5 Cultural Do’s and Don’ts of Conversation
In the previous chapter we discussed how the macrocultural forces of favoring task accomplishment over relationship building and telling over Humble Inquiry bias our interactions with each other and influence our patterns of behavior. Our interactions are driven in part by the cultural context operating in each specific situation. In other words, how we relate to another person, whether we tell or ask, whether we want to build more trust and openness, whether we just want acknowledgment or something more—these are best considered in terms of the cultural rules and norms that operate in a given interpersonal situation. That can be anything from a casual conversation with your boss to a formal meeting ...
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