‘We should have had this discussion a long time ago. It would have saved us a lot of time and a lot of useless frustration.’ This was the feedback I received from executives during an executive team alignment session I…
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Category: Cross Cultural Teams, High Performance Teams, Leadership Alignment, Organization Development, Team Work
Tags: Executive Coaching, INSEAD, Intercultural Leadership, LeadershipWatch, Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, Multinational Corporation, Senior Management, Team Dynamics
Some time ago this executive team contacted me. They were dealing with important market changes that affected their business. There was an urgent need for change in the organization and they had defined a set of strategic objectives that would…
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Category: Business Transformation, Change Management, Culture Change, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organization Development, Vision
Tags: Conference Board, Corporate Change, Gary Hamel, Leadership, Leadership Alignment, LeadershipWatch, Management, Multinational Corporation, Organizational Change, Senior Management
Today’s and tomorrow’s leaders are more and more facing cross-cultural challenges caused by globalization, emerging economies and new markets. How to notice differences in cultures? How to understand their impact on people behavior and performance? How to avoid cross-cultural friction…
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Category: Cross Cultural Teams, Cultural Integration, Culture Change, Leadership Alignment, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, People Skills
Tags: Asia, Business, China, Cross-Cultural Leadership, Cross-Cultural Teams, Emerging markets, India, Intercultural Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Alignment, LeadershipWatch, Management, Multinational Corporation, Organizational Culture