaborative relationship among the different internal HR groups is a key strategic objective. This requires
the development of skills similar to those used by foreign ambassadors: curiosity, attentiveness, and the
motivation to understand the cultural underpinning of others, while reducing our own semantic regionalism.
The success of our industry, of ourselves as professionals, and of the employees who we serve, depends on our ability
to recognize the new tools and expertise required to address the needs of people as they march toward a more
interdependent world where most rifts have been closed. HR managers who work for the same organizations in
different countries have unique opportunities to become ambassadors for change and global understanding