Summary: About This Week's Guest<br> Sundae Bean<br> <br> Sundae Bean is an executive coach, intercultural specialist and trainer.<br> <br> She supports organizations by helping their employees and the accompanying families live well and work successfully across cultures – without losing their sense of adventure.<br> <br> She is American by birth, Swiss by marriage and an expat in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by choice.<br> <br> <br> Her three tips to become more culturally competent are:<br> <br> * Understand what your own cultural values are. You need to understand them first in order to make sense of what the "other" is doing.<br> * Get curious about the other culture(s). Ask yourself if it is really true what you think, feel, see, and/or experience?<br> * Make sure you are well balanced. What I mean with this is that you need to be physically healthy and well rested, because experiencing intense cultural differences can take not only a mental toll, but also a physical toll.<br> <br> <br> Interview Links<br> Links that are mentioned in this episode:<br> <br> Website: <a href="http://sundaebean.com/" target="_blank">http://sundaebean.com/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Build Your Cultural Competence<br> In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories.<br> <br> Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.<br> <br> To subscribe directly using iTunes or Stitcher, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/be/podcast/culture-matters-podcast-on/id599525836">Click here</a>, <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/32748/episodes">or here</a> (or click any of the images below).<br> <br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/be/podcast/culture-matters-podcast-on/id599525836"></a><a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/32748/episodes"></a><br> How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters<br> I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this:<br> <br> * Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail<br> * Email me at <a href="mailto:chris.smit@culturematters.com">chris.smit@culturematters.com</a><br> * Send me a Tweet: <a href="http://twitter.com/chrissmit">@chrissmit</a><br> <br> Finally<br> Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and to listen to my Podcast.<br> <br> I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!
