1. Euro-Americans
Chapter 3

2. Symbol – EuroAmerican Man

3. Symbol–EuroAmerican Woman

4. What do you know about Euro-Americans?
A dominant Euro-American value is putting membership in an ingroup ahead of self-interest.
Most Euro-Americans tend to see situations in black-or-white terms.
Euro-Americans value just “being” even more than doing.
The dominant Euro-American view of humans and nature is that we must live in harmony with nature.
Euro-Americans in general tend to develop a few deeply committed friendships rather than many friends.
(Qs 6 and 7 – later)

5. Typical American Worldviews
I Control
Conquering nature
Progress, change
Rationalism
Scientific method
Facts, practicality
Measuring things
Quantifying things
Either-Or thinking
Future Oriented
Interdependent

6. Typical Personal Values
Individualism, me-first
Achievement
Self-reliance
Assertiveness
Work hard—play hard
Material success
Freedom
Equality
Self-improvement
Keeping busy
Staying young

7. Typical relationship customs
Friendliness
Generosity
Many casual friends
Arm’s-length closeness
Competition
Cooperative achievement
Fair play
Specialized roles
Directness
Informality

8. Process for Learning About Other Cultures & Building Interaction Skills (Steps 4 & 5)
What are their barriers to career success? 
How did it get this way?-
What’s going on now?—-
What’s it like to be you?-
What skills do I need to interact with these employees? 
How can I apply my new knowledge and practice multicultural skills?---->
Myths vs reality that reflect stereotypes, prejudices
Background or evolution of situation
Current profile
Current cultural themes, patterns, issues
Leadership Challenges & Opportunities
Exercises and cases

9. SAA 3.2 Corp Culture Questions
Corporate cultures need heroes mainly because people love a good story.
Strong corporate cultures are on their way out.

10. Strong Corporate Cultures
A few clearly defined & enforced values and norms
A few shared values & expectations
Leader actions consistent
Authoritarian – more rules, more rigid
Flexible – allow for more individuality
fewer rules, rigid only on the basics

11. Weak Corporate Cultures
No clear set of beliefs about how to succeed
No rank-ordered priority of values is communicated
No overriding common values are held by the different subcultures
Role models don’t reinforce values
Rituals of everyday work life - disorganized or contradictory
People do own thing or work at cross-purposes, undermining each other

12. Skill Builders
3.2 Interviewing employees & managers – Project 1 interviews
3.3 Learning about Org Culture- Project 2 Diversity Audit
3.4 Assessing Fit - yours with the corp culture you asses – can do for ex credit
3.1 Support Networks Case