Developing resilience is incredibly challenging if the team member is going through a difficult time. It requires honest and readiness to engage in challenging conversations.
Presenting to a diverse audience, especially an audience of different cultural backgrounds, can be daunting. Limited knowledge about the audience and high expectations can be nerve-wracking, leading to stress and poor performance.
The best way to promote cultural awareness is to create an environment and culture where people feel safe and open to sharing. Cultural awareness can happen when we intentionally and regularly hold meaningful dialogues to discuss their differences.
The racial colour-blindness does not only appear in social justice movements. Many organisations adopt this approach in their culture as well as diversity and inclusion initiatives.