October 17–19, 2013
CULTURE AND POWER! PERCEPTIONS, CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION, AND OTHER CULTURAL
FACTORS THATIMPACT WOMEN AND SUCCESS?
Valuing Differences
• Communication & Language• Cultural & Environment• Understanding Differences• Leadership & Appearance
Communication & Language
• Communication and language choices are driven by perceptions.
• What has shaped or influenced my mindset regarding gender differences?
• How does my verbal & non-verbal communication impact others?
• Body language plays a major role in effective workplace communication.
• Your body language will reveal your true feelings. **(let’s talk about this statement)
Conversational Style
• Assertive vs. Aggressive• Advice vs. Understanding• Conflict vs. Comprise• Status vs. Support• Information vs. Feelings• Orders v. Proposal
Cultural & Environment
• Cultural Knowledge • Put Cultural knowledge to Use• Listen Up• Overcome Stereotypes
Culture Understanding
• Show people a positive attitude and respect their diverse backgrounds, values and perspectives.
• If you want to learn something interesting about a coworker’s ask about it or mention it in a relevant situation.
• Listen to your coworkers actively.• Educate yourself about different cultural norms within the
workplace
Valuing Differences
• Valuing diversity recognizes differences between people and acknowledges that these differences are a valued asset.
• Multicultural education is an important component of valuing diversity .
• Respect diversity while teaching all people to become effective and participating members of a democracy.
Understanding Differences
• How do differences in people affect your behavior?
• What kind of challenges does it present to you in dealing those differences?
Benefits• Emphasize the importance of people sharing their
stories and learning from the stories of others. • Acknowledges that different people have different
learning styles. • This approach seeks to increase diversity awareness,
sensitivities, and skills so that people are prepared to take positive action with their peers.
• By building positive peer influence, people begin to change negative attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors about diversity.
Situational Leadership• Attractiveness &. Intellect• How do you deal with people who you suspect are
challenging your authority based on assumptions about
you? • How many of you have felt that others thought your
progress was the result of something other than your contribution to the organization? Ie. Appearance, race, connections,
• How many of you believe your progress is primarily based on intellect or skill?
• How many of you didn’t care?
Four Types of Situational Leadership
• Directing-the leader must take a highly directive role.
• Coaching-the leader seeks ideas and suggestions from the person.
Four Types of Situational Leadership
• Supporting-The key to supportive leadership is motivating and building confidence in people!
• Delegating-Leaders should rely on delegating when the person can do the job and is motivated to do it.
Two Critical Factors
• Ability- does that person possess the the capabilities for the task at hand.
• Willingness- does that person have the desire to succeed?
Alexander Evans © ™Principal4Mankind [email protected]
