The Muscles We Build by Bridging | A conversation with Kate O'Neill | What If Instead? Podcast with Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Miriam Plavin-Masterman

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Guest: Kate O'Neill, Dean, College of Business, American University of Iraq-Baghdad

On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/k-kathleen-oneill-phd-strategicleadership/

Hosts:

Alejandro Juárez Crawford

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Miriam Plavin-Masterman

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Episode Introduction

Kate, the Dean of the College of Business at American University in Iraq, Baghdad, draws from her extensive international experience to discuss:

- The importance of being self-aware of cultural assumptions.

- Strategies for bridging cultural differences, including explicitly stating intentions.

- The concept of semantic non-equivalence in cross-cultural contexts.

- How intentional communication can overcome cultural barriers.

- The paradox of finding unity in diversity and division in similarity. and lot more!

The episode concludes with reflections on the importance of listening, sharing personal experiences, and finding common ground even in the face of significant differences.

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