What I Wish My Foreign Colleagues Knew About Malay Culture

Dear members & friends,

CCIFM in collaboration with its member Cultural Impact is pleased to bring to you a session on Malay culture. The webinar will be conducted by Ms. Marie Tseng founder of Cultural Impact, who specialises in cross cultural facilitation and coaching.

Among her expatriate clients, many realise that even after several years spent in Malaysia, they know little about the Malay culture. This could be due to the lack of curiosity from their part, yet it could also be attributed to Malay character traits of acceptance and tolerance, as described by her friend and colleague Dr. Asma Abdullah, which prompt Malays to have a more reserved approach about sharing about their own culture

She owes many of her insights on those topics to the expertise of Dr. Asma Abdullah and Mohd Nadzrin Wahab whom both have accepted to share their stories working in multinational companies and answer questions you have on Malay culture in the workplace and that you never dared to ask your co-workers.

Objectives of the session

• To provide some basic knowledge of Malay culture for foreigners from different cultures
• To offer tips to expatriates to open meaningful conversations with their Malay colleagues and deepen cultural understanding
• To highlight some cultural sensitivities which are often implicit and not often expressed
  
  ​The guest speakers
  
  Dr. Asma Abdullah is a freelance consultant, trainer, author and coach on a wide range of subjects related to intercultural studies, corporate culture, women and leadership. She worked for 8 years with Maktab Rendah Sains MARA, 22 years with an American multinational as a human resource practitioner and a part time lecturer at Putra Business School. Her degrees are in Anthropology, Education and Counselling. She is also a member of the Fulbright Alumni Association of Malaysia, a member of PCORE, Sisters In Islam, Persatuan Siswazah Malaysia, Persatuan Al Hunafa and G25.
  
  
  Mohd Nadzrin Wahab is a passionate Learning & Performance Specialist who helps people think, perform, connect and lead better. He specialises in Workforce Performance Skills, which focuses on improving professional results in the workplace. Nadzrin’s key career role was Project Delivery Lead and Learning Coach at the KL Accenture Connected Learning Centre for 7 years. He now has roles as an Intercultural Communication Lecturer (IIUM), Silat Melayu Cultural Lecturer (MOTAC) and Master Zafina Learning Facilitator (Zafina Fitness). He is an L&D consultant for several Malaysian and international learning providers and has business interests in Malaysia and Cambodia.

Date                  : Thursday, 4th June 2020
Time                 : 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) Time
Fees              
Patron/Sponsor - Free of charge
Members           - Free of charge

Once we receive your registration, a link will be sent to you to join the webinar. 
Please click here to view the teaser