I feel corporate America has been my greatest teacher for learning different cultures and respecting those cultures in the workplace. I have been blessed in that the companies I have worked for have put important emphasis on culture in the workplace and how to learn to interact with people of different values, skillsets, experiences, and backgrounds. This has greatly helped me in my career because it has broadened my skillsets. For example, by learning how to communicate with a team that works offshore, I have learned better time management and how to adjust my written communication to avoid confusion. On a more personal note, one of my very good friends is a man from an offshore team in India that I worked with at a previous employer.