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powerpoint attached. assignment 4.4 I was surprised by some of the results of my cultural profile assessment. With disagreement, I would generally see myself as somewhat more confrontational than someone who avoids confrontation. I think that open honest feedback has a time and place. I do agree that in group settings with people that I would consider higher hierarchical positions than me, I tend not to voice openly in front of others. However, I will discuss openly behind closed doors. Also, with scheduling I think I see myself as more linear than flexible. I am someone who lives by “early is on time and on time is late.” When it comes to work, I generally like my schedule planned out and to stay prompt. Proverbs 3:5-6 states to trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. To me, this is saying to completely trust in God and his plan. He will guide “you” to where he wants you to be and do what he has planned for you. When you don’t trust completely, your path will wind and wander, but following him and trusting him completely will take you where He wants you to go. ========================================================================================= powerpoint attached. 4.4 Culture Assessment.pptx The two areas I would improve are persuading and deciding. Decision-making for me has to be top-down because I work for a corporation who has to appease investors and board members. So any decision they make about products or financial management has to have a favorable result or new leaders will be put in place to get the desired results. Persuasion for me starts internally. If I do not believe in a change or process, it will come across that way to my team. If I think something will work I can sell it OK, I have mixed results due to different managers willingness to be open to change. Getting buy in is a huge challenge for me because you have to get the buy in from the complete team so you have to know how to approach it with each person individually while keeping the team aspect in the purview. Proverbs 3:5-6 states, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (biblegateway.com, n.d.). By letting the Lord take your hand and lead, this for me speaks to relationship-based trust. Which is the way I lead. Forming relationships with my team is paramount to being able to keep team members energized about the job they are performing. References Meyer, E. (2014, August 14). What's your Cultural Profile?. In Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2014/08/whats-your-cultural-profile Proverbs 3:5-6. (n.d.). In Bible Gateway. Retrieved from https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+3%3A5-6&version=NIV