LEADING IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD – VIII

A Global Mindset Gives You A Better Understanding Of New Cultures

When we are open to new cultures and wish to adapt to them, we must understand them first. In order to accomplish this, we must learn about their routines, their belief system, their lifestyle, social norms and when it comes to an organization, we must know and understand the market to which we are directing our product or service.

Why is a global mentality so important?

A global mentality allows us to understand that a culture is diverse, inclusive and that it is the greatest representation that any society can have.

This is why one of the characteristics of having a global mentality is to understand new cultures; this has to do with the tendency of a leader to glimpse and connect emotionally with people from different cultures or regions of the world. It is in such a way, that we are able to put ourselves in the place of the other individual, establish a deeper connection and really understand them.
How can we understand new cultures?

  • We must start by studying and knowing very well ours, in this way we can get into new cultures and establish more representative ties.
  • Some of the tasks that a global-minded leader has are not only to worry about getting to know, soak up and adapt to new cultures but also to truly understand their lifestyle, market, customs, and their history and the role that its citizens have played.

Many times organizations or large companies that establish themselves in new continents do not have a very encouraging start. Mostly, it has to do with the fact that they have not taken the time to study the behavior of the new culture, so they just settle and try to impose the culture of the company’s country of origin.

It is because of this that the new country rejects it since it does not meet the demands and needs that this culture and its citizens have.

As a leader having an interest in other cultures and immerse yourself in the language and certain customs is not enough, you must start by establishing a first contact that allows you to observe and study them. An excellent way is by doing cultural exchanges, which will avoid an intercultural ‘shock’ that will make you lose sight of the established objectives.

The goal of a leader who wishes to be recognized and able to influence others is to understand and respect new cultures. Awakening in us a global mentality will allow us to have greater cultural awareness.

How can we understand a new culture and expand our global mentality?

  • The most practical way to understand new cultures is to start new personal or commercial relationships in order to observe and study others. Our goal is not only to understand them but to connect with them at a level that allows us to understand them.
  • Develop an interest in the values of that culture, their beliefs, customs, and assumptions, how the family is shaped and the importance it has in that culture in particular. When starting a personal relationship, ask about those aspects to each person.
  • When we develop a commercial relationship, we should inquire about how the beginnings of their economy were and about their business market, as well as how they use technology and how it has influenced them.

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