{"id":25461,"date":"2022-03-09T14:13:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talogy.com\/what-does-it-take-to-lead-across-cultures\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:25:08","slug":"what-does-it-take-to-lead-across-cultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/blog\/what-does-it-take-to-lead-across-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"What does it take to lead across cultures?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s mind-blowing to think that only 10 years ago, the smartphone didn\u2019t exist. And yet many of us take for granted the impact it has had on our social and working lives. In the same decade, the expectations placed on business leaders have also changed beyond recognition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Success as a leader is no longer predicated by deep technical skill and personal experience of having \u2018been there, done that\u2019. Furthermore, operating in increasingly global and cross-cultural contexts requires more than a traditional set of leadership behaviours such as setting direction, delivering results, building capability, and inspiring others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cross-cultural leadership: The essentials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most successful cross-cultural leaders demonstrate a desire to understand differences and a willingness to be flexible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many stories about a leader from one country who failed spectacularly to achieve expected results, because their fit with the new country\u2019s culture hadn\u2019t been considered. For example, an American leader\u2019s desire to make big decisions quickly and implement swiftly being met with resistance from her Japanese team, who expected to take time building consensus around the organisation before any action was taken. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developing an understanding of differences, while reserving any automatic (bias-led) judgment, requires dedicated effort from even the most skilled practitioners in global organisations. Particularly as leaders simultaneously need to be attuned to their own leadership style, so they can consciously prepare to flex it when appropriate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A leader\u2019s style is influenced by 3 things:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Their own individual personal style and experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The expectations and corporate culture of their employer organisation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their national identity\u2019s background culture(s).&lt;\/li<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The second of these is relatively easy for leaders to pinpoint, but they may need some help with the other two aspects. When needed, assessment specialists can use advanced techniques to identify leadership attributes and preferences. And research has highlighted specific dimensions on which national cultures vary, for example Erin Meyer\u2019s Culture Map and Hofstede\u2019s 6 National Culture Dimensions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Successful cross-cultural leadership is far too complex to be simplified into a basic equation, but what would it look like if we were to try?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-vertically-aligned-center is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"828\" src=\"http:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cta-whitepaper-cover-building-better-organizations-through-inclusive-leadership.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4393 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cta-whitepaper-cover-building-better-organizations-through-inclusive-leadership.jpg 640w, https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cta-whitepaper-cover-building-better-organizations-through-inclusive-leadership-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building better organisations through inclusive leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The topic of Diversity and Inclusion (D&amp;I) is an area of emphasis for many organisations right now.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Organisations that have been successful at creating sustainable change in D&amp;I have had strong commitment, and action, among their leadership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this white paper, you will learn about the role that leaders play in creating an inclusive culture, one that strives to create allies, or champions for diversity, as well as the leadership competencies and characteristics that contribute to inclusive behaviour and climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/info.talogy.com\/en-gb\/building-better-organisations-through-inclusive-leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s mind-blowing to think that only 10 years ago, the smartphone didn\u2019t exist. 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