Bahrain

Manama

Nature of Business:

International team projects for strategic international management opportunities.

Challenges:

• Alignment of international dual gender team on a focused team goal.
• Balanced recognition and inclusion of individuals for contribution to solutions.
• Overcoming cultural biases from individual team members and respecting other team members regardless of nationality or gender.
• Understanding the need for the solution to be applicable to the culture for which it will be utilized.

Resolution:

• Facilitation in the polite Canadian manner.
• Conflict resolution with team members that do not respect each other’s right to speak or participate with good ideas.
• Continually focusing on goals while utilizing delegation of duties or responsibilities to align the team members to focus on the goal and its achievement path.
• Understanding and communicating when different drivers affect the actions or cause inaction from different cultures both for business and domestic situations.

Traffic lights for Westerners in Bahrain.

Entrance to a Bahrain Gold Souk (Market) where traditional gold jewellery can be purchased.

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