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4.4CultureAssessment.pptxCultural Profile
MGMT 528 Global Management
Derek Pieper
Communicating/evaluating
I would say my communication style is pretty accurate as well. I do a combination of both low/high-context culture measures in my delivery.
On the evaluating measure it is pretty accurate to how I give feedback. I am pretty honest when I deliver feedback as it is how I get the most out of my team, I utilize positives but always give them challenges or items to improve upon.
Persuading/Deciding
Persuasion is probably my weakest area as a manager. I could definitely work on improving my observations and how I “sell” them to my team.
My score on deciding is likely because I work for a corporation and we have to ”comply” with their rules and regulations where top-down decisions are the norm and where field operators have little to no say in operational enhancements. The score is reflective of this, even though I am a pretty independent decision-maker.
Trusting/Disagreeing
Trust for me is more of a relationship-based measure. I’m not sure why it didn’t come in on my screenshot. Relationship-building is big to me when building a team. That has come to bite me in the past, but for the most part keeps my team stable.
In disagreeing I live by the quote “pick your battles”. If I think I can have a fighter’s chance at getting something to change I will disagree, however, sometimes it is just better to save your breath and time. If it is going to impact my business then I will fight for what I feel is best for the operation.
Leading/Scheduling
I believe my leading score is pretty accurate. I am very open in my belief that a title is not important until there are issues. Then it is who does the responsibility fall to. I do not look at my team as #1,#2,#3, etc. I look at us as a management “team”. The best teams come together to get the best results they can by optimizing their team to do their best by giving them the items they need to succeed.
Scheduling, for this metric, is pretty accurate. I am very flexible. I don’t believe in leading with an iron fist for clocking in at 8:01 as opposed to 8:00. They will still get the same amount of work done regardless of the difference that minute makes.
