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 »

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 »

Oct
28

Why WW III is Inevitable for Our Kids and Other Management Issues

In his book The Human Brain That Changes Itself Dr Norman Doidge explains how the human brain is as malleable, not only in infancy as previously understood but well into adulthood and old age. In classical neuroscience, the adult brain was considered an immutable machine, it was all about evolution and genes, what you got… Continue reading »