How to work across cultures? cooperate culture #6 with Prof. Dr. Claude-Hélène Mayer

In this episode of the cooperate culture podcast, we talked with Prof. Dr. Claude-Hélène Mayer about the chances and challenges of intercultural relationships - both in professional and private contexts. Claude-Hélène Mayer is a Professor in Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the University of Johannesburg, a Board member of the International Academy of Intercultural Research and holds Doctoral degrees in Psychology, Management and Cultural Anthropology. Claude's research and published books include a wide range of topics related to culture, such as transcultural mental health, transcultural conflict management and mediation, women in leadership, shame and love across cultures, humor research, psychobiography and several more. In addition to her academic career, Claude also works as a Psychologist, Management Consultant, Systemic Therapist, Mediator and Intercultural Specialist for international professionals, companies and family businesses. In our conversation, we talked about the importance of intercultural competence, how different cultures deal with conflicts and whether love and empathy work the same way around the world. I asked Claude about the role of shame in our professional world, what cross-cultural research tells us about how to deal with mistakes and failures, and whether there is some sort of "international code" for being funny. And besides sharing a huge amount of insights about culture, Claude also gave some valuable practical advice for anyone interested in improving their intercultural skillset - which can be immediately applied at work as well as in romantic love relationships.You find more information about Claude and her work on the website of the University of Johannesburg at https://www.uj.ac.za/members/prof-claude-helene-mayer/This podcast is brought to you by emtsev cooperation. Visit ⁠www.emtsev.com⁠ to learn more.