How can we succeed in global and multicultural workplaces? What are the skills and perspectives we need to work effectively with diversity in today’s global environment?
In 2011, I created a video blog on this topic global diversity for the Center for the Study of the Workplace at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (Although the Center no longer exists, they created many excellent brief videos about the workplace, most of which are still available on YouTube.)
This is the full 4-minute original video:
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From the Center’s original website posting:
“As a follow-up to our last conversation with Dr. Bernardo Ferdman, we now address his comments on some of the skills needed to become a successful global worker. In his opinion people need to separate their actual experiences from previous interpretations. That is, the meanings we thought were truisms may in fact change across cultures, so dealing with diversity by including those interpretations is a key driver to success.
Moreover, Dr. Ferdman sees globalization as a great opportunity to improve individual, group and overall workplace performance. Knowing and understanding the cross-cultural differences may result in a better world in which to live.”
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