How can you effectively navigate and foster collaboration, adaptation, and thriving across cultures within your distributed workforce?

In today’s episode, Vicki Flier Hudson chats with Melissa Hahn, Intercultural Consultant at Hahn Cultural Consulting, Lecturer at the American University School of International Service, and co-author of the new book, Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce. Melissa helps people collaborate, adapt, and thrive across cultures, whether they are going abroad, returning home, working on global teams, engaging with culture in their own community, or just trying to understand American culture better.

Melissa and Vicki discuss the challenges and importance of forging bonds in a global workforce. You’ll hear Melissa’s journey of discovering the gap between learning about a culture and actually experiencing it, the challenges of cultural differences that arise in global teams, and the impact understanding similarities and differences can have in your workplace.

Tune in to hear practical advice for navigating cultural differences in distributed teams with Melissa Hahn.

Resources related to this episode
Visit https://www.hahncultural.com/ 
Follow Melissa at:
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissahahn/ 
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/HahnCultural/
Read Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce: Build Rapport, Camaraderie, and Optimal Performance No Matter the Time Zone
Subscribe to Melissa’s newsletter https://hahn-cultural.ck.page/5myths 
Visit PeopleFirstElevationTeam.com

Credits
Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com
Theme Music by Tiny Music from Pond5.com

How can you effectively navigate and foster collaboration, adaptation, and thriving across cultures within your distributed workforce?
In today&rsquo;s episode, Vicki Flier Hudson chats with Melissa Hahn, Intercultural Consultant at Hahn Cultural Consulting, Lecturer at the American University School of International Service, and co-author of the new book, Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce. Melissa helps people collaborate, adapt, and thrive across cultures, whether they are going abroad, returning home, working on global teams, engaging with culture in their own community, or just trying to understand American culture better.
Melissa and Vicki discuss the challenges and importance of forging bonds in a global workforce. You&rsquo;ll hear Melissa&rsquo;s journey of discovering the gap between learning about a culture and actually experiencing it, the challenges of cultural differences that arise in global teams, and the impact understanding similarities and differences can have in your workplace.
Tune in to hear practical advice for navigating cultural differences in distributed teams with Melissa Hahn.
Resources related to this episode
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Visit <a href="https://www.hahncultural.com/">https://www.hahncultural.com/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Follow Melissa at:</li>
<ul>
<li aria-level="2">LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissahahn/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissahahn/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="2">Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/HahnCultural/">https://www.instagram.com/HahnCultural/</a></li>
</ul>
<li aria-level="1">Read <a href="https://www.mhprofessional.com/forging-bonds-in-a-global-workforce-build-rapport-camaraderie-and-optimal-performance-no-matter-9781265212339-usa">Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce: Build Rapport, Camaraderie, and Optimal Performance No Matter the Time Zone</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Subscribe to Melissa&rsquo;s newsletter <a href="https://hahn-cultural.ck.page/5myths">https://hahn-cultural.ck.page/5myths</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Visit<a href="https://peoplefirstelevation.com"> PeopleFirstElevationTeam.com</a></li>
</ul>
Credits
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Produced by<a href="https://chatwithleaders.com"> ChatWithLeadersMedia.com</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Theme Music by<a href="https://www.pond5.com/artist/tinymusic"> Tiny Music</a> from Pond5.com</li>
</ul>

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