Perspectives on intercultural management and leadership with Elizabeth A. Tuleja, founder of the Intercultural Leader Institute

 

Elizabeth A. Tuleja, the founder of the Intercultural Leader Institute, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the importance of intercultural management, leadership and communication skills essential for start-ups scaling up out of their home market.

In more detail, they covered:

  • Elizabeth's journey in intercultural management and leadership

  • As defined by Jim Collins in the book Built to last, visionary companies are the ones that outperformed their peers over decades. The key to their success was reliance on the core company ideology, balancing continuity and progress over decades. One of the features is a cult-like culture. Most of these companies are US-headquartered multinationals. So how do American companies handle working with different cultures when they have expanded worldwide?

  • Start-ups often struggle to survive and perhaps don't think about company culture until they grow up. Can you concisely and purposely create a company culture that you want? If yes, what's better and worse, company culture?

  • How do you do business in a world that seems to be in permanent crisis for at least the last two years?

  • Gender diversity: what can companies' leaders do to improve it further?

  • You wrote a post on LinkedIn recently that acceptance doesn't mean agreement. What does it mean and how do you make that clear across different cultures?

  • Where do you agree with Prof. Gert Hofstede regarding his views on intercultural management, and where do you differ?

  • Recommended further reading: Intercultural Communication for Global Business - How Leaders Communicate Success. 20 % OFF with SMA10 code

  • What's the best way to reach out and find out more? Follow Elizabeth on Linkedin or check out her website, the Intercultural Leader Institute.