This document discusses managing multi-cultural teams and some of the challenges involved. It notes that as managers, we must adapt our styles to different cultural needs and find common ground. Some challenges include cultural differences, lack of communication, and different working styles. The document provides strategies for managing multi-cultural teams such as communicating goals clearly, identifying cultural conflicts, providing cross-culture training, and recognizing progress. While challenges exist, advantages also include bringing diverse ideas and allowing for 24-hour work rotations across locations.
2. Working in a rapidly changing globalized environment, we have to deal with people who speak different languages and live by different customs and values. 6/25/2010 www.commlabindia.com
3. As a manager, you will have to vary your managerial style to suit each individual’s needs and find common ground to cope with issues across cultural boundaries. 6/25/2010
10. How do you as a manager, manage multi-cultural teams? Many successful managers use four-point strategies to tackle problems related to multicultural team management. They are: www.commlabindia.com
15. Just as every person is unique , so too is every culture. It allows us to share a richness of experience if we can allow ourselves to be open to it.
16. The most commonly used methods to deal with multi-cultural teams are…
24. If your male employees are from a culture where they consider women not their equals, don't put them on a co-gender team. 6/25/2010
25. Give people a chance to participate in discussions and debates. 6/25/2010
26. Working with a cross-cultural team is significantly challenging as the manager must develop strategies to cope not only with differences but also motivate the team to be productive and efficient. www.commlabindia.com
32. “ Culturally, it's a good thing because neighborhoods become multicultural and we get to understand each other a little better. “ - Clarence Boykin’s
