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Dec 2011 - This Issue
Workplace communication and cultural diversity
ETC  global news briefs
MVP  diversity champions
AHA! Diversity of Abilities
Top6 tools for improving cross-cultural communication
Are Your Communication Skills Holding You or One of Your Employees Back from Being the Best That They Can Be?
 
December 2011
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Workplace communication and cultural diversity
BY OKSANA TASHOKOVA
Cultural diversity is commonplace in businesses today, especially in the UAE, but it is important to ensure that your managers and employees are effectively communicating when cultural differences exist.

Poor communication practices create personal conflicts, missed deadlines, incorrect goal assumptions and contribute to employee turnover. Really effective communication establishes trust and rapport, helps you to act on risks and opportunities, and promotes productivity and alignment.

Language barriers are important to address because messages can easily be misconstrued. A worker may pretend to understand a directive when they really don’t if they are embarrassed or frustrated with the language problem.

There are many cultural differences that affect communication and different ways of viewing them. One way is to consider context. High-context cultures are those that rely less on verbal communication and more on... [read more]
ETC  global news briefs
Canada

An initiative has been undertaken to improve the future for Aboriginals in Canada. Inspiring Approaches to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learningfocuses on career education and workplace learning both inside and outside the classroom. The contest is open to individuals or organizations across the country and around the world. Thirty awards ranging from $500 to $5000 will be handed out. To enter an idea or project, go to ChangeMakers.com from now until January 27, 2012. Winners will be announced next March. The initiative is a collaborative effort of The Counselling Foundation of Canada, CERIC and Ashoka Changemakers..... [ read more ]
MVP  diversity champions
Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) has announced the winners of its 2011 Crystal Awards. This year’s recipients are: Julie Bristow, CBC Television,(Creative Excellence), Carol Whiteman, Creative Women Workshops Association, (Mentorship), and Noreen Halpern, Entertainment One Television, (Outstanding Achievement). WIFT-T is a not-for-profit professional organization that supports women in screen-based media and recognizes the talents and potential of women...[ read more ]
Top6 tools for improving cross-cultural communication
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Are Your Communication Skills Holding You or One of Your Employees Back From Being the Best That They Can Be?
BY EVELINA SILVEIRA
 
For many people, low literacy, a speech disorder or speaking a new language can create problems with self-confidence leading to a host of workplace issues. Diversity At Work is committed to providing organizations with the tools to help them to integrate diversity successfully into the workplace.

We have introduced a new Language Team of instructors to assist in this area. Previously, our language classes were focused exclusively on... [ read more ]
 
 
In Quotes
"In many ways, Canada is a model of how people of different cultures can come together."

~ Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Great Britain
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