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Culture is the software of the mind
Cultural iceberg
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Gender
Spectrum
Profession
Age
Sexual orientation
2/19/2017
Task
Relationship
“Things get done when the right plans and processes are in place.”
“Things get done when the right relationships are in place.”
Some Business Activities Likely To Be Impacted By Difference
Building trust
Agreeing contracts
Recruitment and hiring
Sales and marketing
Explicit
Implicit
“Meaning is on the surface. We mean what we say and say what we mean.”
“Meaning is below the surface. We may imply what we mean and not tell you directly.”
Some Business Activities Likely To Be Impacted By Difference
Supervising
Information sharing
Conflict management
Negotiating
Individual
Group
“I before we.”
“We before I.”
Some Business Activities Likely To Be Impacted By Difference
Consensus building
Giving feedback
Motivating
Teamwork
Risk Taking
Risk Avoiding
“Do something and see what happens. We can make course corrections as we go along.”
“Reduce risks to a minimum, and be certain of the outcome.”
Some Business Activities Likely To Be Impacted By Difference
Controlling
Investing
Managing change
Planning
Tight
Loose
“Time periods have clear boundaries.”
“Time periods are somewhat elastic and often overlap with one another.”
Some Business Activities Likely To Be Impacted By Difference
Appointments
Meeting deadlines
Project management
Scheduling
Shared
Concentrated
“People need to be empowered to make their own decisions.”
“People need to know who’s in control.”
Some Business Activities Likely To Be Impacted By Difference
Decision making
Delegating
Leading
Organizing
Linear
Circular
“Pinpoint the step-by-step process quickly and act.”
“Let the process evolve and then act.”
Some Business Activities Likely To Be Impacted By Difference
Meeting management
Problem solving
Implementation
Standardization
Facts
Thinking
“Stick to the specific facts.”
“There’s nothing so practical as a good theory.”
Some Business Activities Likely To Be Impacted By Difference
Data gathering
Problem analysis
Persuading
Evaluation
Simple
Complex
“Reduce to basics.”
“Reveal complete thought process and context.”
Some Business Activities Likely To Be Impacted By Difference
Making proposals
Presentations
Report and memo writing
Knowledge transfer
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