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How to Promote Cultural Awareness in Global Virtual Teams?
The best way to promote cultural awareness is to create a safe environment for mutual sharing.
Ling Ling, Tai
Intercultural Psychologist. PhD Student @ ISCTE-IUL. Learning & Development. I lived in 8 countries. Vegan-at-home. Vipassana meditator.
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How To Learn About A Culture Without Knowing Its Language?
Learning a new language can be challenging. Is it worth learning the language to know a culture?
Letters
Ling's Letters #005: 25 de Abril Sempre!
The 25th of April has a special place in the hearts of all Portuguese.
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How Can Asian Leaders Adapt To New Cultures?
Leadership is in the eyes of the beholder. How can leaders in Asia elevate to become global leaders?
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How To Connect Effectively Across Different Cultures Online?
Making friends and building relationships with people from different cultures is challenging enough. How do you do this online?
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Colourful Or Colour-Blindness? Which is the Best Approach To Address Racial Issues?
Whether you recognise a person by their race (or not) has advantages and disadvantages. Knowing this can help you better tailor your diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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We All Do This But Nobody Is Talking About It. Covering.
Everyone covers. People cover to tone down a disfavoured identity to fit into the mainstream. What do you cover?
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Equity And Equality Are Different. We Need Both.
Equity and equality have been used interchangeably, so much so that it can get confusing. But are they the same?
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Help someone in need. Be an Active Bystander.
You were passing by and noticed a stranger being harassed. What do you do? The choice to intervene defines whether you are an active or passive bystander.
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Aren't Generalisations And Stereotypes The Same?
Generalisations and stereotypes may seem very similarโbut are they? It is important to define them, especially when meeting someone from a different culture.
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Is The Onion Better Than the Iceberg?
Both the Cultural Onion and the Iceberg model have been used to describe and understand various cultural groups. Which do you prefer?
Letters
Ling's Letters #003: Dancing with the Storm.๐๐ป
Life can be a battle, or a dance. Which will you choose?