Leading Change: 3 Misconceptions about Successful Collaboration
Are you leading change? Do you believe in the importance of a collaborative culture in your company? Do you want to encourage successful collaboration between people and teams across organization...
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Do you want to be successful in doing business with the Chinese? Do you want to build lasting relationships? Then understand why learning Chinese business etiquette will be important, but not enough....
View ArticleHow Abraham Lincoln Mastered Collaboration: 4 Key Elements
Do executive leaders always have a clear idea of what powerful collaboration looks like? Do they always understand what it takes to build high-quality, result-focused collaboration between and across...
View ArticleWhy Great Leaders Read Books
Business leaders do not often take the time to read (e)books. Are they making a mistake? Why do great leaders read books? “Each employee is required to read one recommended book per year.” Here is what...
View ArticleHow to Lead Global Teams: One Powerful Tip for Westerners
How to lead cross-cultural teams, particularly teams where East meets West? What are concrete things you can do to help your global team in real-life business situations? This was the topic of my...
View ArticleLeadership Introspection: The Only Person You Can Actually Change Is Yourself
Many change initiatives fail because people are not willing or not able to follow the new direction. A huge amount of energy goes into trying to convince, motivate, encourage, stimulate, or force...
View ArticleSkills of the Future: The Best Expert Advice on Creativity
By 2020, creativity will be one of the top 3 skills anyone who wants to be successful in the economy of the future will need, according to the Future of Jobs report. We looked for the best expert...
View ArticleWhy the Open Mind Always Outperforms the Closed One
People confronted with the fast changes in our sometimes chaotic and uncertain world can have the reflex to close themselves off to the unknown. Consciously or subconsciously they adopt a closed mind....
View ArticleSkills for the Future: Break Patterns and Surprise Yourself, says Harvard’s...
What are the key skills for the future? In our special multi-part series, experts share valuable and surprising insights we can use to build tomorrow’s world. In this part Harvard professor Michael...
View ArticleHow Successful Cross-Cultural Leaders Work
How to Boost Your Cross-Cultural Leadership Skills. Learning to understand and getting comfortable with the deeper level of a culture that is not your own requires a certain mindset. A mindset that can...
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