The Power of Mindfulness in Cross-Cultural Communication
The power of mindfulness in cross-cultural communication[pic 1]Chanté van Wyk25484966MGS 4650Cross-cultural managementAssessment task 4Word count:1. Introduction 32. Mindfulness vs. Mindlessness in cross-cultural management 33. Factors increasing mindfulness 43.1 Consciousness 43.2 Job experience 43.3 Mindful programs 53.4 Leadership support and trust 54. Benefits of mindfulness 64.1 Individual well-being 64.2 Positive relationship with performance (Task performance and overall organization performance) 7
4.3 Improve individuals coping skills regarding organizational change 74.4 Improve creativity and innovative thinking among individuals 85. Relationship between Mindfulness, Cultural Intelligence and effective cross-cultural management 96. Conclusion 127. References 13IntroductionThe following essay will highlight elements and relationships bound to the term mindfulness in a cross-cultural management environment. In order to be mindful it is extremely important for individuals to first understand their own cultural constructs. The cultural conditionings of individuals have a large influence on the level of understanding other cultural constructs. If individuals are unable to be mindful about their own cultural constructs then there is no possibility of these individuals being mindful about other cultural constructs. Due to this, it is vitally important for higher and lower level hierarchy individuals to be mindful about their own cultural construct in order to become mindful and culturally intelligent about the foreign cultural constructs surrounding them. The essay will address being mindful and mindless in the cross-cultural management environment, the difference between individual and collective mindfulness, factors that increase an individuals mindfulness is identified and benefits of being mindful is highlighted. The relationship between mindfulness and cultural intelligence as well as the mindfulness’s relationship with effective cross-cultural management is thoroughly addressed.