April 17, 2012 • Volume 3, Issue 8 • ISSN: 2154-3240

In This Issue

♦	Feature Article: The Multicultural Manager
♦	Ask Amanda: My mentor has turned on me! What can I do?
♦	Practical Tips: Quicker Decision Making

The Multicultural Manager

Workplaces are becoming increasingly international—and according to a major survey of US workers, a multicultural workplace is one of the top reasons they want to stay at their companies. Mastering cross-cultural expertise is becoming increasingly important for managers because cultural sensitivity affects how business gets done.

While certainly there are personality variations, culture does impose some limitations. So what do you need to do to increase your ability to manage people of different nationalities?
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	To not decide is the wrong decision.

Practical Tips: Quicker Decision Making

According to researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia, groups who stood up during their meetings made decisions faster than those who sat. While this may not surprise you, what might surprise you is the fact that their decisions were just as good as those made by the other group.

The research compared 56 groups who stood up during their short (10-20 minute) meetings to 55 groups whose members sat down.
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I have always had a great relationship with my boss and feel like he's my “second father." Now the business has changed, I've been promoted, and he sees me as his competition. He's undermining me in meetings, talking behind my back and trying to make me fail. What can I do, I'm a mess! S.P., Miami, FL

First, congratulations on your promotion! As you’ve seen first hand, there are many unexpected changes that occur when we assume a new role. While disappointing, your former boss’s behavior is not unique. But it’s particularly hurtful to you because of the role you’ve assigned him (“second father”).
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