Cultural Identity

Haza Rahim

Recording: NoLanguage: English/DutchDuration: 45 min / 15 minRecording: NoSession rating: 4.0/5 from 252 participants
Cultural Identity

This one runs as a masterclass: Haza Rahim takes your colleagues through the research and the thinking behind it, with live questions throughout.

Session Summary

Being late is disrespectful, assertiveness is not the same as being cheeky and the individual leads the collective. What we consider ‘normal’ depends on people’s culture. This culture even determines your identity to a large extent.

Haza takes her audience on a journey across a rich range of differences between Eastern and Western experience, from attitudes towards property and public space to how we perceive authority. What can we learn from people who grew up in 2 cultures about what we experience as self-evident, partly unconscious norms and values?

Do self-clarity and self-esteem matter? Research has shown the importance of a stable (cultural) identity for healthy mental well-being. Specifically, cultural identity conflicts arising from acculturation challenges is an important predictor in low psychological wellbeing within certain populations.

Join Haza in this session to gain a refreshing insight into cultural identities, followed by a Q&A.

Interaction

During the expert session, Haza Rahim engages participants through a series of interactive activities and Q&A using Mentimeter, an interactive engagement tool.

Key Learnings

Cultural Norms

Learn how cultural differences shape perceptions of normalcy and behavior.

Dual Cultures

Gain insights from individuals navigating two cultural identities.

Cultural Identity

Understand the importance of a stable cultural identity for mental well-being.

Detailed session description

Being late is disrespectful, assertiveness is not the same as being cheeky, and the individual leads the collective. What we consider ‘normal’ varies significantly across cultures, shaping our identity and behavior.

In this insightful session, Haza takes her audience on a journey through the rich tapestry of differences between Eastern and Western cultural experiences. She explores diverse attitudes towards property, public space, and authority, shedding light on how these cultural norms influence our daily lives.

Haza delves into the experiences of individuals who navigate two cultures, revealing what their unique perspectives can teach us about our own often unconscious norms and values. She discusses the importance of self-clarity and self-esteem, supported by research that highlights the significance of a stable cultural identity for mental well-being.

Cultural identity conflicts, often stemming from acculturation challenges, can negatively impact psychological health, particularly within certain populations.

Join Haza in this engaging session to gain a refreshing insight into cultural identities. Through compelling stories and evidence-based research, you will learn about the intricate ways culture shapes our perceptions and behaviors.

The session concludes with a Q&A, allowing for an interactive exploration of these complex topics.

According to participants

What people said afterwards.

From the survey every participant gets when the session ends, in their own words.

It is excellent as culture; language can lead to miscommunication. Thank you for sharing this knowledge.
In answer to “Any other feedback?”
The session was very good. What I would suggest is have more "touch points" to reinforce the ideas presented. The presentation was one long story arc. This is not a bad thing at all but there can be recaps along the way. Well done :)
In answer to “Any other feedback?”
Great session, easy flow of information. I would recommend to close the session a few minutes before the top of the hour to allow joined closing of the call, people will drop off one at a time otherwise.
In answer to “Any other feedback?”
Great job, I enjoyed hearing from a speaker who has deep rooted culture and fitting in to the western culture. It makes it more relatable to me.
In answer to “Any other feedback?”
Really enjoyed it! I feel like this was so needed - thank you.
In answer to “What have you learned?”
Important topic, thanks for the presentation.
In answer to “Any other feedback?”
An exceptional talk. incredibly interesting especially as I can relate the the speakers experiences and it really helped me better frame my own cultural identity and highlight to me the clear differences between the two cultures I have grown up with.
In answer to “What have you learned?”
Excellent session with nice interaction!
In answer to “Any other feedback?”
Before you book

Questions about Cultural Identity

Is this session interactive, or do people just watch?

It is interactive, and the block above says exactly how for this session. Nobody has to speak up who does not want to: the chat and the polls carry most of it, and the questions can come in anonymously.

Is this for beginners or for people who already know the subject?

Being late is disrespectful, assertiveness is not the same as being cheeky and the individual leads the collective. What we consider ‘normal’ depends on people’s culture. It is built for a general working audience: no prior knowledge is assumed, and people who already know the subject get the research and the practical side rather than an introduction.

What kind of session is this?

A masterclass. Haza Rahim takes your colleagues through the subject and the reasoning behind it, and answers live questions. It is practical in what people take away, without the hour turning into an exercise class.

Is Haza the right expert for this?

Haza Rahim is one of the experts we auditioned ourselves, and we produce every session so we see how each one lands. Participants rate this session 4.0 out of 5, across 252 responses, and rate Haza personally 4.1 out of 5.

How long does it take, and what do we have to prepare?

It runs 45 min / 15 min: the talk, then live questions. All you do is pick a date. We brief Haza, produce the session, host and moderate it, run the Q&A, and send you the report within an hour of the end.

Who can join, and where does it run?

A team, a department, an employee network or every single employee at once, with no cap and no per-seat price. It runs inside your own Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or on a branded page we build. No integration, no login, no company device or e-mail.

Can our global colleagues follow it?

The session is delivered in English/Dutch. You can add high accuracy live subtitles in 8, 16 or 24 languages, so everyone follows in their own. That is a paid option, priced by the number of languages you need.

Will our IT department have a problem with this?

No, and that is by design. There is nothing to install, nothing to integrate and no connection to your systems, so there is nothing for IT to validate: we join your own Teams, Zoom or Meet as a guest speaker, or we host a page and your people open a link. No software, no accounts, and no data of yours that we can reach. It is why hundreds of companies, among them some of the largest technology and financial firms in the world, were able to start within a day.

How does this work under GDPR?

We never receive or hold personal data about your employees. Because the session runs in your own environment, attendance and identity stay with you, and what we report back is aggregated: numbers, ratings and survey answers, not people. That is also why IT approval usually takes minutes rather than weeks.

What do we get afterwards?

This one is live only. You also get attendance over time, participant ratings for the content and the speaker, the survey answers, and the topics your people asked for next.

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