Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge – Expand Your Mindset
One of the first things you notices when you begin to work with international clients is that they usually have a different way of doing things. The differences can be as simple as different work schedules:
- Different working hours during the day
- Different work weeks
- Different public holidays
And they can also be more subtle such as:
- Friday afternoons off
- An aversion to business breakfasts
And then there are the issues of simply running businesses differently to comply with their local customs or local laws and regulations.
Today’s Cross Cultural Communication Challenge Tip reminds us that we need to allow extra time to adapt to these differences in work habits.
Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge Tip #20
Your challenge to improve you cross-cultural mindset:
- Read your daily tips every day during the challenge
- Think about what this means to you
- Reflect on how this could help you get more international clients
Suggested Reading:
- How To Acquire The Right Mindset For International Sales
- Avoid Bad Communication Mistakes In Foreign Languages
- Cultural Differences In Standard Work Schedules
Get All Cross-Cultural Communication Tips:
- Read more about all of the 2009 Cross-Cultural Communication Challenges
- Cross Cultural Communication Challenge 1 – Expand Your Mindset
- Cross Cultural Communication Challenge 2 – Get Extreme With Clarity
- Cross Cultural Communication Challenge 3 – Build Trust
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