How Do You Work With Different Cultures?
• Identify your own culture with respect to the workplace. The definition of culture can be broad in the work environment. Consider race, nationality, gender, religion, class and other similar factors. A global software development team with workers living in multiple countries might encounter cross-cultural issues. A worker with a military background might experience challenges when entering the corporate culture. • Speak to people from your own culture. Increase your understanding of your own cultural values and perspectives by speaking to relatives, close friends and others whose views are similar. Take note of each instance in which a particular behavior is linked to character judgments. For example, in a fast-talking region of the country, speaking quickly may be a sign of intelligence, efficiency or consideration for people’s time. • Explore your cultural biases. For example, your culture might emphasize structure and productivity. By that standard, someone who does not work a fi
