One more lesson from my parents (who come from German, Italian and English roots) is that we can have differing viewpoints – and agree to disagree.
Honesty and integrity professional#
Different cultures have different styles – some formal, some informal different ways of communicating – some direct, some indirect.īoth my personal and professional worlds include a wide, multi-cultural, diverse circle of friends and co-workers. This means that we are all starting from different points of reference when we are communicating with each other – we may use words and expressions that are similar but have very different meanings. It is important to understand that we all have different perspectives influenced by many things including culture and personality style.
Conscious and unconscious cultural influences shape our perceptions, judgments and ideas, and the ways that we communicate with others. As I have written before, my company has employees from all over the world with over 25 nationalities represented with many people coming from multi-cultural backgrounds. who goes with the flow… laidback? Uncaring? Or unmotivated?ĭepending on whether you work or live internationally, you may also need to take into account cultural differences.who never offers praise… busy? Unobservant? Or a jerk?.who insists on reading every word of every document… thorough? Or hypercritical?.Understanding your communication style is invaluable to improving your effectiveness at work as well as overall in your relationship with others.įor examples in differences in style which illustrate your preference, what would you call the person: I am self-aware and understand that my style and message delivery needs to change depending on who I am communicating with – I don’t communicate with my dearest friends the same way I communicate with my CEO. I feel that I have a fairly high level of emotional intelligence which I believe is quite important in business and in achieving overall success in life. There is no right or wrong preference but the differences in preferences or what some refer to as your “style” of working can lead to misunderstanding, miscommunication and resentment.
If you have ever taken a personality inventory such as the Myers-Briggs, you have discovered your preferences for thinking and giving or receiving information.
(I have to admit that I truly appreciate those people in my life who I don’t have to monitor myself with… they “get me” and my imperfect, direct, sometimes unruly, communication style.)
I tend to be quite direct which makes me hyper-sensitive to my words and actions causing me to self-censor regularly so that I don’t offend anyone. In today’s world, it seems it is quite easy to offend people – but it also seems that integrity and respect are in short supply. I recently re-posted on Instagram something from actor Paul Walker which said, “Remember that no matter how cool you think you may be, you’re not cool enough to look down on anyone… ever.” That resonated with me as it is so completely true – and it got me thinking of society today. They also taught me the importance of respect – respect your elders, respect our servicemen (they were BOTH Marines), respect the differences in people. What do these words mean to you? When growing up, my parents instilled in me the importance of honesty and strong moral principles – integrity.
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