Decoding cross-cultural communication with Erin Meyer

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  When I work with these international companies who are working around the world,

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  the non Americans will say,

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  oh my gosh, like, why do Americans talk so much in meetings?

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  Hey, everyone, it's Adam Grant.

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  Welcome back to Rethinking my podcast

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  on the science of what makes us tick with the TED Audio Collective.

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  I'm an organizational psychologist

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  and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts

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  and new ways of thinking.

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  My guest today is Erin Meyer.

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  She's my favorite expert on how we communicate and collaborate differently around the world.

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  Erin's lived in Africa,

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  Europe and the US

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  and her book the Culture Map is the most useful resource I've encountered

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  for decoding cross cultural interactions.

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  So Turkey, they have an expression which is dear daughter in law,

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  listen to what I'm saying to my daughter, because the message is not for her, it's for you.

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  And that's what we call triangulating,

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  which is that I can give feedback to one person that I'm close to in front of someone else

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  that I'm not close to,

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