INTERVIEW: The Business of WE - with Laura Kriska
Issue 49: Advice for leaders and organizations on bridging cultural gaps
This week, we are excited to feature an interview with Laura Kriska, whose book, The Business of WE discusses how to bridge culture gaps in organizations. Her book strives to provide leaders the tools to foster connections between people of diverse backgrounds—helping them to thrive as organizations become more inclusive and productive.
Kriska is an expert in cross-cultural relations. She was born in Japan and raised in Ohio, where she received degrees in Japanese and writing. Her unique upbringing piqued her interest in Japan-America relations and eventually inspired her to write the Business of WE to share what she has learned about bridging gaps between groups with different social and cultural identities.
In our interview, Laura shares how positive change can be facilitated when people have a genuine wish to close a gap and the ability to reflect honestly upon themselves. She emphasizes the different social identities people can have and argues that groups can work together effecti…
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