After the Incident, I realized that I could not only understand the cultural differences, but I also
needed to understand cultural Intelligence which affects how people think and perform for
adaptation. As Thomas et al. (2008) state that the cultural Intelligence concept is not only to know
the differences in cultures, but also to be able to adjust and interact in diverse cultural
environments, in order to achieve goals. In addition, I learnt that to make my group successful, I
should think about each stage of the Tuckman's group development framework, in order to have
good interpersonal relationships and task activities. For instance, I should understand that the
storming stage could create an inter-group conflict and less productivity. In order to avoid task
conflict, I need to create group rules and norms. Moreover, I should adapt ALPDEC framework
(Winstanley 2005) in order to match my team and achieve team goals. For example, I know that Mr.
A's good at presenting so in order to reduce conflict I can ask him to be a leader of that part instead
of thinking about research topics.
Last but not least, having a potential future career, I have to be more composed and patient when I
face with conflicts because people do not want to work with a leader whose emotions vary. As
Whetten and Cameron (2011) state that key driver to be successful leaders and managers is
emotional intelligence.