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The 7 Do’s of Multicultural Communication #3 – DO Suspend Your Judgment

12/2/2015

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This might be the most difficult tip for human beings to follow when it comes to improving cross-cultural communication. That’s because it is natural to evaluate others. We do it all the time. For many of us, it’s our job to assess, evaluate and stand in judgment of others. For example, managers, supervisors, team leaders, teachers, doctors and coaches are constantly assessing the behavior and performance of others. However, while judging work, school or health-specific behavior may be useful, judging people based on differences is not and it can create many communication problems. Therefore, you should consciously strive to be non-judgmental, even when you disagree with the person or in situations where your values are different. One way to do this is to say to yourself, “There is always value in difference, even when I have to look hard to find it!”

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Suanne Kowal-Connelly link
12/3/2015 02:36:11 pm

This is such an on point post. I instruct multicultural audiences regularly and teach on culturally diverse practices and I do remind myself regularly to suspend and forgive my audience in their rush to judgement as well as my own tendency to sometimes react in a less than culturally sensitive manner. This is great advice.

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