It's interesting that I got exposed to this late in my career. In Brazil, it's not common to work in that broad cultural setup. We do have regional cultures that somehow connect with each other in the end. Yet, since I started working with international teams, this was a painful yet pleasant lesson to learn. How the way I speak and behave with one won't work with the other.
This is specially important in leadership, where you are often delivering tough conversations and propagating important messages. Value becomes noise, and noise somehow brings value. It's a weird dance haha
I have a lot to say on this topic because I find it fascinating... and it's my job 😅.
The biggest thing I question is "This logic is wrong" type feedback. I don't think culture comes in that much with this because devs shouldn't shut down collaboration by being this direct.
When we are direct like this, the other person wants to defend themselves, not collaborate. Whether you are in a high or low context culture, a better approach is always to promote collaboration, not defence.
I have too much I could say on this topic! I think this is a great read and super valuable!
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, Brendan. I value your perspective. Your focus on collaboration over everything else really stood out to me. I’d be grateful to learn more from you whenever you’re open to sharing.
"This logic is wrong" feels to harsh for me, too. I'd say, "The !. operator is tempting I know. Let's avoid a null exception here, what about if(xyz?.abc ?? false)".
What a beautiful journey from finding your voice in the Beyond community to discovering these cultural superpowers! Your story about that hot seat moment with Hadar really resonates - sometimes we need someone to gently show us we're holding back.
In one of my roles, we were starting to bring in devs from India. And we had few sessions about our cultures, and about the common behaviors and preferences of people in the US vs India, so we can learn and adjust to each other better.
It gets more challenging if your team is in multiple countries, and have different cultures and preferences. But it’s important to try to recognize these things from each individual as best as possible.
Another amazing piece, my friend.
It's interesting that I got exposed to this late in my career. In Brazil, it's not common to work in that broad cultural setup. We do have regional cultures that somehow connect with each other in the end. Yet, since I started working with international teams, this was a painful yet pleasant lesson to learn. How the way I speak and behave with one won't work with the other.
This is specially important in leadership, where you are often delivering tough conversations and propagating important messages. Value becomes noise, and noise somehow brings value. It's a weird dance haha
Thank you for sharing this, my friend 🙏 That’s such a unique way of looking at it, and it says a lot about the wisdom you’ve gathered along the way.
It was definitely worthy of the title, Doina.
I really enjoyed it.
Thanks a lot! 🙏 Your kind words made my day, Mahmoud.
I have a lot to say on this topic because I find it fascinating... and it's my job 😅.
The biggest thing I question is "This logic is wrong" type feedback. I don't think culture comes in that much with this because devs shouldn't shut down collaboration by being this direct.
When we are direct like this, the other person wants to defend themselves, not collaborate. Whether you are in a high or low context culture, a better approach is always to promote collaboration, not defence.
I have too much I could say on this topic! I think this is a great read and super valuable!
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, Brendan. I value your perspective. Your focus on collaboration over everything else really stood out to me. I’d be grateful to learn more from you whenever you’re open to sharing.
"This logic is wrong" feels to harsh for me, too. I'd say, "The !. operator is tempting I know. Let's avoid a null exception here, what about if(xyz?.abc ?? false)".
What a beautiful journey from finding your voice in the Beyond community to discovering these cultural superpowers! Your story about that hot seat moment with Hadar really resonates - sometimes we need someone to gently show us we're holding back.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Tayyiba ❤️ I agree, sometimes we just need that gentle mirror to see what’s possible :)
This so interesting Doina. What a great read. Thank you!
I’m so happy you found it interesting. Thank you for your kind words, Danny!
In one of my roles, we were starting to bring in devs from India. And we had few sessions about our cultures, and about the common behaviors and preferences of people in the US vs India, so we can learn and adjust to each other better.
It gets more challenging if your team is in multiple countries, and have different cultures and preferences. But it’s important to try to recognize these things from each individual as best as possible.
That’s such a great example, Oren. Those sessions sound like a thoughtful way to bridge differences and build trust across the team.