Back   Covenant Pathways James and Joyce Skeet 310 Bortot Dr. #22, Gallup, NM 87301 Contact us for questions, interests, or prices: Telephone: (505) 726-1387 Cell: (505) 870-4391 Email: pathways39@msn.com             Clients/Project Activity Cross Cultural Training   As a member of a Native American tribe, Navajo, James has not only grown up in his cultural environment, but has become successful in the dominant society. He relates exceptionally to those from different cultures and knows how their lifestyles and thought patterns effects their work and learning habits. James knows how to prepare the dominant culture to train, cooperate, and work with those from other cultures successfully. He has many years of experience of training organizations to be successful cross culturally. This involves: -Re-engineering the internal organizational structures to refocus overall organization to impact cross-cultural communities. -Facilitating programs to implement a new vision that equipped staff with knowledge and skills to effectively work with Native Americans and other Tribal cultures for greater success. -Providing overviews of Native American lifestyles and sociological perspectives that included the ramifications of surviving within welfare systems. -Presenting an understanding of cross-cultural perspectives and dynamics within the educational and/or business settings. -Equipping management staff with the knowledge and skills to effectively supervise a multicultural staff. -Developing awareness between management, workers, and/or teachers where a dominant cultural framework does not exist. -Training the staff to understand the differences between the two Western World View and the Tribal World View. Understanding these two World Views is the basic principle to training, working and cooperating with those of different cultures. The Western World View centers around the individual and their individual needs and voice. Whereas the Tribal World View centers around the community. All decisions and thought patterns are founded on a collective voice. What is effective in one culture may be ineffective, or even inappropriate, to individuals of another culture.