People confronted with the fast changes in our sometimes chaotic and uncertain world can have the reflex to close themselves off to the unknown. Consciously or subconsciously they adopt a closed mind. When we do it collectively this closeness can…
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Category: Business Transformation, Culture Change, Latest on LeadershipWatch, Leadership Skills, People Skills
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, China, Cultural Differences, Elon Musk, Innovation, Leading Change, Leading Innovation, Lego, Nelson Mandela, Openness, Skills of the Future
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,…
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Category: Communication, Cross Cultural Teams, Cultural Integration, High Performance Teams, Leadership Alignment, Leadership Skills, Organization Development, Post Merger Integration, Team Work
Tags: BRIC, China, Communication, Cross-Cultural Communication, Cross-Cultural Teams, Fons Trompenaars, Harvard Business Review, High Performance Teams, India, Japan, Leadership, Leading Teams, Openness, Post-Merger Integration