2 things to try
A second post from my experience at ASAE & The Center’s Invitational Forum on Leadership & Management—this one short and sweet.
Claire Guadiani, NYU professor and author of The Greater Good: How Philanthropy Drives the American Economy and Can Save Capitalism, offered these two idea gems:
1. If you have a meeting that will include people from different cultures, set aside a little time and seed a multicultural discussion with the following: “How does your culture express _______?” Fill in the blank with a word such as integrity, generosity, or respect.
2. As a university president, she sent two students, two teachers, two nonteaching staff, and two trustees to a learning environment wholly unlike a university, such as a Saturn plant or Disneyland. The association equivalent might be a senior staffer and a junior staffer together with two board members and two “average” members. Be creative with the types of environments. She said that you’d be surprised how receptive companies and places are to such things.
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