Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands? Understanding the Socialcultural Forces in HR

Program 2 - MC-SHRM General Meeting   3:45*PM-5:00PM (*Registration 3:30PM-3:45PM)

Presented by: Debi Dault, CRP, GPHR, SHRM-SCP - Dault Global Solutions 

In today’s diverse workforce, culture plays a very important role in successful business relations. This session will help the HR professional understand how to recognize major cultural differences in their company and more importantly how to be a better communicator? Anthropologists use the term “socialcultural” to combine both people and culture. It is impossible to speak about one without relating to the other. HR needs to be well equipped to deal with both. We will use case studies to learn how to be an effective culture ambassador in your organization. 

Participants Learning Objectives:

• Understand the significance of culture for business by learning the 5 cultural dimensions
• Discover how culture impacts communication in your organization whether you have operations in other countries or not!
• Identify specific tools to help your organization be a cultural friendly workplace

Debi Dault is President and CEO of Dault Global Solutions, a business management consulting firm. She has 30+ years’ experience in HR and Business Strategy. She has held various positions in her career including, recruiter, HR Business Partner, Vice President and served as an Executive on a Board of Directors for a billion-dollar company.

Debi is passionate about supporting business leaders in all things HR. Her experience leading key initiatives including mergers & acquisitions, Greenfield operations, people strategy, talent development, global mobility, retention and succession planning. Her history of augmented responsibility in fast paced growing industries in both the private and public sectors has helped her provide valuable insight to the organizations she serves. Debi’s proven track record comes from managing cross-functional teams in multiple geographies and cultures from start-ups in Singapore to mature operations in Aberdeen.

In addition to her consulting business, Debi also teaches business and leadership topics including the SHRM Learning System. She is a sought after, recognized speaker on global and strategic business issues. Her experience in improvisation comedy allows her to readily adapt to any situation. In keeping with her mission to give back to the HR profession, Debi is a volunteer leader for SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management). She currently serves as the Director of Global HR for Texas SHRM and Conference Director for the Texas SHRM Global HR Conference. She has served as past president for Dallas HR and past Director for Texas SHRM.