Who Am I? Analyze and Understand Your Own Culture First

"Organizational Culture and Leadership" by Ed Schein: “Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of culture as a concept is that it points us to phenomena that are below the surface, that are powerful in their impact but invisible and to a considerable degree unconscious. In that sense, culture is to a group what personality or character is to an in

the vast majority of managers who conduct business internationally have little understanding about how culture is impacting their work. This is especially true as more and more of us communicate daily with people in other countries over virtual media like e-mail or telephone.

• Agility , or adaptability to fast-paced workflows and project management systems.

• Cultural fluency , or comfort navigating new settings with different cultural and communication norms.

• Collaboration skills , or the ability to have a team versus individualistic mindset.