It’s not all about culture, or is it?

Recently a psychologist posted on a discussion board that I belong to asking How does culture affect positive psychology interventions, especially at work? 

It’s a great question and one that we can think of more broadly by asking – How does culture affect people at work?

You may be tempted to think that we leave our culture behind when we go to work.  Or that culture impacts on some isolated aspects at work – perhaps our communication preferences. 

As a coachee recently said to me – “this issue isn’t about culture Trisha, it’s about performance”. 

The reality is our culture influences everything.

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