EPISODE · Feb 13, 2022 · 34 MIN
The Role of Culture in Leadership
from With People. For People. · host Shahzeeb Akhtar und Andreas Schmitz
The Role of Culture in Leadership First, you might notice a little change in our podcast! Yes exactly, because we received a lot of requests we put out a special episode in English. As we think it fits great to this episode about culture, we level up on a more international level and try to reach more people for our journey about leadership. So, let's jump right into our newest episode! Shahzeeb and Andreas got on the microphone to talk about differences, learnings, and the future of culture in a fast-changing world of work and leadership. Actually, Andreas studies international management including intercultural business communications. Especially one lesson impressed him at this time. It was Fons Trompenaars, a popular scientist from the Netherlands, who focused on a variety of dimensions in culture. The discussion about his work leads Shahzeeb to share his thoughts about a shift in culture. From hierarchical into an environment of mixed companies with open-minded employees and feedbacks, that help individuals and teams to grow together! We move further and talk a lot about different aspects of culture, for example in Germany and the United States, and of course, we cover some interesting comparisons in leadership, culture and sports! If you might think you know a lot about the cultures of different countries, this episode will get you to one point: You might be wrong, funny enough, we too! Put your headphones on, lean back, and enjoy our latest episode of With People. For People!
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The Role of Culture in Leadership First, you might notice a little change in our podcast! Yes exactly, because we received a lot of requests we put out a special episode in English. As we think it fits great to this episode about culture, we level up on a more international level and try to reach more people for our journey about leadership. So, let's jump right into our newest episode! Shahzeeb and Andreas got on the microphone to talk about differences, learnings, and the future of culture in a fast-changing world of work and leadership. Actually, Andreas studies international management including intercultural business communications. Especially one lesson impressed him at this time. It was Fons Trompenaars, a popular scientist from the Netherlands, who focused on a variety of dimensions in culture. The discussion about his work leads Shahzeeb to share his thoughts about a shift in culture. From hierarchical into an environment of mixed companies with open-minded employees and feedbacks, that help individuals and teams to grow together! We move further and talk a lot about different aspects of culture, for example in Germany and the United States, and of course, we cover some interesting comparisons in leadership, culture and sports! If you might think you know a lot about the cultures of different countries, this episode will get you to one point: You might be wrong, funny enough, we too! Put your headphones on, lean back, and enjoy our latest episode of With People. For People!
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