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Coaching across cultures

Coaching across cultures

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Coaching across cultures

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- Whether you work for a huge multinational organization or you're part of a small agile startup, the chances are you'll work with people across different cultures. This could be a regular setup, where some of your team are located in various geographical regions. Or you may occasionally work with people based in different national or international locations. Either way, learning how to coach people across different cultures is an essential skill you need in your toolkit as a manager in today's workplace. When it comes to specific areas to focus on when coaching across cultures, there are some key tips that may help you. Focus on similarities, not differences. You may have some preconceived ideas about how people from different regions communicate, behave, and process information. In the UK, for example, someone from the north of the country may think that a Londoner like me is a bit direct and blunt. Someone from…

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