Culture defines the conditions under which people release their maximum energy in work, and the conditions under which the organization can most effectively channel that energy to achieve maximum results. This ‘soft’ side of the business often explains what distinguishes the highest performing companies from those that lag behind. High performing companies fine-tune business operations, organization, strategy, culture and people to achieve maximum compatibility and inter-connectedness leading to maximum performance.
In order to sustainably embed and lead the change to a more diverse and inclusive organization, we believe that the leadership must have the experience of reconciling dilemmas. This often leads to a paradigm shift and, as such, is more than only understanding different cultural (personal and organizational) orientations. When the leaders want to be the living proof and examples of change, they need to have reconciled their own values and beliefs with those of the program and vision of the organization.
With this interactive session where you are expected to proactively interact, do exercises together or by yourself, Fons aims to:
- Develop the participant’s knowledge and understanding about the basic drivers behind cultural differences.
- Increase the participants’ understanding of the implications and challenges derived from national and corporate cultural differences.
- Create understanding of the opportunities of working across cultures.
- Provide the Dilemma Reconciliation methodology as an enabler for dealing with the challenges (business and cultural) the Board and senior leadership team are facing.
After the session you will leave with:
- A deeper understanding of culture.
- Knowledge about the opportunities of working across cultures.
- A practical approach on dilemma reconciliation (how to concur your dilemmas).
- Expertise on how to link culture to real, tangible business issues.
Program:
- 09:00 – 09:30: Registration, welcome and breakfast
- 09:30 – 13:00: Keynote and interactive session, including one short break
- 13:00: Leave inspired and get back to work
About Fons Trompenaars.
Fons Trompenaars was voted one of the top 20 HR Most Influential Thinkers and inducted into the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame in 2017, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking, and sharing the leading management ideas of our age.
Here is a collection of articles written by him. Trompenaars wrote “Riding the Waves of Culture, Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business”. This book (in its third edition) sold over 120,000 copies and was translated into 16 languages.