Tag Archives: Leading Teams

Cross-Cultural Leadership: How to Create People Alignment (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this series I wrote about the importance of people alignment as a crucial competence for today’s leaders. Especially in a globalized world, where cross-cultural and multinational challenges are becoming more and more a normal part of … Continue reading

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Leading Change: Breaking Through the Fear of Mistakes

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“The team is already four months involved in this change process. They are completely informed on the reasons for the change and the objectives that were set by the executive board. The phase of not knowing or misunderstanding is passed … Continue reading

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Leading Cross-Cultural Teams: How to Create Openness? (Part 2)

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Two weeks ago I wrote a post on the importance of openness within teams. On how our perception of openness can vary much from culture to culture, and how this can seriously hinder teams from being successful. In ‘Leading Cross-Cultural … Continue reading

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Leading Cross-Cultural Teams: How to Create Openness? (Part 1)

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When you observe successful teams in action you witness that an atmosphere of openness is always one of the success factors that drive the team’s behavior and performance. But as we all have probably experienced a few times in our lives, … Continue reading

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Organization Development: The True Meaning of ‘People come First’

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A few weeks ago I received an unexpected call from a senior executive (I will call him Thomas) of a company I worked with some years ago. We had not seen each other for a long time and it was … Continue reading

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