Lesssons From a Global Language

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How Rakuten turned into a Global Giant – Language and Culture Lessons for Companies with a Common Business Language For years I have been intrigued by how language and culture influence each other. I often address this relationship with international teams, many of which strongly relate to this subject, particularly if their members are multilingual.
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How to turn Professionals into Leaders

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  Recently I designed a leadership development program for chairs (most senior professors) of one of world’s highest-ranking universities. Through this program, I showed the importance for an expertise-focused organization to turn their professionals into professional leaders. The importance to turn professionals into professional leaders does not only count for universities, but for any expertise-focused
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Perception vs Reality of Corporate Culture Change

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Have you ever been in charge or involved in a corporate culture change program? Then you might recognize the optimism at the start of such a program. Often, a very smart 3, 4, or 5-step approach is presented to change the company’s culture from A to B!   To avoid disappointment and increase the success rate,
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