In 1995, I had the privilege of hosting Dr. Fons Trompennars in Jakarta for a seminar on Cross Cultural Competence built on his research of the Seven Dimensions of Culture. His passion and friendship have greatly aided me in navigating the diverse cultures of Asia that I have lived in for over 40 years to support my success as a global consultant in leadership and sales/service productivity. Let’s look at how Dr. Trompenaars research can assist you and your organization in solving problems but more importantly reconciling cultural dilemmas.

Times of turbulence are great opportunities for those who can understand, accept, and exploit the new realities that create value. Think about how Zoom exploited Covid and morphed working from home with virtual teamwork to be a new normal. One constant theme is the need for you, your team, and your company to face up to reality and resist the temptations of the certainties of yesterday, which are about to become the deleterious failures of tomorrow. Being born in Detroit, I saw this happen in the 1970’s with the “Big Three” automakers being overwhelmed by higher-quality Japanese cars.

Innovation is a hot word in blogs and articles today and sometimes confusing. I researched “innovation” from the perspective of the respected Dr. Peter Drucker and found 23 short “blogs” he has written with action points you can take to be innovative.