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My Local Global World Automation Alley Presentation Hand Out
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My Local Global World
Your World/My World™
Presented By:
Faris Alami
• Overview - Big picture
• Understanding Other Cultures
• Exercises
• Q and A
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Overall Agenda
2. Why?
• Palestinian born in Kuwait
• Three months after the 1st Gulf War, came to the U.S.
• Started several businesses in Arizona while attending college
• Held Executives positions in small and big box retailers such
as Pure Beauty and Macy’s
• Turned around several companies and divisions
• Troy staffing company
• Formed Integration Systems Management, Inc. in 2003
• Over 35 Professional Awards and 36 Educational Awards
• Married with two children
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About Faris Alami
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What Is Culture To You?
• Culture generally refers to patterns of
human activity and the symbolic
structures that give such activity
significant importance. (learned values,
beliefs and thought patterns to a
member of any social group)
• Determines how we view and perceive
ourselves and others around us.
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Culture
8. In his book, Patrick Lencion says:
• Absence of trust
• Fear of conflict
• Lack of commitment
• Avidness of accountability
• Inattention to results
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
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Embedded Norms
