Posted on Jul 16, 2015
Do you see yourself as a culturally proficient leader?
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Cultural proficiency is a mind-set, a worldview, a way a person or an organization makes assumptions for effectively describing responding to, and planning for issues that arise in diverse environments. For some people cultural proficiency is a paradigm shift from viewing cultural difference as problematic to learning how to interact effectively with other cultures.
Culturally proficient leaders display personal values and behaviors that enable them and others to engage in effective interactions among students, educators, and the communities they serve.
Do you see yourself as a culturally proficient leader? Why or why not?
What do you see as the major barriers to leaders around you being culturally proficient?
What can be done to increase the level of cultural proficiency across the armed services?
Culturally proficient leaders display personal values and behaviors that enable them and others to engage in effective interactions among students, educators, and the communities they serve.
Do you see yourself as a culturally proficient leader? Why or why not?
What do you see as the major barriers to leaders around you being culturally proficient?
What can be done to increase the level of cultural proficiency across the armed services?
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To me the best way to interact is to show respect and treat others with dignity. Follow the golden rule and you can't go wrong.
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Serving in the Marines was my first opportunity to met all kinds of people from many diverse backgrounds from across the country. We were all different when we started but all Marines in the end. Black, white, Asian, big city guys, small town guys, farmers and surfers. We were told that their are no white Marines, there are no black Marines, there are only green Marines; some may be light green and some may be dark Marines, but all are Marines. The military is a melting pot, teaching each to live and work with a diverse group of people. I suspect all come out of it with an appreciation for it.
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CW3 (Join to see) I try really hard. I have a multi-cultural diverse team. I have been in multiple international environments with team members of all different nationalities.
I can do better:
1) I should have picked up a language along the way. I tend to learn just enough to function.
2) Try to spend some personal time learning with and about our peer team members.
3) Understand their beliefs and values and reflect on the positive aspects, genuinely appreciate them
4) Encourage participation and involvement in multinational environments and exercises
5) Highlight what our multinational peers do right publicly and seek recognition for their efforts.
I can do better:
1) I should have picked up a language along the way. I tend to learn just enough to function.
2) Try to spend some personal time learning with and about our peer team members.
3) Understand their beliefs and values and reflect on the positive aspects, genuinely appreciate them
4) Encourage participation and involvement in multinational environments and exercises
5) Highlight what our multinational peers do right publicly and seek recognition for their efforts.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
LTC John Shaw I'm in the same boat as you. I can do better also, but unfortunately now that I'm retired I don't know if I will as many opportunities to improve on any of those areas. My better half speaks Spanish, so hopefully I will learn that as I go along down the retirement road. I would like to build a home or have a second residence in South America and be able to get better acustomed to environment and culture this time around. I have performed several medical missions down there and would really like to have picked up the language prior to those opportunities.
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