Not long ago I was giving a speech on business
for the Asian community.
From the podium looking down I could only see black hair, black eyes, and black
suits and white shirts. Since I was teaching FUN Management to the audience, I
made a joke out of this.
I told them the meeting was business casual and next time I expect them to be
unique and wear more colorful clothes, stop being so serious and smile more. I
told the audience to give positive feedback to everyone in the group.
The next day I spoke at a business convention for a young artists association.
They are successful entrepreneurs. At the dinner table they wore all kinds of
dress: shorts, colorful and very casual. In this community, I felt they were
having too much fun and suggested they dress more formally. They were young and
needed to understand the business side so business casual would be more
appropriate for them. They all agreed.
Here are 5 tips for multicultural business success:
1. Be unique and dress accordingly for the ethnicity of the group.
2. Add some fun for color in your dress considering the type of group.
3. Smile to the people you meet and show respect according to their culture.
4. Be positive and give compliments when appropriate.
5. Enjoy the event and expand your horizon by making friends from different
cultures.
It’s good to keep your own culture however if you are going to an event with
different cultures, dress accordingly and enjoy and discover new diversity in
your life.
Remember, You Are a Superhero!
Jinsoo
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Comments (1)
Are you going to be hosting workshops soon? If so, where?
Posted by Anonymous on August 2, 2007 1:04 AM