Australia has emerged in recent decades as an integral part of a thriving international community especially with China and the entire Asia Pacific region. Whilst we have significant trade and commercial dealings in our region, can we also expect that communication flows easily in our interaction with these very different cultures?
This session is designed to explore how versatile and flexible a person can be when asked to work with someone whose values are very different from theirs. Our culture is a key influencing factor in shaping our values, so it’s not surprising that our internal belief system becomes challenged when travelling or simply working with people from other parts of the world.
If not addressed, people often end up blaming the other party for inappropriate behavior, when in reality they have failed to convey the necessary context, hence breaking vital relationships.
In this session we will act out simple strategies to ensure you build bridges rather than barriers when dealing with people from a different culture. Finally, we will investigate basic culture differences that, if not understood, can easily divert even an experienced facilitator off track.
About Sally Anne Gaunt
Prior to arriving in Australia in 2003, Sally Anne spent 15 years working throughout Asia, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Philippines, and parts of Sub-Sahara Africa. Her roles ranged from regional key account management for a major publisher, starting her own business based in Singapore and Malaysia, and working for a NGO based in Fiji. Upon arriving in Australia, Sally Anne established her career as a training consultant and has worked with a wide variety of organizations in a number of industries. She specializes in helping Australian companies communicate with stakeholders from Asia Pacific, and build successful multi-cultural teams.
Sally Anne is a Lecturer at the University of New South Wales for the Cross Cultural Management Undergraduate Program, which ensures she is abreast of the latest research and thinking in the field of managing diversity. Sally Anne has a Masters Degree in Asian Studies, a Post Graduate Certificate in Vocational and Workplace Learning, a Jansen Newman Certificate in coaching, and has completed conflict management training at ACAP. She is also an NLP practitioner.
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