Episode 12: Learning their world goes a long way

October 31, 2022 00:14:22
Episode 12: Learning their world goes a long way
Culturally Attuned
Episode 12: Learning their world goes a long way

Oct 31 2022 | 00:14:22

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Show Notes

Working with a partner across a cultural divide – for example, in a negotiation – we may face a request or an action that we must refuse. In that difficult moment, we should look first for the motive behind the action and frame a response that helps our partner retain his or her honor and thus sustains mutual respect.  A vital start can be our acknowledgment of the history of the other person and his or her culture.

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