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Understanding Me, Understanding You

Understanding Me, Understanding You. Kathy J. Langston, PhD University of South Carolina #1 International Business Program…again!!. Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet 1995 Nobel Prize Winner . “I have begun to think of life as a series of ripples widening out from an original center.”.

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Understanding Me, Understanding You

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  1. Understanding Me,Understanding You Kathy J. Langston, PhD University of South Carolina #1 International Business Program…again!!

  2. Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet1995 Nobel Prize Winner “I have begun to think of life as a series of ripples widening out from an original center.”

  3. Executive Presence: Self Awareness

  4. Audience, Purpose, Goals • Audience: Traditional college students • Purpose: • To understand • To analyze • To apply • To become aware • Goal: To develop an executive presence by developing self-awareness for communication ME

  5. Conflict in Workplace Primary cause of conflict in workplace? Personalities And Values ME and YOU

  6. 16personalities.com After test Here first

  7. Understanding Myers-Briggs Types

  8. Learn Workplace Interactions 5 of each Overall Explanation Focus on these

  9. Workplace Habits • Personality as manager • Personality type as colleague • Personality type as subordinate ME and YOU

  10. Group Work: Presentation • Form groups of similar personality types • Each group presents traits to class • Discussion: How does your personality type respond to these trait of others? • Discuss: What sort of non-productive conflict comes from these personality clashes? ME and YOU

  11. Individual Work: Explaining Me • Write: • Short report using personality type • Analyze whether personality type can work a certain job • Recommend or don’t recommend • Purpose: To produce original work that analyzes and explains concepts ME

  12. Understanding You: Cultural Awareness Project • Students choose country • Decide if the culture of their business can easily blend with other culture • Research country’s cultures • Traits for personality and traits for cultures similar YOU

  13. GlobeProject.com YOU

  14. Cultural Traits = Personality Traits YOU

  15. Variety of Countries: Use GLOBE Cultural Clusters YOU

  16. Kwintessential.co.uk/resources/guides“Country Guides and Profiles” • Culture and Language • Etiquette and Customs • Meetings • Further Management Advice YOU

  17. GlobalEDGE.msu.edu Find Countries YOU

  18. Ireland YOU

  19. GlobalEdge Course Material YOU

  20. Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands? (2nd Ed.)By Wayne A Conaway *Country by country guide *Includes a cultural quiz of a few questions at start *Excellent resource *Similar books also good

  21. CIA: World Factbook Select Country YOU

  22. U.S. State Department Travel:www.state.gov/travel

  23. Assignment: Long Report and Presentation • Long report presents and analyzes research • Ends with recommendation for action • Presentation • Students exposed to wide variety of cultural influences on “how to do business in…” • Discuss: How do these traits mirror personality traits?

  24. Conclusion: Executive Presence • Begin with self • Develop self-awareness • Understand own personality traits • Understand how relate to others in workplace • Learn about others’ traits • Expand to international cultures / Global Citizen

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