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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. FC Dinamo Minsk in Russian. Retrieved 29 May Retrieved 3 May Retrieved 30 April Before taking the national team, I searched on the internet and I saw there was a charge that, in the African Cup of Nations, two players of the national team would be actually men. It would be a worldwide scandal I had no idea until then. I asked for the two twin sisters, who had not been presented and who were with the men's Olympic team, concentrated in a hotel. Then came two guys and they prodded me: "These are the two sisters".
I replied, "You are joking, they are men". Then they trained and I asked the doctor to examine them, because I was sure that they were men. People are naturally reserved in the expression of their emotions and always try to act respectfully.
The secular nature of society means, in an urban environment, that there are no restrictions on the way in which you dress. Nevertheless, pastel colours should be avoided because of the dust. White should also be avoided. Somewhat darker colours are preferable. Because of the heat cotton is advisable and polyester should be avoided. Formality is appropriate in the beginning. Addressing people using the formal form of "you" [in French "vous"] is recommended in the beginning.
As time goes on, relations will become more familiar.
The way time is seen is relative: there is always a good reason to not be on time. Time is elastic. What is not done today will be done tomorrow. Time must be given due time.
You will need an extra margin of time for respecting deadlines. You must work at the same pace as the group in order to blend in. Attracting attention to yourself by being extremely productive only creates stress among the group. Physical appearance and clothing are very important. This is why at work it is appropriate to be well dressed, wearing clean clothes that are well ironed. Due to the dust and heat, people often go home at noon to change their clothes before going back to work.
This preoccupation about clothing is even greater for women, and haircuts, jewellery, and other accessories are of particular importance. The way to dress depends on whether the workplace is in the city or in a rural area.
In the city, men generally wear pants and a long- or short-sleeved shirt or a clean t-shirt. Some men also wear a jacket and tie. Men do not wear shorts, but it is becoming more and more common to see young people wearing clean jeans. In rural areas, men often wear pants and a t-shirt. It would even be acceptable for a male expatriate to wear long shorts in a rural area, but not in the city. Women mostly wear dresses, shirts or a "pagne" a skirt or dress made out of traditional materials in either the city or in a rural area.
Both shirts with and without sleeves are worn to work by women.
Dresses and skirts should fall below the knee. Few women wear pants. For an expatriate woman, it is advisable to wear a dress or skirt that falls below the knee, but wearing pants is also possible and acceptable.
A supervisor should be addressed in a formal and respectful manner by using the formal form of "you" "vous" in French and by calling him "Mr. Between colleagues, the more formal way of addressing one another is used initially and quickly this becomes more informal. Instead of calling people by their first name, colleagues who know each other well often simply use the family name of the person without a formal title such as Mr.
This is not derogatory because last names are very important and hold a significant place in social interaction. In Burkina Faso and Africa in general, the approach to time is cyclical and, therefore, rather different from the linear conception of time that North Americans have. The linear approach to time that we have in North America necessitates long-term planning for a number of months or even years at a time and revolves around the production of goods and services.
In Burkina Faso, on the other hand, the cyclical notion of time necessitates short-term planning, which is influenced by a number of social, technical or seasonal factors. Work and the production of goods or services are not put ahead of the well being of an individual who may need support to solve a personal problem. Therefore, time management at work in a rural area will be influenced by the rainy season and in the city by a wedding or funeral.
It is common to see employees leave work to help out at a funeral. The same will be expected of you. This is why punctuality arriving late for a meeting and absenteeism are quite widespread in the workplace. You will rarely see people working overtime because the work that was not accomplished in the expected timeframe is postponed for another time.
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Of course, this notion of time affects productivity and has an impact on the deadlines set for accomplishing a task. An everyday task that you are used to doing in North America may often take a lot longer in Burkina Faso. The rise of the information age and the advent of the Internet e-mail have helped make time management more efficient since communication is faster. However, the machines may be out of date, poorly protected from heat and dust or the server may be unreliable, which causes a number of technical difficulties.
Be aware though that as an expatriate it will generally be expected that you will be on time since people know that that is how things are in North America! It often takes time for an expatriate to adjust to this kind of time management and is often quite a challenge and takes How will I know how my staff view me? The most highly regarded qualities in a local superior are experience and having a consensus-based approach.
In our present-day society, age has been replaced by experience, which often goes hand-in-hand with age. You gain respect and acceptance with experience because you are supposed to know more by virtue of either your level of education or your extensive experience in the field. Group consensus is also important. People in Burkina rarely say no and imposing your will not guarantee success. Passive resistance is the most difficult form of resistance to overcome since it is not easily detected.
Therefore, to keep everyone happy, try to take into account differing opinions. When the supervisor is an expatriate, the mostly highly regarded quality, first and foremost, is respect for what has been done in the past. Respect for who we are as people from Burkina Faso is important. People understand that you are likely to commit errors as someone who comes from elsewhere.
However, they also want to show that they do not come empty-handed - that they too have something to bring to the table; in particular, the local knowledge and experience that the expatriate supervisor is looking for. Be subtle. Field staff are aware of the gaps in your knowledge about the area and they will wait to see how much you are willing to involve them before expressing their real viewpoints to you.
The best way to know how your staff views you is to have an intermediary on the team who is someone with whom you see eye-to-eye and who is respected by the local team. They can also act as facilitators. Respecting hierarchy is very important in most workplaces.
The older a person is and the more years of experience the person has, the more that person is considered to be wise and respected. This is why having a diploma does not necessarily guarantee respect. The following proverb accurately expresses the importance given to older people: "Every elderly person who dies is a library that has burnt to the ground. Generally, staff will never tell you directly how they perceive you and they will say even less if their perception is negative.
You will perhaps find out about it through an intermediary who will act as a mediator and who perhaps will be from outside of your workplace. It will be up to you to decode the non-verbal cues and attitudes of the staff by the way they address you, look at you, their tone of voice, etc. Is it acceptable to go to my immediate supervisor for answers or feedback?