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How Ready Are Companies For The Post-Pandemic World?

The Horizons Tracker

What can set them apart is their ability to influence their internal processes (orientation and business model) and immediate external environment (networks) to ensure they remain future-ready.”. It brings to mind the groundbreaking work of Dutch sociologist Geert Hofstede.

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Are you aware of culture?

Leadership and Change

But are you aware of how your communication is influenced by the culture you’re part of? Geert Hofstede, the Dutch culture researcher and one of my true gurus (I love his work) says: Culture reproduces itself. Lately, I discussed communication in my Personal Positive Power series to make a positive difference. Read More.

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Dr. Tasha Eurich on Unleashing Potential through Self-Awareness

HR Digest

The HR Digest: How has your research on self-awareness influenced your own leadership style, and what advice do you have for leaders looking to enhance their self-awareness in the fast-paced corporate world? Join us as Tasha Eurich charts a course for shatterproof leadership, leaving an indelible mark on organizational psychology.

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If Greece Embraces Uncertainty, Innovation Will Follow

Harvard Business Review

Both are important, but they are far more difficult to achieve than many understand because they are, to a significant extent, influenced by culture. The cultural dimensions identified by Hofstede have been used by more than a 1,000 academic studies.

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How Laws and Culture Hold Back Socially Minded Companies

Harvard Business Review

While culture relates to the informal rules that influence behavior (such as societal norms and codes of conduct), law addresses the formal rules that govern the behavior of individuals and institutions. But which is more important in shaping how firms behave?

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In Asia, Power Gets in the Way

Harvard Business Review

Professor Geert Hofstede calls the phenomenon " power distance." It has the highest power distance of any country in the world: a staggering 104 on the Hofstede comparative power distance index. This extreme division of power traces back to a joint legacy of the Malay feudal system and the influence of the British. Take action.

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Study: A CEO’s Decision Making Is Shaped by Whether Their Parents Were Immigrants

Harvard Business Review

We chose this design as a way to isolate the effect of cultural heritage: while CEOs born to immigrant parents or grandparents are exposed to the same legal, social, and institutional influences as other CEOs, they’re likely to possess a distinct cultural heritage. show a degree of cultural distinctness over several generations.