Working globally: a valuable skill for professional success
As I have been working with colleagues and stakeholders from all over the world on a daily basis for more than 5 years, I was taking this skill for granted, not giving it the right value.
Recently, however, I spoke to someone who made me think about this.
For this person and his company, the ability to work globally was an important skill.
This made me realise that it is actually a valuable skill, which can open up new opportunities and that if we possess it, it deserves to be mentioned.
Just in the last year, I have worked on many projects, with stakeholders from UK, US, UAE, Europe,
developers from Ukraine, Brazil,
project managers from Netherlands, New Zealand, Emirates
colleagues designers from Spain, USA, Argentina, Italy, France...
The opportunity to collaborate with people from such different cultural backgrounds helped me to open my mind even more, to give more space to my creativity, bringing out very interesting ideas and solutions for the projects I was doing, but I also learnt to find the right way to communicate effectively with everyone.
I got to know different cultures and developed a greater sensitivity towards cultural differences, taking the best from each one.
This has made me stronger both professionally and personally.
Working globally, collaborating with people from different cultures, from different parts of the world, especially within a team obviously presents a number of challenges.
It is important to be sensitive to cultural differences in order to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts, both in the form and content of communication, it is important to have a lot of empathy, emotional intelligence and communication skills beyond the domain expertise to make things work best.
Time zones can be difficult, so it is important to set clear expectations and communicate regularly, having a well-organised plan of action and schedule of stand up calls.....
However, working globally definitely offers a number of great opportunities.
It allows you to get to know new cultures and perspectives, different points of view that can contribute to the achievement of brilliant projects and innovative ideas.
Therefore, the ability to work globally is a valuable skill that can help us grow professionally and personally.
If you too have the opportunity to work with people from all over the world, don't hesitate to take it, it will be a journey with challenges but with great development and satisfaction!
#workglobally #softskills #global
Chief Human Resources Officer at FTI Consulting
1moKudos, #TeamFTI! These honors speak volumes about the culture we are developing across the globe. I couldn’t be more proud.