Periagoge
Scenario

How Institutional Time Constraints Can Undermine Cultural Sensitivity

I work with refugees who come from cultures where relationship comes before task, and I want to honor their communication style but my supervisor keeps asking why my sessions are running over.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Bureaucratic time structures can force helping professionals to choose between cultural responsiveness and system compliance.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Monochronic vs. polychronic cultures?”

Peri

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