Leading Across Borders and Cultures

NEW! Live Virtual session now available

Leading Across Borders and Cultures is now offered via live virtual platforms, allowing you to experience the same course content and INSEAD faculty as the on-campus sessions, from anywhere in the world.

A live, engaging, interactive teaching format with virtual group discussions – INSEAD Live Virtual is a new exciting offering with an optimal learning outcome.

As with our on-campus session, the content will enable you to lead in a complex, cross-border, multicultural environment. You will explore the skillsets of successful global leaders and discover what it takes to build a cohesive global team, negotiate international deals and lead at scale.

Why go virtual?

• New content added on building a corporate culture that breeds innovation and flexibility
• Develop your communication skills to lead teams virtually through real-time experience and feedback
• Maximise your learning with participants across the globe virtually, which play an integral part of the programme experience
• Expand your networking opportunities through virtual sessions enabling you to interact live with your peers
• A blend of class sessions and smaller group exchanges.

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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 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.

The programme presents a comprehensive approach to building the capabilities you need to lead across national and international boundaries. An immersive five-day learning experience, it 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 at scale. You will learn to bridge cultural gaps, transform differences into assets and ultimately create exceptional value for your organisation.

How you benefit

• Learn to lead across global organisations
• Develop the skills to manage virtual teams
• Improve your ability to negotiate and motivate internationally
• Understand cultural influences and develop strategies for working successfully across the world.

Participant profile

Leading Across Borders and Cultures is designed for:

• Executives based at headquarters but who manage international activities
• Managers in charge of international outsourcing activities, international sales, or cross-border mergers and acquisitions
• Business development and sales and marketing experts who negotiate deals and sell products to clients in other countries
• Senior managers currently (or about to be) posted abroad
• Global leaders who manage the collaboration of teams in multiple locations.

This programme qualifies for the INSEAD Certificate in Global Management.