Removing the Barriers to Effective Multicultural Communication

In my last three posts, I introduced the 3 barriers to effective multicultural communication. These barriers, which include stereotyping, a lack of understanding and judgmental attitudes, have the potential to cause significant communication problems in diverse organizational settings. Fortunately, there are specific steps that each of us can take to help remove these barriers. These steps include:

1. Enhance Your Self-Awareness (understand the impact you have on those around you)
2. Increase Your Empathy (understand the world from the perspective of those around you)
3. Suspend Judgment (reduce the extent to which you evaluate and judge others)

I will discuss each of these steps in my next 3 posts.

Next Post: March 31, 2014 – Removing the Barriers to Effective Multicultural Communication # 1