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Comment on Embracing Cultural Diversity in a Small Business Environment by Sam Visaisouk

Sam Visaisouk — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:13:12 +0000

“Everyone can make an effort to promote diversity in the workplace.” This is a great statement. Diversity arises from the fact that many of us are different. If we all celebrate our difference/diversity, we don’t have to wait until management brings in policies. This way diversity “happens” from the ground up, not having policy from the top down.

Comment on Embracing Cultural Diversity in a Small Business Environment by ANTVibes

ANTVibes — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:56:27 +0000

Thanks for the comment Lara. We also believe that simply being empathetic towards others is a large part of being inclusive and aware of other cultures. If you can understand how another person is feeling, you’re more likely to be able to change your actions or behaviors to accomodate what they are looking for.

Comment on Embracing Cultural Diversity in a Small Business Environment by Lara

Lara — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:52:19 +0000

Great article! I’d echo the need for creating an inclusive culture. So often folks are put into leadership roles (especially in start-ups and small biz) and yet they don’t often know how to manage people different than them. I’d add that small biz should explore cost-effective training to provide among all their ranks, especially leaders, to ensure there’s room not only for dialogue about creating the culture. But there are also opportunities to learn practical strategies to work, understand, and communicate with those coming from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

Comment on 5 personal branding tips your online identity should live by by geraldine mills

geraldine mills — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:14:53 +0000

Great tips Jon! Love the last part of "utilize your own voice" even if its not a voice, even if its just a simple DING sound that could catch their attention and remember that the sound belong to you could really change the game. Martin lindstrom, the author of a neuroscience marketing book - buyology covered this on one of his brand workshops.

Comment on The Emotional Connection To Your Name by Scott Heitland

Scott Heitland — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:16:49 +0000

Jo, the wisdom in your post is relevant to virtually any interaction between or among people, whether it’s business or personal.

I am reminded of the Dale Carnegie quote, “A person’s name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” So simple, yet so true and powerful.

Thanks for sharing the post.

Comment on Cultural awareness: Accents affect professional credibility and communication – even if you don’t have one by antvibes

antvibes — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:08:27 +0000

Hi Lanja,

Thanks for the insights. It’s true, accents can have such an impact in your life, particularly when you’re not in your home country. As is true with many languages, getting a grasp on the slang can be very difficult, especially since many of these words aren’t in dictionaries. And as you mentioned, just because someone can speak a language or looks like they are from a certain place doesn’t necessarily mean it.

Comment on Cultural awareness: Accents affect professional credibility and communication – even if you don’t have one by Lanja

Lanja — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:19:17 +0000

Interesting. Another perspective: My Norwegian husband speaks accentless American English, but doesn’t necessarily have a handle on all American slang or technical language, so he sometimes has to ask for clarification about what native speakers might consider very basic things. He was once advised by his doctor in the US to make it more clear that he wasn’t American because otherwise his questions seemed very dim-witted.

Because I don’t have an accent in Dutch or French, it seems harder for people in those countries to understand that I am reacting, rationalizing and thinking in an American way; it is easy, but not always correct, to assume that someone who speaks so well is also 100% acculturated and acclimatized, and that can make cultural differences all the more jarring when they emerge.