When it is not feasible to send an executive overseas for a lengthy period, the next most popular option is to provide training and education in the other culture. Companies go to great lengths to help their managers and executives become comfortable with other cultures, including bringing in native speakers, teaching a foreign language, immersion in the culture, and other types of education.
Encouraging diversityAs the global economy has grown and prospered, the workplace has become increasingly diversified. This presents a challenge to managers and leaders when trying to bring a diverse team of workers together. Change is hard for anyone, and changing to a diverse group is especially hard for some people.
As a leader, you can meet this challenge by educating and coaching your team to work together and learn about each other. This can be done in a formal team building activity, or in a more individualized way as part of everyday coaching and supervision. Combining both methods is even more effective.
End of Part 2
Posted by Leadership On The Move - at June 26, 1:23 PM
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Challenges of Leadership in a Global Marketplace - Part 1
Leadership in a competitive marketplace is extremely challenging. You must always be scanning the horizon, looking for the next critical trend, while still paying attention to the here and now. The challenge increases in difficulty exponentially when your marketplace is not only competitive, but global as well.
Dealing with cultural differences Many leaders struggle to deal with cultural differences in their global workforce. As companies branch out and take advantage of opportunities in other countries, the leaders of those companies must maintain their profitability and competitive edge while understanding and accommodating cultural differences.
An increasingly popular way of dealing with cultural differences is to send managers and company leaders on a work rotation to the country where the workforce lives. It is an eye-opening experience for leaders and employees alike to spend an extended period of time getting to know each other and learning to work effectively together.
End of Part 1
Posted By Leadership On The Move on June 26, 2008 at 1:45PM
Dealing with cultural differences Many leaders struggle to deal with cultural differences in their global workforce. As companies branch out and take advantage of opportunities in other countries, the leaders of those companies must maintain their profitability and competitive edge while understanding and accommodating cultural differences.
An increasingly popular way of dealing with cultural differences is to send managers and company leaders on a work rotation to the country where the workforce lives. It is an eye-opening experience for leaders and employees alike to spend an extended period of time getting to know each other and learning to work effectively together.
End of Part 1
Posted By Leadership On The Move on June 26, 2008 at 1:45PM
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