My wife worked in a westernized environment. Her company MD and most departmental heads are Caucasians. Due to this culture and its business nature, communication skills are of paramount importance.
Sometime ago, I was told by my wife that she has a subordinate who performs well in work but not recognised deservingly by the company MD and other departmental heads. Let’s called this colleague Ms A, who has good attitude, hardworking, meticulous and systematic. For all her good traits, Ms A lacks the confident and ability to convey in words her competence to the MD and other Caucasian colleagues. Her communication skill is not her strong point. This flaw is magnified when conversing with fellow colleagues who are Caucasians.
Responding to my wife, I mentioned that Ms A is only a good worker/subordinate for her. But in reality, she is not the ideal employee for the company. In ......