In an effort to add value to pastors and church leaders during the next three days, I will be bringing the top leadership quotes and lessons from the incredible faculty at the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit.
The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day event telecast from Willow Creek Community Church’s campus to hundreds of locations across the globe. An estimated 305,000 leaders are expected to participate.
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The day’s next speaker was Erin Meyer. Erin is a professor at INSEAD in France, one of the world’s leading business schools. Her recently released book, The Culture Map , focuses on how the world’s most successful global leaders navigate the complexities of cultural differences in a multicultural environment. In 2015, Meyer won the Thinkers50 “On the Radar” award, given to the best of the new generation of thinkers most likely to shape the future of business and business thinking.
The following are 13 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Erin Meyer from the 2016 Global Leadership Summit:
- In a low context culture, we feel we don’t have the same relationship or context.
- Everything is about the clarity and simplicity of the communication in a low context culture.
- The U.S. is the lowest context country in the world.
- This is often linked to language.
- In low context cultures, we tend to nail things down in writing.
- Japan is the highest context culture in the world.
- Global teams need low context processes.
- We’re all speaking between the lines but the context of the conversation is very different.
- Giving constructive feedback means different things to different people.
- When giving difficult messages, you may use upgraders and downgraders.
- Americans have been taught to give three positives for every negative, to catch people doing something right.
- My son understands the feedback in the context it is received.
- Americans become uncomfortable with silence at 2 or 2.5 seconds. The Japanese can go up to 7 seconds.
Next up is my spiritual hero, Dr. John Maxwell. Check back throughout the day for live blogs and updates. And if you have not already, don’t forget to click here or on the image below for your free resource from INJOY Stewardship Solutions.
