Episode 15: When seeking solutions, give people space — and watch what they create

October 31, 2022 00:15:20
Episode 15: When seeking solutions, give people space — and watch what they create
Culturally Attuned
Episode 15: When seeking solutions, give people space — and watch what they create

Oct 31 2022 | 00:15:20

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Show Notes

Working across cultural divides makes it all the more critical that we avoid prescribing solutions to problems, and instead elicit them from those we’re working with. That is Mike Zuckerman’s career-long focus—from San Francisco to Greece to Uganda. He discusses how he does it.

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