Hi, It’s my time to blog again – and this is my birthday week – so I am going to take advantage of it and have some fun.<\/p>\n
Just to let you know:\u00a0 I am currently teaching at Keller School of Management.\u00a0 Teaching several MBA courses which include Leadership & Organizational Development, Business Planning, and International Business.<\/p>\n
In the International Business\u00a0class we discussed the differences in\u00a0values, ways of working, and even the economic climate between cultures that can be called ‘individualistic” and those that are “collectivistic.”\u00a0Here in the US of A, we still tend towards the individualistic, although we are really a combination and moving towards the collectivist side.\u00a0 However, we believe we are rugged individualists and want to be rewarded for our individual contributions – merit rewards.<\/p>\n
People from socialistic backgrounds thing “being fair” means equal rewards even with different outputs.\u00a0 So, in these countries\/cultures, raises and promotions should be based on seniority, not accomplishment.<\/p>\n
How does that affect managing projects?\u00a0 A lot!\u00a0 It has to do with attitude and expectation.\u00a0 If mediocrity is OK since my job is secure anyway, why should I stretch myself, strain myself, work all hours just to please you – my project manager?\u00a0 How come the other guy is showing off?\u00a0 How come he\/she wants to be recognized as an individual contributor and is complaining that I’m not holding up my share of the workload?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thus different values, expectations have a tremendous impact on what we do and how we work together.<\/p>\n
I’ll be talking about the conflict this creates when I speak on January 21st to the PM-PM Sig for Silicon Valley at UCSC Extension.\u00a0 Come and share your experiences with me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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