This
week seems to have been a week for conversations centered around
dealing with people across culture and diversity and inclusion issues.
From
conversation with a friend about why it is important for leaders to understand
the issue diversity and inclusion initiates seeks to address, to a seminar at
work that stressed how understanding others interests, strength and weakness
helps with leading and motivating them, to a talk on cross-cultural management
from the CEO of a global company to a radio show that spoke about how
important it is to accept others as they present themselves to us.
These
ideas brought about from these conversation echoes my approach to dealing with
others and reminded me that I should continue to strive to make them a staple
to use when dealing with those that I know and don’t know.
Practicing
the following tenets will help me better engage with others, build rewarding
relationships and accomplished shared goals more productively:
·
Getting to know people and their cultures and
customs
·
Importance of building authentic relationships
·
Having empathy
·
Being confidence to step out of your comfort
zone to meet others yet staying authentic
