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Cross-Cultural Leadership: How Misinterpretations of Dishonesty Can Destroy Team Alignment
When leading change, for instance in post merger integrations, leadership teams are very often confronted with cross-cultural differences. These can be corporate or national culture differences. Not dealing with these cultural differences effectively can have a serious impact on leadership…
Read MoreLeading Change: Three Major Misconceptions That Hinder Innovation
These days almost every organization is discussing the need for innovation. There is no CEO that talks with me about the company’s strategic drivers without mentioning ‘building more innovation power’. Every government is claiming innovation to be one of its…
Read MoreLeaders Who Create Alignment: Two Historical Examples
Yesterday it was Independence Day – 4th of July. An important day for America. I was reading mails and tweets from American friends and got inspired by it to write this short piece. I am not American, but maybe my…
Read MoreLeading Change: Breaking Through the Fear of Mistakes
“The team is already four months involved in this change process. They are informed in detail about the reasons for the change and the objectives that were set by the executive board. The phase of ‘not knowing’ or ‘not understanding’…
Read MoreLeading Cross-Cultural Teams: How to Create Openness? (Part 1)
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,…
Read MoreOrganization Development: The True Meaning of ‘People come First’
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…
Read MoreLeading Cross-Cultural Teams: Do you Understand the Cultural Differences within your Team?
Creating people alignment is crucial to your business success. It always has been and always will be. But what does this mean in our current business environment where the globalization has spread like a fire? What is the impact on…
Read MoreIs your Team really Aligned?
The story you are about to read is a real life story. A few years ago I participated in a management team meeting of John (not his real name) and his team. John’s company, a Fortune 100 business, had recently…
Read MoreWhy Alignment is Crucial for those who Lead Change
“We decided on a clear strategy, but up to now we still didn’t succeed to put this strategy into action.” “How many times do I have to convince my people that this change is necessary for us? They clearly told…
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