038: Cultural Differences and the EU; Madi Sharma

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Cultural Differences and the EU

About This Week’s Guest

Madi Sharma Cultural Differences and the EU

Madi Sharma is an entrepreneur and a social capitalist. She’s a member of the European Economic and Social Committee, and living her life with one strict motto No Excuses!

Her tips to become more culturally competent are:

1. Say “Thank You“. These simple words show a great deal of empathy and interest in what happens around you. In addition, this leads to a show of respect for the person you’re addressing.
2. Understand things from the other person’s perspective. If the other person or yourself says “No” to whatever, try to find out what’s behind this “No“. There is always a deeper meaning. Understanding the deeper meaning will help you understand the other culture better (and your own).
3. Value diversity. Don’t be afraid of it, but see the added value in cultural differences.

Interview Links

Links that are mentioned in this episode:

• Website: http://madisharma.org
• Email: madi@madisharma.com

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Chris Smit

Chris is passionate about Cultural Differences. He has been helping organizations save time and money when they work Internationally for the last 20+ years. While doing this he had the fortunate opportunity to hold lectures, workshops, and consulting projects on this subject World Wide. It has made him understand his own culture much better and appreciate the differences around the world.
His education is in Organisational Psychology and he has lived in the USA, the Netherlands, and currently lives in Belgium.

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