Understanding of Personal Worldviews in My Career Journey

The study of worldview is of the utmost importance in our carrier paths. As an international business analyst, the study of worldview is, therefore, important because of its different impact on my professional journey. This essay will, therefore, emphasize the relevance of the understanding of worldviews in my career journey.

It helps in understanding the different values and beliefs of others. In our daily life, we meet and interact with humanists, secularists, naturalists, and so many others, and it might happen that I work with them. Therefore, I should be able to understand my colleague's worldviews. For instance, Muslims believe in Allah being the supreme God, they do not believe in Jesus as being the son of God unlike us, Christians. Therefore, this will help me create a good work environment where there are mutual exchange and understanding with other employees.

Moreover, international business deals with various cultures from different countries all over the world. Therefore, the understanding of personal worldview helps to learn and appreciate diverse cultures and beliefs by respecting their cultures. For instance, Muslims do pray on Friday, unlike us Christians who pray on Sundays. Therefore, worldviews will help me respect the fact that on that day, as an employer I should not try to retain a Muslim employee during prayer time with work.

The understanding of worldview is a great tool in the understanding of my belief foundation. Knowing what I believe in and what I stand for will help me decide on the kind of life I would prefer to live and hence, defines the relationship that I would have with my colleagues whose assumptions and perceptions of life or work might be different from mine. For instance, as a Christian, I am called to spread the love, to bless and pray for those who might be having a different view with mine and that should be observed in my ways of communicating with my co-workers.

Flexibility is also one of its relevance in such a way that I will be ready to work with people regardless of their cultures without changing my beliefs and hence, maintain teamwork which will be beneficial for the achievement of the organization's aims and objectives. For instance, if I am working with Hinduists, I am called to respect their culture but also try to fit in without letting their beliefs to change mine. Thus, encourage mutual understanding and exchange between us.

As an international business analyst, the study of worldview also helps me to learn and appreciate others' worldviews and therefore, avoid ethnocentrism which is to view other people's ways of life in terms of our own. For instance, as a Christian, I believe that God is the creator of both the universe and mankind; and that salvation was given to me through Jesus Christ while a Hinduism believes in Brahman being the source of everything and therefore, they believe in meditation as a way to reach the ultimate wisdom Moksha. (Uganda Christian University, Understanding Worldviews) Therefore, with the study of worldview I will be able to appreciate the fact that they take time and meditate which as a Christian, meditation can also help me strengthen my relationship with God by meditating on his words.

In conclusion, the study of understanding worldviews is important in my day-to-day life as well as in my career as an international business analyst. Accepting the fact that people view might differ from ours and that we should learn to appreciate others' points of view will help us live in harmony and maintain peace and teamwork among workers. Therefore, tolerance should be observed to avoid conflict and create a peaceful work environment that is beneficial in the achievement of the organization's objectives