Your Awesome Company

Working in Diverse
Teams

The people driving Your

Awesome Company's direction
 Does Team
Diversity
Enhance Decision
Making
and Problem
Solving?

Q2 of 2025
Teams made up of diverse members
tend to perform better than teams of
similar backgrounds.
Challenges and
Best Practices
for Working
with
Multicultural
Team ?
Low-Context Communication: High-Context Communication:

is a communication environment where

the message must be written in a clear,
direct and not misleading way so that
people can understand and respond
correctly.

is a communicative environment where

information is conveyed through the
context of implication and common
knowledge of culture and history.
 Your Awesome
Company

Developing
Cultural
Intelligence
Cultural
nce
• Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the
ability to effectively interact with
diverse cultures.

• It involves understanding cultural

norms and adapting behavior
accordingly.
 Creating productive relationships
based on giving importance to
people’s differences.

Communicating effectively in
different cultural settings
Establishing a common ground

Maximizing teamwork in groups

where people act and think
Cultural intelligence differently
offers a number of Differences can be used to
benefits, including: improve innovation processes and
assess intercultural communication
 By engaging the Head, Body, and Heart in the pursuit of cultural intelligence, individuals can
enhance their cross-cultural skills and understanding, promoting effective communication,
collaboration, and relationship-building across diverse cultural contexts.

Head Body Heart

Acquiring knowledge and
understanding of different cultures.
Learning about cultural norms,
values, communication styles, and
customs through education,
research, and diverse cultural
experiences.
Developing adaptability and flexibility in
cross-cultural interactions. Actively
engaging with individuals from different
cultures. Practicing cultural sensitivity and
adjusting behavior and communication
style to fit the cultural context.
Developing empathy, curiosity, and openness
towards different cultures. Recognizing and
appreciating emotions, beliefs, and
perspectives of diverse individuals. Genuine
interest in learning from and connecting with
people from different cultures.
Divergent Cultural Dimensions
 Low-power distance cultures:

POWER
• Equality and fairness are emphasized.
DISTANCE • Informal communication and interactions are
common.

• Participatory decision-making involves input

from different levels.

• Hierarchies are less rigid, with managers seen as

facilitators.
 High-power distance cultures:

POWER • Inequality and hierarchy are accepted.

DISTANCE • Respect for authority and obedience are

emphasized.

• Centralized decision-making by those in power.

• Formality and clear distinctions between

hierarchical levels.
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INDIVIDUALISM
General Status

"People in individualistic cultures value individual freedom and personal

independence, and cultures always have stories to reflect their values."

"People in individualistic cultures perceive their world primarily from their own
viewpoint. They perceive themselves as empowered individuals, capable of making
their own decisions and able to make an impact on their own lives."
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MASCULINITY
General Status

• The masculine-feminine dichotomy represents the cultural valuation of traits

associated with masculinity or femininity.

• Feminine cultures prioritize modesty and caring for both men and women.

• Masculine cultures show a greater emphasis on assertiveness and competition, with

women exhibiting these traits to a lesser extent than men.
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UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE
General Status

• Certain cultures, like the United States and Britain, are highly tolerant of
uncertainty.

• Other cultures, such as those in the Arab world, have a high level of uncertainty
avoidance.

• In negotiations, individuals from cultures with high uncertainty avoidance may be

more resistant to change and risk-averse compared to those from cultures with
high tolerance for uncertainty.
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LONG TERM ORIENTATION

General Status

• Long-term orientation is marked by persistence, thrift, frugality, and

hierarchical relationships based on age and status.

• The actions of an individual reflect on the entire family and community.

• There is a strong sense of shame and responsibility, and the consequences of

behavior are carried by immediate and extended family members.
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Time Orientation
General Status

• Monochronic time-oriented cultures prioritize dealing with one task at a time and
emphasize strict adherence to schedules.

• Polychronic time-oriented cultures schedule multiple activities simultaneously and

have a more flexible approach to time.

• Monochronic cultures include the United States, Germany, and Switzerland, while
polychronic cultures include Greece, Italy, Chile, and Saudi Arabia.
Divergent Cultural Dimensions
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