RW3 CultureWizard » culture in business http://rw-3.com Global Cultural Training for International Business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:19:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Culture Defined http://rw-3.com/2010/01/culture-defined/ http://rw-3.com/2010/01/culture-defined/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:36:53 +0000 Mike http://rw-3.com/?p=100940 I’m frequently asked—professionally and socially—about our definition of culture—what it is, where it comes from and how culture affects interaction with colleagues. Here is the definition that we find works best: a deep-seated set of values and beliefs shared by a society that define a sense of right and wrong, good and bad, appropriate and inappropriate behavior.

Delving into the meaning of cultural awareness, the “Golden Rule” of “do unto others what you would like to be done unto you” might best be modified to “do unto others as they would like you to do unto them.” Of course, this means you need to know a little about their cultural values and preferences. The important thing is to recognize that culture represents intrinsic beliefs and values, which impact behavior. Combined with personal style, being attuned to these factors allows us to be culturally astute and professionally successful in 2010 and beyond.

Mike Schell

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