What's the Time? Depends Which Culture You Are From! | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2016年7月13日—Indeedtimeacrossculturesisatrickyfieldandshouldnotbeunderestimated.Sequentialorsynchronictimeperception?Dutchinterculturalist ...

Author: Learnlight

How can cultural skills and soft skills help people and organizations in adapting to the “new normal”? Why is it important to understand another culture’s values, beliefs and business customs when interacting in an entirely virtual environment? Louis Lima[1], Head of Skills Performance and Recruitment at Learnlight, shares his thoughts.

“Culture-savvy” refers to the ability to recognize cultural factors that influence people’s thoughts and behaviours and to use this information in order to modify our approach when interacting with others.  As we increase our exposure to virtual environments, we are more likely to interact with a multicultural workforce. Therefore, professionals need to be constantly building their intercultural competencies,[2] and it starts with an awareness of our own cultural influences. Forbes recently updated their list of  The ...