Leading across cultures is about adapting, communicating, thinking critically, and understanding your own biases. Dr. Jan Katz  of Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration will help you explore the five key dimensions of cross­cultural leadership: culture, context, risk, linear/parallel hierarchy, and individualism/collectivism. After defining and sharing examples of each, Professor Katz will help you explore their impacts on business and how you can adapt to variations in different cultures. This course gives you the tools you need to continuously improve your cross-cultural leadership skills.

In the course project, you will examine the cultures and dimensions you work in, explore how compensation relates to risk, examine the hierarchy at your company, and evaluate your own leadership style as it relates to the cultures you work in. You will also get to investigate the 2015 Greek financial crisis and interview an international colleague before creating an action plan for your own future education around the impact of cultural variation on leadership.

Project Management Institute (PMI^®) Continuing Certification: Participants who successfully complete this course will receive 6 Professional Development Units (PDUs) from PMI^®. Please contact PMI^® for details about professional project management certification or recertification.