Comments on: Can You Prevent All Cultural Blunders?

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:03:40 +0000

Hello Heshie, Thank you for your kind words. What I always find interesting is how we can read the same thing and sometimes come away with different understandings. It is a bit scary… but it’s also what makes communication so interesting. Thank you. And I’ll be reaching out to you soon.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:03:00 +0000

By: Heshie Segal

Heshie Segal — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:14:11 +0000

Cindy,

You have wonderful information with a clear, fluid style of writing. What you write is easy to understand – now all we have to hope is that people get it and follow it. I just followed you and will do some shout outs for you. (I teach diversity and would like to print one of your articles and give you credit. Let’s connect.)

Your new friend, Heshie Segal .

By: Heshie Segal

Heshie Segal — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:14:00 +0000

Cindy,

Your new friend, Heshie Segal .

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By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:54:15 +0000

Steve,

Thanks for your insights about the use of the term “soft skills”. I have not really encountered this, but I wonder if this is due to being mostly in non-English environments and using translations, where I would indeed always opt for something more along the lines of “relational”.

This brings up another interesting question… I wonder if cultures with “high individualism” scores such as the US appreciate relational competences less compared to cultures with “high collectivism” scores… or is it one of Hofstede’s other cultural dimension scales that is involved?

Cindy