leadership across cultures

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LeadershipAcrossCulturesFROMTHEMAY2015ISSUE

Runningaglobalenterpriserequiresemotionalintelligenceaboutculturaldifferencesaswellasindustryknowledgeandtechnicalexpertise.GurnekBainsandhisteamatYSCanalyzedreportson1,500seniorexecutivestorevealtheirstrengthsandweaknesses,andtoofferupsomepracticaladvicefortheseleadersandthosewhoengagewiththem.

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DenisBicok 19hoursago

Excellentandconcisesummaryofcomplexbehaviouralrealities!Iwouldjustaddamongtheaveragebehaviourthereisavastdiversityandeverypersonisaworldonitsown.So,letsneverforgettheserulesstablishastartingpointthatshouldbetestcarefullyandrespectfullywitheveryindividualwemeet.Andonlyrealinterestinpeopleputitinperspectivetostablishrelationsthatcanleadtodiversehigh-performanceteams."Justthe50centsfromaBrazilianwhohasbeentryingtosetthestageforhigh-performcross-culturalsincemoretanadecade".Cheers,Denis

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