2023 Summer Book Club

Each year I choose a book I want to understand more deeply and invite fellow leaders to join me for a simple shared learning experience.

The format is simple, and practical. I’ll invite you to a shared Google Doc and I’ll post questions for each chapter of the book. Read on at your own pace and answer the questions as you go. Seeing one another’s responses always adds insights I don’t find on my own.

This summer I’m exploring Erin Meyer’s The Culture Map. Here’s a blurb:

Based on her work at INSEAD, the “Business School for the World” based in Paris, Erin Meyer provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business.  She combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice for working in a global world. Whether you need to motivate employees, delight clients, or simply organize a conference call among members of a cross-cultural team, the eight dimensions featured in The Culture Map will help you improve your effectiveness.  By analyzing the positioning of one culture relative to another, the dimensions enable you to decode how culture influences your own international collaboration.

I’m especially intrigued with the ways in which international patterns shed light on the cultural differences between organizations and even individuals. The book’s website includes three culture mapping tools for nations, teams, and individuals.

If this sounds interesting to you just send me a message and I’ll answer any questions you have so we can get started by late June. And if affording the book is an issue for you I’ll gladly buy you a copy in your preferred format.

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