BUILDING TEAMS IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE #20 BUILDING THE DIVERSE WORKFORCE-

When teams are comprised of people from different cultures, the opportunity for misunderstanding arises. This scenario shows how different approaches between French, British, American and German cultures can cause communication problems. When you are building hign performance teams across cultures, it is vital that each team member respects each other's differences, as well as being willing to come to some common agreements on how they will cooperate. In this scenario, you will see how communication can break down and be misinterpreted among a cross-cultural team.