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Dr. Tasha Eurich on Unleashing Potential through Self-Awareness

HR Digest

A decade ago, when my research team started a large-scale research program to understand this much-hyped but poorly understood topic, I had the following perspective: “Who better than me , a highly self-aware individual, to teach others?!” Leadership is about helping your team make the best possible decisions with the information you have.

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3 Ways to Identify Cultural Differences on a Global Team

Harvard Business Review

In a global organization, you may have colleagues that come from a different country. For example, the Dutch social psychologist, Geert Hofstede outlined a number of dimensions that highlight ways that cultures differ. You and Your Team Series. Rolfo Brenner/EyeEm/Getty Images. Working Across Cultures. Erin Meyer.

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Where Both Parents Can "Have It All"

Harvard Business Review

Cross-cultural analysts like Geert Hofstede have said that the biggest difference between the Nordics and other countries are their highly 'feminine' vs 'masculine' values. The Nordic executive team (mostly men) I worked with this week were fascinated by the Hofstede research. Pragmatic indeed.