Working with different cultures
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Different cultures may exist within a company
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Marketing departments versus programmers or engineers
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People with different cultural backgrounds
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Companies may deal with other companies:
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With different corporate cultures
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From different social cultures
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Companies may merge
So how do we handle that?
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Learn as much as you can in advance
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Study the culture
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Respect the culture
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Try to understand how and why the culture arose
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When you can't learn in advance:
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Watch and listen carefully
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Consider different interpretations of behaviour
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Try to modify your behaviour to avoid a culture clash
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Especially where conflict is concerned
So whose culture should we follow?
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