Comments on: Explicit Culture https://blog.learnlets.com/2009/04/explicit-culture/ Clark Quinn's learnings about learning Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Clark https://blog.learnlets.com/2009/04/explicit-culture/#comment-74481 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:23:08 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=953#comment-74481 Treena, yes, there can be lots of cultural issues even within geographies, what with immigration. It’d be nice to be able to be open about the issues, get agreement on best principles.

I’d like to make that a global initiative, frankly. Good luck with the project!

]]> By: Treena Grevatt https://blog.learnlets.com/2009/04/explicit-culture/#comment-74400 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:41:44 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=953#comment-74400 Hi Clark – Nice posting. Here in Canada we don’t have to cross borders to find lots of cultural challenges in the workplace. Even as a Brit immigrant I’ve had to learn new cultural norms. We notice that here in Ottawa, often the staff mix at a startup is heavily skewed towards immigrants – probably because the personality that is prepared to move countries is also fairly comfortable with start-up life.

The provincial and federal governments are under pressure to optimally integrate the culturally diverse workforce (and address the cab driver with a PhD issue that we hear so much about). Here’s a pilot project concerning cultural issues within Canadian SMEs as they pertain to culturally diverse workteams. The project is interesting as the organizers will be trying to get data to Kirkpatrick level 3 once the training is rolled out. Canada has a highly culturally diverse workforce and this project will focus on corporate talent management practices and giving managers cultural awareness tools that they can use.

http://www.leadershipdiversity.uottawa.ca/

Cheers,
Treena

(full disclosure – we’re working on the training game, it will be free to use and distribute as part of this government initiative)

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