Ep: 23 Cellene Hoogenkamp: Finding Your Voice: The Challenges of an International Female Executive Leader

About Cellene Hoogenkamp: Cellene is an Author, Speaker, and Executive Coach who works with senior executives in both Europe and The United States. She understands what it means to be an expatriate living and working across different cultures. Cellene was raised in the Netherlands with further education in Sydney, Australia where she obtained her B.S. and MBA. She's multilingual in Dutch, English, German, and French. She's worked as a Manager, Senior Executive and Board Director in Australia, Asia, Europe, and The United States As a coach, she helped senior leaders and their teams expand their leadership and business development capabilities, interpersonal skills, and turn conflict into productive relationships. She has a strong understanding of cultural diversity and she's also a "Smum" of 6 children and an avid triathlete.            In this episode, Jordan and Cellene discuss: Assimilating and integrating into the culture of your surroundings. Creating and building a sustainable world-class culture. Cultural background and how it impacts your communication style. Key Takeaways: You must understand your "inner culture" and respect others' cultures.  Today's world is complex, volatile and moves quickly. Leaders have the choice of getting their organizations "stuck" or accepting the risk of allowing others to make strategic decisions. The second allows for more organizational agility.  Involve your key stakeholders in the decision making process. Everyone has data and information you don't have.  Focus on anticipating what's to come so that you can be agile.   "Your journey starts with you and honoring your own inner culture." —  Cellene Hoogenkamp   Mentioned: Team of Teams: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=team+of+teams+by+general+stanley+mcchrystal&hvadid=78271614917962&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&hvqmt=b&tag=mh0b-20&ref=pd_sl_6ihshdq4ei_b  Connect with Cellene Hoogenkamp:  Website: https://www.globalspiritedleadership.com    Email: [email protected]    Book: Coming in 2021 The Key to World Class Team Performance Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIlJH9eSlc_Src25kJSu86w  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIlJH9eSlc_Src25kJSu86w  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cellene/     Connect with Jordan:   Get a free copy of Jordan's book at www.workplacewarrior.com   Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/