Cultural differences are most visible during international meetings, and they will clash. The negative effects can be minimized by planning and a good organization. The chair of the meeting should clearly announce the purpose of the meeting and what he expects from the attendees.
It is important to comfort the participants by using an alternative room instead of the meeting room, for instance.
Small groups are more effective than bigger groups. If you make groups do not put people with the same culture in the same group. The head of each group should summarize their findings and bring this to the bigger meeting.
If a consensus has been agreed on a topic always confirm by repeating in a concised way what has been agreed upon. At the end of a meeting, summarize and capture the main agreements and disagreements.
In companies where participants from over the whole world attend meetings, it is very useful to take inter-cultural awareness training so misunderstandings can be minimized because there are a lot of cultural differences in etiquettes, gestures, mannerisms and ways of expression.http://www.culturosity.com/articles/effectivemeetings.htm
Lise Keirens
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