Cross-Cultural Mentoring

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Cross-Cultural Mentoring

• Craig Ott

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Overview

• Collectivism vs. Individualism
• Shame and Honor
• Status and Familiarity
• Compartmentalization vs. Holism

Twenty Questions
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Collectivism vs. Individualism
Collectivism
Individualism
Individual identity, how I am different
Group identity, what I have in common
Personal freedom, Individual goals success
Social obligation, group goals success
Harmony, cooperation
Comparison, competition
Interdependence, sharing
Independence, owning
Values change creativity
Values tradition history
Shame oriented
Guilt oriented
Hierarchical
Egalitarian
High ingroup/outgroup distinction
Low ingroup/outgroup distinction
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Geert Hofstede and Gert Jan Hofstede, Cultures
and Organizations Software of the Mind (New
York McGraw-Hill, 2005), p. 112.
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Shame and Honor
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Status and Familiarity
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Power Distance
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Power Distance
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Geert Hofstede and Gert Jan Hofstede, Cultures
and Organizations Software of the Mind (New
York McGraw-Hill, 2005), p. 83.
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Status and Familiarity
A Question for Miss Yoshikawa
That was an excellent presentation. You and Dr.
Nagai must have worked very hard on this.
Theresa
Miss. Yoshikawa
I was very honored to be asked by Dr. Nagai to
assist him on this project. Hes my thesis
advisor, you know.
Well, you were very good. Hes lucky to have
found you. I had a question about a point you
made at the end.
Theresa
Yes, of course. Let me just get Dr. Nagai.
Miss. Yoshikawa
Oh, dont bother him hes talking to some other
people. Anyway, its about a point that you made
Theresa
I see. Can I get you some tea?
Miss. Yoshikawa
Craig Storti, Cross-cultural Dialogues (Yarmouth,
Maine Intercultural Press, 1994), p. 47.
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Compartmentalization vs. Holism

• The importance of reciprocity

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Compartmentalization vs. Holism

• The importance of reciprocity

Delbert Chinchen, The Return of the Fourth R
to Education Relationships Missiology 253
(1997)
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Compartmentalization vs. Holism
Delbert Chinchen, The Return of the Fourth R
to Education Relationships Missiology 253
(1997)
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Clintons Ten Commandments of Mentoring
How many of these are culturally universal?

1. Establish a strong relationship.
2. Agree on a purpose
3. Determine contact frequency
4. Decide on the type of accountability
5. Set up communication mechanisms
6. Clarify the confidentiality level
7. Set the relationships life cycle
8. Evaluate regularly
9. Modify expectations, as necessary
10. Bring closure at the right time