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Build the capabilities to lead across national and international boundaries
As today’s business landscape becomes increasingly global, organisations need leaders who can operate effectively from anywhere in the world. Securing an international advantage requires executives capable of rapidly adapting to an ever-evolving, highly competitive global marketplace, mastering cross-cultural relationships and creating winning strategies that integrate both local and global perspectives.
Leading Across Borders and Cultures is a course designed to provide a highly practical perspective on one of today’s most pressing business issues: how to lead in a complex, cross-border, multicultural environment. An immersive five-day learning experience, this course will allow you to explore the skillsets of successful global leaders and discover what it takes to build a cohesive global team, negotiate international deals and lead multicultural team at scale. You will learn to bridge cultural gaps, transform differences into assets and ultimately create exceptional value for your organisation.
Key learning concepts in the programme curriculum
Leading Across Borders and Cultures is an immersive programme at INSEAD that leverages the school’s world-leading research in global leadership. Participants will build global leadership expertise by examining the dynamics and challenges of leading in diverse roles through case studies, discussions, small-group work, and case studies with successful global leaders.
The course also enhances cross-cultural effectiveness by teaching participants to decode cultural differences, avoid culture traps, and bridge gaps using a ‘Culture Map’ developed by the programme director. Additionally, it focuses on improving virtual team management and leadership, equipping participants with strategies to structure and manage teams dispersed across countries, cultures, and time zones.
Our Participant Profile
The Leading Across Borders and Cultures programme is designed for participants across all professional backgrounds, age, and functions, who share manage international activities such as sales, mergers, acquisitions, business development and more. Global leaders who manage the collaboration of teams in multiple locations also find this programme immensely helpful.
Skills you will develop
- Self-awareness
- Building Inclusivity
- Communication
- Developing People
- Persuasion
- Cross-cultural Management
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How You Benefit
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Learn to lead and manage team in global organisations
Develop the skills to manage virtual teams and bridge cultural differences globally
Improve your ability to negotiate and motivate internationally
Understand cultural influences and develop strategies for working successfully across the world.
This programme qualifies for the INSEAD Certificate in Global Management.
The certificate is a formal recognition in areas of global management and leadership. Please refer to the certification requirements here.
Erin Meyer
Professor of Management Practice
Erin Meyer
Professor of Management Practice
Corporate Culture: Go Beyond Buzzwords
The Pitfalls of Giving Feedback Across Generations
The Pitfalls of Giving Feedback Across Genders
The Pitfalls of Giving Feedback Across Cultures
Map Your Team’s Cultural Differences
Giving Negative Feedback Across Cultures
The Most Productive Ways to Disagree Across Cultures
Building Trust Across Cultures
Avoiding Culture Clashes When Making Decisions
Multicultural Teamwork: Accommodate Multiple Perspectives
The Art of Persuasion in a Multicultural World
Being the Boss in Brussels, Boston, and Beijing
When misunderstandings arise among members of global teams, it’s often because managers conflate attitudes toward authority and attitudes toward decision-making. However, the two are different dimensions of leadership culture that we should consider.
Getting to Si, Ja, Oui, Hai, and Da
To be effective in international negotiations, you must take stock of the subtle messages being passed around the table.
Velisia Gunawan
Vice President of Finance, Orica Asia
We manage people and not paper, so it is an absolutely brilliant programme. It’s one of the best and most useful with relevance to my day-to-day job.
Shirley Yeng
Co-owner & Chief Strategy Officer, SuccessGlo
Localisation is not just about translating words - it is about ensuring cultural relevance and authenticity.
Dheeraj Choithramani
Digital Director - Paid Media & Data, The Egg Company
Leading Across Borders and Cultures have taught me the nuances between cultures and it shines a light on something that is so vital in Asia that people don’t realise.
Sayan Roy
Managing Director, B. Braun (Thailand) Ltd
As organisations expand globally, one of the key challenges is aligning organisational culture with the diverse cultural traits of the countries we operate in. While it’s crucial to maintain a cohesive culture rooted in the ethos of the parent company, it’s equally important to respect and embrace local cultures.
Cynthia de Jager
Managing Director, Cvolution
‘Give cultural diversity a voice.’ Through the programme I learnt that It's not just about having diversity, but about ensuring everyone can share their ideas and concerns.
Daicka Gruisen
Global Lead Customer Operations & Transformation Academy
This programme deepened my understanding of working as a global leader across cultures. It heightened my awareness of my own context and that of others, teaching me to honour my authenticity while respecting diverse perspectives on a much deeper level.
Prerna Munjal
Head of International Growth Solutions - Ad Sales, Google
At the end of the day, you have to really ask yourself - why you are doing this and what are you aiming to get? How committed are you to act based on based on the learnings?
Nazrin Faig Mirzayeva
Director of Communications & Public Relations at French-Azerbaijani University
I think it’s worth your time because it changes your mindset. It doesn’t necessarily change your income or lifestyle right away – but your mindset, which later will change everything in your life, is changed. Right away.
Walter Jacobs
Regional Manager with Dutch Dredging and Marine contractor, Boskalis
I have gained so much more awareness and understanding of cultural differences, and I have learned to approach interactions with far greater sensitivity and to manage tensions far more effectively. I’ve learned to think and to plan ahead when I am meeting with new clients and that, in turn, has really boosted my confidence and leadership.
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