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Madhurajan Ashutosh Journal#6 3102032
Madhurajan Ashutosh Journal#6 3102032
Cultural Competence
PCOM 0105 Intercultural Comm Skills – B180(2)
Deborah Lewiski
02-04-2022
Cultural Competence
Culture competence is the ability to serve people in an appropriate way. Whoever comes to our
door, we are able to treat them with the level of respect and dignity that they deserve and that
they perceive the service that they get, is done in a way that is comfortable and meets with their
standards.
While living and working in Canada, the employees of my organization would expect me to
embrace all the culture, read and learn about them, practice good manners, ask questions
whenever in doubt rather than assuming anything. It is so incredible to see how we all come
along to solve a problem creatively where we all have different perceptions about it, and this
helps us understand the problem holistically and make products and services which are accepted
by people from all the different cultures we sell to. Moreover, celebrating traditional holidays,
festivals, and sharing food with all the colleagues, pay attention to different cultures, listen to
songs and watch popular movies from different cultures, be compassionate and be aware of
The greatest learning that I have had that makes me more of a culturally competent person is that
the values and norms of various cultures which are on the tip of the cultural iceberg are not
have to dig more and study what values are under the surface or the cultural iceberg.
Lastly to summarise, all the people should remember that "culture is not just one aspect of the