{"id":24171,"date":"2023-07-24T09:30:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T14:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/?p=24171"},"modified":"2023-07-24T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T14:30:10","slug":"can-appreciation-cross-cultures-or-is-it-just-an-american-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/blog\/can-appreciation-cross-cultures-or-is-it-just-an-american-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Appreciation Cross Cultures? Or Is It Just an American Concept?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/thank-you-international-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/thank-you-international-2-700x465.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/thank-you-international-2-700x465.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/thank-you-international-2-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/thank-you-international-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/thank-you-international-2-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/thank-you-international-2-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/thank-you-international-2-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have had the privilege of traveling internationally to numerous countries to introduce the concept of authentic appreciation in the workplace.\u00a0And from these experiences I\u2019ve learned that appreciation and vibrant workplaces aren\u2019t limited to certain cultures. And, more importantly, the <em>need<\/em> for appreciation in the workplace is deeply felt by the leaders and employees who work in these countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lessons from a Multinational Training Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few years ago, I had the opportunity to train the management and supervisors of an elite international organization in how to communicate authentic appreciation to their staff. Functioning within the tourism and hospitality industries, the staff (in one location) came from over <strong>forty <\/strong>countries and <strong>six<\/strong> continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I approached the training, I was interested to see the degree to which the staff desired to be appreciated for their work. Additionally, I wanted to find out how communicating appreciation in the workplace was expressed in different cultures.&nbsp;Finally, I was curious to learn various ways employees felt comfortable receiving appreciation and what the challenges might be due to differences in the variety of cultures (for example, British, Norwegian, Filipino, Colombian, South African, Indian, Irish, Egyptian and American).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What I Discovered<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em>No Surprise<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 All cultures affirmed clearly that, yes, they would like to be valued for the work they do and have the appreciation communicated to them by their supervisors and colleagues.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Suspicion Confirmed &#8211; <\/em>A few individuals reported that appreciation in the workplace was not part of their home culture (mainly northern European cultures\u2014Swiss, German, etc.). Appreciation from one\u2019s supervisor was not expected by the employee nor did managers believe they should have to communicate appreciation.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>An Affirmation<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Having translated (both linguistically and culturally) our materials into various languages, I was fairly sure that there would differences in the type of appreciation desired by individuals from a variety cultural backgrounds.\u00a0Most were familiar with the concept of saying, \u201cThank you\u201d or \u201cGood job.\u201d But the idea that there were other ways of expressing appreciation (spending quality time, doing an act of service) was new to a number of them.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>New Perspective<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 One interesting observation was that people have fairly strong opinions about what they <strong>did not like<\/strong> in how appreciation might be communicated by others.\u00a0The Brits were repulsed by the repetitive kissing on the cheeks by the Southern Europeans (Portuguese, Spanish, Italians).\u00a0Many European women did not understand the purpose or meaning of high 5\u2019s and fist bumps and the Filipinos did not understand (and sometimes were offended by) the humor used by the British, Irish, and Americans\u2014which was often intended as a way of communicating warmth and friendship by the senders, but was not <em>received<\/em> that way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em>Different preferred languages <\/em>\u2013 while Words of Affirmation is the most preferred appreciation language in the U.S. and Canada (and seemingly, Western Europe), some cultures differ in their preferences. For example, managers and employees in Singapore choose Acts of Service as their top way to be shown appreciation. [We are currently analyzing data from several countries and will be publishing those results soon.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Roy Saunderson, a colleague who has done training on recognition and appreciation in Canada, the U. S., Europe, and the Middle East, made an interesting comment to me when we were discussing appreciation and cultural differences. He said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWherever I\u2019ve gone, regardless of how warm and expressive or cool and distant a culture is\u2014all the employees I interacted with indicated to me that they desired more and more authentic recognition in their workplace.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the evidence is clear, Appreciation isn\u2019t just an American concept. And ongoing research indicates the need for appreciation isn\u2019t just a fad. You won\u2019t miss the mark by communicating appreciation for a job well done, regardless of the cultural background of your colleagues!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">*******<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in learning more about our international resources?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/international\">International Resources page<\/a><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>for more cross-cultural examples and see chapter 8 of my book <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.appreciationatwork.com\/collections\/books-accessories\/products\/the-vibrant-workplace-paperback\"><strong><em>The Vibrant Workplace<\/em><\/strong><\/a> on cross-cultural appreciation<strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.appreciationatwork.com\/collections\/books\/products\/the-5-languages-of-appreciation-in-the-workplace-1\">The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace<\/a><\/em> has been translated <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.appreciationatwork.com\/collections\/international-publishers\">into 23 languages<\/a> and the basic version of our Motivating By Appreciation Inventory (the MBAI) is available in English AND 7 other languages. It can be taken in Danish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish and is soon to be available in Japanese and Hungarian. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/mbainventory.com\/international-version\/\">here to learn more<\/a> about our foreign language MBAI options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I have had the privilege of traveling internationally to numerous countries to introduce the concept of authentic appreciation in the workplace.\u00a0And from these experiences I\u2019ve learned that appreciation and vibrant workplaces aren\u2019t limited to certain cultures. 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