The document discusses effective communication across diverse cultures. It notes that some cultures have a polychronic time orientation where many tasks are done at once and flexibility is valued over structure, while others have a monochronic orientation where tasks are done sequentially and schedules take priority over relationships. The document recommends learning about your own culture while also learning from others, being respectful of differences, and creating clear team rules and open communication when scheduling cross-cultural projects.

1. Powerful Communication
Final Presentation
Yuka Kawano

2. Which term do you prefer?
People System

3. Flexibility Structure
Which term do you prefer?

4. How did you feel about
the opposite?
Acceptable Anger
Which term do you prefer?

5. Research outcomes
Polychronic Monochronic

6. Research outcomes
Polychronic Time Culture
Many things = At a time
Be Flexible
People > Schedule

7. Research outcomes
Monochronic Time Culture
One event = At a time
Events = Sequentially
Schedule > People and Relationship

8. What’s our goal?
As a successful global leader
To schedule a team project
Across diverse cultures
Effectively

9. My Best Practice
1)
• Learn about your culture
– Be confident with it
• Make friends from different cultures
– Learn from them
– Be respectful
• Be knowledgeable about intercultural differences
2)
• Create team rules
• Share your concern with your teammates

10. My Best Practice
What You Do
Be confident
Be respectful

11. My Best Practice
How You Will Be

12. My Best Practice
What We Do
• Create team rules
• Share your concern
with your teammates

13. Thank You For Listening
Q & A