Connecting honestly with someone on the same level develops trust. Trust is at the heart of any positive relationship, whether it’s personal or professional. Trust can be shared across boundaries, cultures, customs, and perceptions.
What do you do when you meet someone who doesn’t speak your language? You whip out your smartphone, type what you want to say, click ‘translate’ on Google Translate, and attempt to say it? Connection! Barrier broken. Good for you.
Breaking Down Workplace Barriers
At Sider Road, we strive to break workplace barriers. We plan and create innovative strategies to foster productive, collaborative, and, ultimately, successful environments. Through customized workshops and activities, we untangle problems in communication and engagement while also laying the groundwork for higher profitability and low turnover rates. Diversity, inclusion, generational dynamics, and the core of commonality form the basis of our efforts. Breaking barriers and building trust are what we do.
Did you know environments lacking trust cost the United States’ economy approximately $300 billion every year? Yes… B as in billion. There are currently five generations of workers collaborating today’s economy, and employers must deal with numerous biases and misconceptions among their employees, most notably gender, race, and age.
Remain Flexible
Don’t contribute to the nation’s negative productivity statistics. Acknowledge the lack of communication and teamwork within your workforce. Learn how to get everyone on the same page with insight and understanding. If one of your Mexican workers is coming to work at 8:00 am instead of 7:30 am, ask why. Don’t assume or accuse. Learn why your Urdians don’t accept lunch invitations during Ramadan. Understand that your Korean staff member doesn’t speak up in meetings. Don’t assume the worst and don’t take actions personally. Embrace differences and break down barriers.