culture

November 3, 2022

Preparing for the Unexpected: Building Organizational Resilience

A notice was posted on the door as I entered Chipotle this week. It warned me that that chicken was currently available as their transportation system […]
October 27, 2022

Making Meetings Matter

“Meetings are usually toxic because they often convey an abysmally small amount of information per minute”.[1] Have you ever felt this way? Having sat through many […]
October 20, 2022

The Leadership Elephant

I’ll start with a simple confession – I’ve read far too much on the subject of leadership. While I’m at it, here’s confession number two – […]
September 22, 2022

Examples of cross cultural leadership

4 Things Star Wars Teaches Us About Cross-Cultural Leadership As a professor I often tell my students that we will engage in learning and teaching together. […]
October 14, 2021

24 Charts of Leadership Styles Around the World

Today’s content was originally posted by my colleague Paul Sohn. It contains a fantastic overview of global leadership styles and he graciously allowed me to recycle it for your enjoyment.  I had […]
August 5, 2021

Leading Globally: How Humane is Your Country?

As the world has learned about the tragic earthquake in Nepal we see a tremendous outpouring of generosity and compassion. However, not all nations respond the same to […]
July 22, 2021

Leading Globally: Individualistic vs. Collective Cultures

Me or We? Cultural studies reveal that one of these two biases drives how you prioritize and make decisions. Those who come from strong collective cultures practice, encourage, […]
July 15, 2021

Leading Globally: Understanding Cultural Assertiveness

A lasting impression from my trip to Indonesia is the pleasant smiles and accommodating nature of the locals I interacted with. In contrast, within hours of my arrival […]
June 17, 2021

Leading Globally: Understanding Future Orientation

What do the terms Just Do It, Don’t Worry be Happy, Manyana and Hakuna Matata have in common? Each provides a glimpse into a person’s orientation toward the future. […]
June 3, 2021

Global Leadership Skills: Why is performance orientation important?

“As you consult with us this month, you will find that our culture tends to work-to-live rather than live-to-work”. “This statement provided me with a very helpful orientation during a recent […]
October 18, 2016

Podcast: The Importance of Culture

Today’s post is a podcast that I recently provided for the Lead This! organization. Mergers and acquisitions consistently top the headlines, yet most of them fail. In […]
August 20, 2015

Global Leadership: Do You Have These 3 Cultural Agility Skills?

I like to spend time with people who have lived in other cultures. They are interesting. They have great stories. And they usually possess an exemplary set […]