Managing Multicultural Teams
“Multicultural teams offer a variety of advantages to large companies, including a deep knowledge of different product markets, culturally sensitive customer service and innovative ideas from different cultural experiences. However, where many people from different cultures, have different traditions, complex communication styles and a variety of beliefs and values, issues may arise and workplaces may breakdown.”
As a manager or human resources coordinator, your role in a team relies heavily on how these groups of people can overcome challenges successfully, and strive to stay above any future issues.
There are four main challenges that create barriers to a team’s success:
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By dealing with these challenges, there were four corresponding solutions to solve these issues:?
Through early intervention and setting out structures and norms, teams and managers can then engage with everyone on the team, and find challenges that stem from culture.