Posts Tagged ‘Profits’

Cultural Barriers – the ‘fun’ Stuff Can Help

Inter-cultural communication, cultural awareness, cultural diversity… A basic understanding of cultural norms and language can be invaluable when it comes to creating positive interactions and relationships. There are many reasons – pragmatic and intangible – to encourage multilingualism and cultural awareness: more job opportunities, higher pay, improved customer service, enhanced coworker communication, unleashed employee potential, [...]

Communication

One of the rather siginificant issues in efficiency is business communication. In particular I am interested in 360-Degree feedback, speak-out programs and improvement contests.360-degree feedback refers to the process of collecting information and evaluation from all relevant parties concerning a particular individuals’ performance, which may include superiors, coworkers, and team members. Personally, I have a [...]

Managing Multi-cultural Teams for Better Productivity

r/>Managing across cultures is not an easy task and it has been a challenge for the offshoring companies to  manage across different geographic boundaries and with multi-cultural teams. A culture in itself is defined as a group or community which shares common beliefs and values. A cultural group is understood by the manner in which [...]