Two weeks ago I wrote a post about the importance of openness within teams. About 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…
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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,…
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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
Companies face the impact of a globalized market. New economies are emerging fast. Mergers and acquisitions are increasing. Traditional market positions of companies are challenged. As a result leaders are confronted more and more with new and different ways of…
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Category: Communication, Cross Cultural Teams, Cultural Integration, Culture Change, High Performance Teams
Tags: Communication, Cross-Cultural Teams, Cultural Alignment, Executive Coaching, High Performance Teams, Intercultural Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Alignment, Organizational Culture, Post-Merger Integration
Many companies operate in globalized markets, and leaders have to deal with cross-cultural differences. How do successful leaders create effective collaboration across organizations between members from different cultures? Read More …
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Category: Cross Cultural Teams, Cultural Integration, Culture Change, High Performance Teams, Leadership Alignment, Leadership Skills, Post Merger Integration
Tags: Business, Cross-Cultural Teams, Cultural Identity, Leadership, Leadership Alignment, People Alignment, Science Daily, University of Zurich
My sons play baseball. They love the game and are both playing in the same team. It is a team of young kids between 11 and 14 years old and living in Brussels gives an extra flavor to their team;…
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Category: Business Transformation, Change Management, Cultural Integration, High Performance Teams, Post Merger Integration
Tags: Business, Business Transformation, Cross-Cultural Teams, High Performance Teams, Innovation, Leadership, M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions