Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 50
G LO B A L
OUTLOOK
BRIDGING THE
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WITH LEARNERS FROM OTHER CULTURES
BY PAULA SWANSON
Have you ever encountered disconnects with
learners from other cultures? To illustrate this
challenge, let's look at an example.
Zack is a training manager who delivers
corporate training to professionals from
all over the world. Here are the seven key
disconnects that Zack has experienced.
Although he doesn't know about their
cultures, he views the disconnects as
challenges for himself personally. Zack sees
that they:
DIFFERENT
CULTURES HAVE
DIFFERENT
SOLUTIONS TO
THE SAME ISSUES.
1 | Don't want to participate.
2 | Don't like some of the learning activities.
3 | Don't approach him - as their
corporate trainer.
4 | Don't follow the rules that well.
5 | Don't respond as clearly as Americans do.
6 | Don't seem to be as competitive
as Americans.
7 | Sometimes seem fearful in the
experiential activities.
Zack has consulted with a "culture coach"
who is an expert in "cultural intelligence"
and understands the differences between
cultures of the world. The cultural orientations
reveal why cultures differ from one another.
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His coach explains that one culture is not
better than another - just different from.
Different cultures have different solutions
to the same issues. The goal is to make the
differences plausible and understandable -
and hopefully more manageable.
Let's examine the seven disconnects
mentioned above and explore how culture
can influence the way learners think, feel
and act.
1 | They don't want to participate.
This cultural orientation deals with
embracing or avoiding "uncertainty" or
ambiguous situations. Some cultures like
the U.S. and U.K. are more comfortable
with uncertainty. Other cultures, notably
the countries of Asia, are much less
comfortable with uncertainty. They try
to avoid uncertainty. For example, in an
important training, they may not know
what to expect. This coupled with English
not being their first language could
cause them to be quiet - not wanting to
make a mistake or "lose face." Being quiet
is a strategy to get "the lay of the land."
Although their participation may be less
verbal, this does not mean they are less
interested or committed. Rather, they are
engaged in their own way.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016
Perspectives
Table of Contents
The Outcome of Engagement
Learning Outcomes: We Are Products of our Environment
Step Back and Disengage to Learn
Have Your Millennials Checked Out?
Performance versus Training: It Isn't Always a Training Issue
Mindfulness: A Critical Success Factor
Creating the Ideal Learning Environment
Passion in the Classroom: Can You Be a Sand Salesman?
The Leader as the Facilitator: How to Effectively Lead Knowledge Workers
Interaction Psychology: Why Characters, Clicks, Points and Badges Don't Translate
Learning Effectiveness by Design
Four Ways to Increase Learner Engagement
Open Badges: Reimagining the credential space
Bridging the Disconnect with Learners From Other Cultures
From Where I Sit
L&D’s Role in Moving the Needle on Employee Engagement
Deploying an After-Training Program
9 Ways to Get Business Leaders to Buy-in to Your Learning Efforts
Engaging Content Delivery for Coding Training
Company News
What's Online
Training Talk
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Intro
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Cover1
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Cover2
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Perspectives
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Table of Contents
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 5
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 6
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 7
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 8
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - The Outcome of Engagement
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 10
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Learning Outcomes: We Are Products of our Environment
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 12
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Step Back and Disengage to Learn
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 14
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Have Your Millennials Checked Out?
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Performance versus Training: It Isn't Always a Training Issue
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 17
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 18
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 19
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Mindfulness: A Critical Success Factor
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 21
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 22
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 23
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Creating the Ideal Learning Environment
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 25
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 26
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 27
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Passion in the Classroom: Can You Be a Sand Salesman?
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 29
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 30
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 31
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 32
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - The Leader as the Facilitator: How to Effectively Lead Knowledge Workers
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 34
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 35
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Interaction Psychology: Why Characters, Clicks, Points and Badges Don't Translate
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 37
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 38
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 39
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Learning Effectiveness by Design
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 41
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 42
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 43
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Four Ways to Increase Learner Engagement
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 45
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 46
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 47
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Open Badges: Reimagining the credential space
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 49
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Bridging the Disconnect with Learners From Other Cultures
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 51
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - From Where I Sit
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 53
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 54
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - L&D’s Role in Moving the Needle on Employee Engagement
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 56
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Deploying an After-Training Program
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 9 Ways to Get Business Leaders to Buy-in to Your Learning Efforts
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - 59
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Engaging Content Delivery for Coding Training
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Company News
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - What's Online
Training Industry Magazine - Fall 2016 - Cover3
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