The major difference that I have noticed in my workplace communication experience in Korea is that the overall style tends to be low-context. While communication styles can certainly vary from person to person, the general tendency is toward low-context communication, where directions and information are given in a straightforward, task-oriented manner without much elaboration or…
Category: College of Business Administration
Global Competency and Expectations
This is my last full week. The internship ends on the 29th, and most of what is left is finishing documentation and making sure everything I built has an owner who is not me. Looking back at the summer, the volume of it surprises me more than any individual piece. Rebuilt websites for our properties,…
A New Perspective on Place
By the tenth day of the program, I have begun to notice that each speaker is no longer introducing an entirely new concept but instead adding another layer to ideas we have already been exploring. What initially seemed like separate discussions on consulting, marketing, and community development are starting to overlap in ways I had…
Reflecting on Communication Differences – Week 7
Two weeks left. Most of my remaining work is handover, plus a set of conversations about what happens to the systems I built once I leave. That has meant more meetings than usual, which is fitting given this week’s topic. Outside the office, I have been trying to do the last few Stockholm things I…
Guesswork and Gambling (in Conversations)
In the U.S., where communication is more on the low-context end of the scale, my work in part-time roles usually involves more step by step instructions. Personally, I find direct instructions helpful, but I don’t exactly need them as I enjoy problem solving and taking initiative to get ahead on tasks. However, with how many…
Leadership Skills and Style – Week 6
The internship is winding toward its end, and the character of the work has changed with it. Less building, more consolidating. Most of the properties are now off the old platform and running on the setup I put together, which means the interesting problems have shifted from “can this be done” to “will this still…
Pittsburgh’s Very Own Little Ireland!
Today for Haller, we visited the Irish Design Center! This is the beginning of our crash course on both the history and culture of Ireland, and I can’t be more excited about it. Though I can’t say I wasn’t stressed during the program. Last night I binge-ate a LOT of food because I couldn’t stop…
How Culture and Storytelling Power Local Specialty Retail
Visiting the Irish Design Center today and chatting with owner Tom Petrone offered an incredible look into how a specialty retail store can operate as a living cultural hub rather than just a standard gift shop. What makes Tom’s approach so unique is that every single item on the shelves, from traditional Claddagh rings and…
Critical Reflection on Skills and Competencies, Week 5
This week was less about building and more about accounting for what we already had. I was asked to put together a complete picture of what the company spends on its web platform, which meant exporting every subscription, categorizing them, and annualizing everything at renewal price rather than the price we were used to seeing….
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