About Us
Background
Dr. Ghafar Lakanwal worked diligently in the past 18 years to develop and nurture the "Sharing Diversity™" concept that drove the mission and vision of the former MultiCultural Development Center (MCDC). The mission of MCDC was to “promote cultural understanding and inclusiveness to enhance workplace performance and community relationships”. The Board of former MCDC granted our firm “Sharing Diversity™: Bridging Cultures, LLC permission to use the Sharing Diversity Concept in their multicultural diversity training.
Our Philosophy
Our philosophy is Sharing Diversity™ and the belief that, by understanding differences, people will be able to see similarities and thereby build relationships based on mutual respect and understanding, not fear, intimidation or guilt.
Cultural differences can cause conflict situations and prevent effective positive relationships through your organization. If your organization and your people don’t have the foundation for understanding differences, they will be unable to face their fears and confront their prejudices. Conversely, when differences are understood, they will see the similarities right away. Understanding different cultural dilemmas in the context of Sharing Diversity™ is unique way of building Bridges of Cultural Understanding by seeing and experiencing the environment that gives organizations and its people extra leverage - and a better chance of success in today's global business competitive edge.
We Provide Organizations and Their People with
- The Knowledge to understand cross-cultural phenomena.
- The Mindfulness to observe and interpret particular situations.
- The Skills to adapt behavior to act appropriately and successfully in a range of situations.
We offer the following Services to achieve best results:
- Bridging Cross-Cultures Training & Consultation
- Keynotes, Training and Facilitation on Diversity& Inclusion
- Sharing Stories
- MultuCultural Resources
