Category: Culture
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Cub Scout Bobcat Tiger Meeting
A Cub Scout progresses towards a badge of rank based on their grade. For our first graders, we’ll work towards getting their Tiger Badge by the end of year. There’re 6 required adventures to be completed to obtain the Tigers Badge, with the first one being Bobcat. At pack 301 Den1, we plan to design some…
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How to manage conflict effectively？
Recently, I had disagreements with a team member from Taiwan on certain projects, and we engaged in intense debates privately. Personally, I didn’t feel that these heated discussions would affect our relationship.However, afterwards, this team member started apologizing to me, feeling that her tone was inappropriate.
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How to build trust in different cultures?
When we started to merge with a new team, I feel the first thing we need to do is to build trust between the team members. When reading Erin Meyer’s book ‘Culture Map’, I realized the way people establish trust is very different in different cultures.
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How to convince others in different cultures?
I particularly remember my first French boss when I worked in Singapore. On my first day of work, he printed out dozens of pages of company policies and asked me to read them one by one. (I fell asleep reading them on a chair that afternoon…sorry, this is a bit off-topic.)
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New Journey | Good Grief
After leaving Singapore, what I miss the most is the CareCorner counseling center. I volunteered there for three hours a week, helping people in need of mental support, among all the age groups. It allowed me to see the world from completely different perspectives, and be grateful for what I have everyday.
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Cultural Differences In Communication
Born and raised in Asia, I had my first job in Singapore for a US company under a French boss. After a couple of years, I changed to a French company but managed the APAC business including Japan, Korea and South East Asia markets. Recently moved to the states, I started to experience a lot…
A Growing Me 