To Lead Across Cultures, Focus on Hierarchy and Decision Making
Summary.
Bosses often sense that something is missing in an employee’s tool kit but can’t put a finger on what it is. They say something like “You need certain important intangibles” or “You don’t have enough gravitas,” but they fail to provide advice or guidance.
What they’re talking about is leadership style. In every interaction, we send signals
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Global project managers understand the simple process of communications (sender, message, receiver, feedback), however, the process can be problematic when the two communicators are from different cultures. Potential barriers to effective communication in the intercultural communication process include:
• Cultural frames: the window through which an
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