50 Activities for Achieving Cultural Competence

Cross‐CulturalDialogues

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Reproducedfrom50ActivitiesforAchievingCulturalCompetence,byJonamayLambert,

SelmaMyers,andGeorgeSimons,editors.Amherst,MA:HRDPress,2000,2008

[Handout3]

Five Dialogues:

3. A Software Upgrade

Brenda:

I’ve heard there’s a new version of that software program we use in our

accounting system.

Andrei:

The program we have works quite well.

Brenda:

I know, but this new one’s bound to be better. I think I’ll order it and

look it over.

Andrei:

We’re all quite used to this program.

Brenda:

It can’t hurt to check the new one out.

Andrei:

Why do you say that?

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Cross‐CulturalDialogues

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Reproducedfrom50ActivitiesforAchievingCulturalCompetence,byJonamayLambert,

SelmaMyers,andGeorgeSimons,editors.Amherst,MA:HRDPress,2000,2008

[Handout4]

Five Dialogues:

4. Whatever You Say

David:

So, Jagdish, what do you think of the revised plan?

Jagdish:

Very good, sir,

David:

You’ll need to get started on the rewrites.

Jagdish:

I’ll get a team on them straight away.

David:

Actually, there’s no one else I can spare right now.

Jagdish:

I see.

David:

I was hoping you could handle them yourself.

Jagdish:

Myself?

David:

Yes.

Jagdish:

I see.

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