046: Why Culture Plays a Role in Sports; Susan Salzbrenner




Cultural Differences & Cultural Diversity in International Business show

Summary: About This Week's Guest<br> Susan Salzbrenner<br> <br> Susan Salzbrenner supports multicultural teams, professional athletes, and leaders of today and tomorrow to navigate diverse cultural contexts.<br> <br> She is an organizational psychologist, consultant, and trainer, focusing on diversity &amp; inclusion, cultural intelligence, and international talent development.<br> <br> She's lived in 6 countries on four continents, has learned (and failed at) many languages, and played a bit of basketball along the way.<br> <br> Her three tips for becoming more culturally competent follow the acronym FIT<br> <br> * F: Find new perspectives. Observe stuff that is new to you; actively lookout for new and unfamiliar things<br> * I: Integrate what you have found into your own live and personality<br> * T: Trust the process; don't be impatient. It will happen but might need its time.<br> <br> <br> Interview Links<br> Links that are mentioned in this episode:<br> <br> * Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/fitaxcultures" target="_blank">@fitaxcultures</a><br> * Website: <a href="http://fitacrosscultures.com" target="_blank">http://fitacrosscultures.com</a><br> * <a href="http://playabroad101.com" target="_blank">The book Play Abroad 1-0-1</a><br> <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" target="_blank">Click here</a>, <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/32748/episodes" target="_blank">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" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/32748/episodes" target="_blank"></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" target="_blank">@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!