Hoferle by LARRY C
MONDAY 162nd YEAR • No. 50 JUNE 27, 2016 CLEVELAND, TN 16 PAGES • 50¢ Global economy operates on adapting to new environments, cultures: Hoferle By LARRY C. BOWERS Without this bridge, he said, you may fail Banner Staff Writer to adequately communicate, manage, “I’m from Southeast Germany, inspire, or lead. Such failure can lead to a Christian Hoferle, the founder of Culture and now I’m from Southeast U.S.A. lack of cultural competence, which can be Mastery of Cleveland, recently provided You can adjust your behavior relevant to a company’s bottom-line. Cleveland Rotary Club members with a according to the environment you Hoferle, who works extensively with per- quick lesson on how to bridge the gap are in.” — Christian Hoferle sonnel of the new Wacker plant in between different cultures. Charleston, said cultural gaps can exist on Hoferle’s firm provides coaching, training, a national scale, not just in the global com- consulting and mentoring to organizations internationally and expand outside of their munity. and corporations to allow the company’s home markets, their employees need to be A German by birth, the business consult- employees to work better in connecting dif- effective in collaborating with people from ant pointed out there are different cultures ferent cultures in the workplace. cultures which are foreign to them. within the boundaries of Germany. A short role-play session during the pro- He said they need to be able to sell and He emphasized that the culture in gram at the Museum Center at Five Points market to customers with unfamiliar con- Wolfburg, the headquarters of Volkswagen Banner photo, LARRY C.
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