Challenges of engaging an Increasingly Multi-cultural Workforce: A quick taster from our industry research of things to focus on in management.

1. Employee
Engagement
How do we
harmoniously
engage across
different
cultures?

2. Everyone has various motivations
Money Travel Progression
Responsibility Ethics 100 other things

3. So what happens when a team also consists of a
range of cultures?
Culture is a multi-layered phenomenon
Each of us has a culture shaped buy many things e.g.
- Country of origin - Family values
- Beliefs - Life experiences and
influences

4. Taking this
increasingly richly
varied mix into
account.
How does a
manager motivate
everyone…
At the same time…
To create a
harmonious
workplace
AND maximise engagement to create a hugely
productive team?

5. Research points to three simple things for any
manager to analyse and act upon

6. 1. Self Awareness
1. Self Awareness
2. Establish a base of knowledge to
identify differences and similarities
between manager and employee
3. Constructive efforts to bridge
significant gaps

7. We often dismiss differences as
unimportant – it is only when we
recognise differences that we can act
to engage all employees effectively

8. To find out more in detail about how
to engage a multi-cultural team:
Come along to our
‘Engagement Innovation Summit’
2015
www.eis2015.com