Global Leader- Cross-Cultural seminar

Hanasaari, Espoo, September 18th 2008

Truly global leaders have the competence to manage cultural diversity as an asset, a source of real benefit for their organizations. In order to do this they must understand how culture operates at different levels. At one level, individuals are shaped by their ethnic, racial, religious and national backgrounds. At another, they are influenced by the standards, ideas, beliefs, values and experience of their generation and teams. And at yet another level, they are shaped by the culture and values of their organization. Successfully managed diversity can become a Competitive Advantage for an organization. For example multicultural teams are more creative and find solutions which are easily implemented across borders. Diversity improves the ability to understand customers’ and partners’ needs and allows more effective relationship management. Finally diversity provides access to a larger pool of talent for employers and understanding diversity facilitates retaining that talent in an organization.

For these reasons Global leaders need a new kind of intelligence – cultural intelligence.

Objectives of the seminar

We will share the latest research, academic frameworks, case studies and best practices of managing diversity, and how to handle issues at individual, team and organization levels.

We would like also to challenge your own personal thinking and that of your organization, towards cross-cultural, effective leadership.

Programme 18th September 2008, 09:00 - 17:00.

  • Opening and objectives. Mauri Metsäranta
  • What leadership style do different cultures prefer? Michael Green
  • Leading Globally: Leadership in Four Worlds, Sudhansu Palsule
    • Rationalism, Pragmatism, Holism, Humanism
  • Identifying differences across cultures and Results and conclusions from the participant survey. David Goddard
  • Managing differences in organizational cultures, incl. case M-real. Michael Green
  • Cross cultural leadership challenge set by the NetGeneration. Mauri Metsäranta
    • NetGeneration (Generation Y) values and expectations
    • Experiences in Nokia
  • Leading cross-cultural virtual teams. David Goddard
  • Diversity as a competitive advantage. Panel discussion and Q&A with Michael Green, David Goddard and Sudhansu Palsule chaired by Mauri Metsäranta

Venue: Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, Hanasaari, Espoo

The seminar fee is 890 e + VAT.

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We are also happy to tailor the seminar for your organization needs.

Registration and further information:

Timo Sydänmaanlakka,

timo.sydanmaanlakka@pertec.fi

+358 (0) 50 524 0800