Plan: Cultural Differences in Body Language Understanding culture Body Language Hand gestures

‘An individual’s cultural identity is made up of community, group and family values, beliefs and practices that:

• ‘An individual’s cultural identity is made up of community, group and family values, beliefs and practices that:
• are important to them
• influence their behaviours and preferences
• contribute to their sense of identity and belonging’.
• We can see from this that culture is a group influence and it affects our practices, preferences and behaviour. Thinking about your boss, you may know that certain groups have influenced her behaviour as a leader in meetings: Her education, which emphasised knowing the details and being careful to get good results; her departmental culture that prides itself on getting things right the first time and reducing risk; and the hierarchical organisational culture that means she is responsible for decision-making and will be judged on the outcomes. These influences combined have led her to project a serious, careful, detailed and in-control image in this meeting.
• However, we can’t assume that cultural identity is always the main influence on someone’s behaviour. It could be their personality, or maybe they are just having a bad day and react in a certain way.

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