Bullying and abuse can occur in many ways. Common complaints are; being yelled at, being denigrated in front of others, name calling, constant joking about an individual, personal verbal attacks in private, isolation through ignoring someone and threats of sanctions or penalties. Extremely serious situations can escalate to physical contact, work sabotage – often in… Continue reading »
Oct
05
Employee Empowerment Needs an Organizational Culture That Seeks Empowerment
As culture is developed based on traditions, beliefs, rituals, information and language (communication) to develop an organizational culture of empowerment you need to understand how all these factors come about. The primary issues are the development of a shared vision, full understanding by all involved of the mission, setting of clear goals and as I… Continue reading »
Jun
08
Working in a Multicultural Environment “National and Family Influences” part 5
Hofstede’s findings in full can be found on the web and I recommend them as a great way to start thinking about the differences you may encounter in a multicultural or international workplace. In a particular it can explain why many around us (that come from high uncertainty avoidance societies) show anxiety about an uncertain… Continue reading »
Jun
04
Working in a Multicultural Environment Predispositions continued part 3
As I mentioned a study by Hofstede perhaps it wise to at least look at his work on cultures. Although I think it is best to make judgments on individuals as individuals it is at least worth considering the issues that give each of us a propensity to behave in a certain manner. Again I… Continue reading »
Jun
03
Working in a Multicultural Environment: Continued part 2
NATIONAL PSYCHE EXISTS… MAYBE Admittedly it is dangerous to comment or make judgments regarding another’s culture however sometimes I believe it is necessary. With that said did I once have the misfortune to listen to a young American professor while he advised a willing audience of ‘expats’ and ‘locals’ on the intricacies of dealing across… Continue reading »
Jun
03
Working in a Multicultural Environment: An Introduction
With the fluidity of borders and the rapid migration of workers from country to country there is today more than ever a pressing need in many organizations for us to work effectively with people from many cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Even if we work with those from similar backgrounds professional and personal characteristics mean… Continue reading »
Mar
27
Be the Entrepreneur of Your Own Career
To develop an entrepreneurial spirit in yourself and others you must develop in yourself and encourage in others a desire to seek feedback on performance from external customers. This tends to come hard to those more attuned to seeking acceptance from organization members interested in systems and delivery issues (often, senior management). One way to… Continue reading »
Mar
04
SUGGESTIONS FOR MANAGING CULTURE AT WORK
The difficulties with culture at work! To continue from the last blog post… so what can (and should) we do to at least improve our workplace interactions and the state of sub-cultural understanding? Cultural Management points: • Train individuals to understand their own and others ‘Personal Work Style Preferences’ and ‘Personality Type’ through the use… Continue reading »
Mar
03
LEADING AND MANAGING CULTURAL ISSUES AT WORK
As leaders we need to facilitate formal individual and structured interdepartmental interactions to provide different sub-cultures, which all organizations have, with a forum to learn of each other’s frustrations, priorities and core values. Interdepartmental teams formed to work together to develop interface understanding and solutions to cultural difficulties and opposing work priorities can be a… Continue reading »
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