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  • 2024-01-23
  • Episode 7
© llustration: Alumniportal Deutschland / Hinterland; Photo: Jessica Schüller

Navigating DEI and working in intercultural teams in Germany

When you come to Germany to work, you may find yourself in an international team but it's also very possible that you will find yourself in a room full of Germans. In this episode, we talk about the challenges and opportunities that come with working in diverse, intercultural teams at the German workplace. We will cover questions such as: How diverse is the German labor force?  How do you deal with cultural differences in the workplace? And how is your right to a non-discriminatory workplace enshrined in German law?

Our guests in this episode are:

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FURTHER INFORMATION & LINKS

  • The corporate initiative promotes the recognition, appreciation and integration of diversity in business culture in Germany.
  • Find out about the legal protection against discrimination, the areas of life in which it applies and who it protects in Germany.
  • The Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency provides you with free of charge.
  • Olla Jongerius recommended the book by Erin Meyer.
  • Find Olla’s Website .
  • You can find more information about Bunye Ngene and his books on .
  • Alumniportal Deutschland - “Bunye Ngene and his pathway to German language and culture”:
  • McKinsey Study - (2020)

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