over the years, there have been new developed ways of practicing cultural competency in the workforce. there are many different methods that would allow assistance in cultural competency such as: global leadership programs, international team building exercises and specific cross-cultural skills training for special executive positions. having a good grasp on the many different cultures that exist is increasingly becoming a major principle in the workforce. the techniques for cultural competency training must be practiced more than just in class room lecture. trainers must be extremely educated in this matter to be able to sufficiently train people. they must take notice of their own biases perspective and about the different types cultures that receive discrimination.