SPEAKING two languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized world. But in recent years, scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even more fundamental than being able to converse with… Continue reading →

I have worked successfully on four continents and frequently speak and write on global careers despite being fluent only in English. I first went overseas in the late 1990s as an executive when few American expats spoke foreign languages. Back… Continue reading →