{"id":1532,"date":"2018-05-28T07:14:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T14:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2018-05-28T07:14:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T14:14:46","slug":"cross-cultural-workplace-gaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/cross-cultural-workplace-gaps\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-cultural Workplace Gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"422f\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--h3\">Happy Memorial Day\u2026. some thoughts for a holiday read on the cross-cultural workplace.<\/p>\n<p id=\"843c\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Contracts, legal agreements, and business plans go hand in hand with global business. I was once told that in Korea the purpose of signing a contract or agreement was essentially to formalize the partnership. Over time terms would be subject to change and re-negotiation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3993\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">My Korea facing experience has been that agreements fundamentally solidify the working relationship. However, to maintain any partnership contractual obligations will require on-going changes to reflect business conditions. In contrast, a legal agreement in the West is immutable.<\/p>\n<p id=\"c4a3\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">This week, I\u2019d like to elaborate and bring into a broader cultural dimension re:\u00a0the cross-cultural workplace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1289\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/korean-business-culture\/korean-business-training\/attachment\/11880576_10206420904094104_5178126772927928348_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1289\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1289\" class=\"wp-image-1289 size-medium\" title=\"cross-cultural workplace\" src=\"http:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/11880576_10206420904094104_5178126772927928348_n-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"cross-cultural workplace\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/11880576_10206420904094104_5178126772927928348_n-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/11880576_10206420904094104_5178126772927928348_n.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don Southerton<\/p><\/div>\n<p id=\"96bc\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">This Culture (with a big C) lesson is Koreans in the workplace and business see and prefer most things as \u201c gray\u201d ever-changing and subject to revision. What\u2019s set on paper matters, but as just as a Roadmap.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4403\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">This ties into the <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@DonSoutherton\/korean-business-speed-real-fast-15a62c6b5d33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@DonSoutherton\/korean-business-speed-real-fast-15a62c6b5d33\">\u201cballi-balli\u201d<\/a> mindset, too. \u00a0See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/commentary\/de-facto-korean-business-norm\/\">balli-balli<\/a>, here, too.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3b38\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">In fact, Koreans in contrast to the Japanese see this \u201c flexibility\u2019 as a competitive advantage\u2026. They do craft elaborate and thoughtful business plans, organizational charts, job descriptions, and workflows \u2014 often crafted by junior and less experienced teams, but in reality, feel these are subject to change as circumstances shift. In the Korean workplace, the reality is all is ever evolving \u2014 shifting and adjusting daily.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ba21\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">In contrast western (US, UK, the Germans, AU) business feels most comfortable when we think through all the potential issues (often based on years of first-hand experience by senior executives) and then set things firmly on paper. In turn, any changes to for example, to a business plan, are subject to considerable scrutiny and critical thinking before altering.<\/p>\n<p id=\"815b\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">As an option and best practice to working with both Cultures, first and foremost building the relationship and communications matters most. Misunderstandings will surface, but when both teams better understand each other\u2019s mindset, we can move to collaboration and compromise.<\/p>\n<p id=\"0e86\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">In mentoring, I strive to build this understanding, pulling apart the issues to their cultural core, and sharing how to best build bridges and close gaps \u2014 something which is more art than science \u263a and not without its challenges in the cross-cultural workplace.<\/p>\n<p id=\"bb3f\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p graf--trailing\">DS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Memorial Day\u2026. some thoughts for a holiday read on the cross-cultural workplace. Contracts, legal agreements, and business plans go hand in hand with global business. 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