Intercultural Leadership (focus)

Description

Objectives

This specialisation course will help you understand how a company's culture influences the expected leadership behaviours in that culture. We will simulate how to identify the leadership skills required to lead a team in 4 different countries so that you can tailor this approach to your needs.

Takeaway

With this course, you will get:

• a clear understanding of the various approaches and theories of leadership;
• a toolbox of the most appropriate practices to apply in cross-cultural situations to maximise your leadership.

Participants

Talents and high potential wishing to learn methods to prepare for international contexts. Managers within a process of change must develop innovative and intercultural approaches.

Program

What is leadership

• Charismatic Leadership
• Transformational Leadership
• Positive Organization Behaviours (POB)

Building leadership in a cross-cultural context, the GLOBE Project

• Impact of globalisation
• Regional clustering of globe nations: the global cross-cultural framework
  • The 10 cultural clusters of the 170 countries worldwide
  • The 9 cultural dimensions
  • The 21 / 6 cultural - implicit leadership dimensions

Do the required leadership qualities differ among nations? Managing and leading in different nations by adapting your approach to other leadership styles.

• Charismatic/Value-Based Leadership
• Team-Oriented Leadership
• Participative Leadership
• Humane-Oriented Leadership
• Autonomous Leadership
• Self-Protective Leadership

Cross-cultural leadership is not only about differences: the pillar of authenticity

Simulation: setting up and leading a cross-cultural team in 4 countries: understanding cultural differences and adapting your leadership approach accordingly.

Embarking on a cross-cultural leadership journey

• Global Mindset.
• Tolerate ambiguity.
• Cultural adaptability and flexibility.