by Erin Meyer
You give feedback to a team member in Amsterdam, and they see it as brutally direct. You negotiate with a partner in Nigeria, and the deal falls apart for reasons you don’t understand. In a global economy, the biggest business challenges are often cultural.In today’s 5-minute briefing on Erin Meyer’s essential guide, “The Culture Map,” we explore the powerful idea of cultural relativity. Discover why a manager who is “direct” in one country can be seen as “indirect” in another, and learn the first step to decoding cross-cultural communication.
Erin Meyer is a professor at INSEAD and a leading authority on cross-cultural management and organizational culture. She is best known for her groundbreaking book, The Culture Map, and for co-authoring the New York Times bestseller No Rules Rules with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. Recognized by …
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