I wanted to share some great resources to help you get in-depth insights into different cultures. This information can be quite useful in various situations in the workplace.
The resources are all based on the work of professor Erin Meyer, who’s work focuses on how the world’s most successful managers navigate the complexities of cultural differences in a global environment.
To get a full dose of Erin’s ideas, field-tested models and practical advice, check our her book - The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business.
To get a sense of what to expect in the book, here are a few teasers:
- Interactive Culture Map: Expectations about what does or doesn’t work in different countries often turn out to be wrong because culture is too complex to be compared meaningfully along just one or two dimensions. To help people negotiate this complexity this tool plots the position of various cultures on eight scales, representing the most common challenges managers face.
- Culture Self Assessment: Take this assessment to see how you compare to your own culture on the 8 cross-cultural dimensions.
- Infographic of how people of different give praise and criticism.
