Developing Leadership Intelligence in an International Context:How Leaders and Managers Perform in Cross-Cultural Companies

Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Leadership and Human Resource Management - Miscellaneous, grade: A, language: English, abstract: Leadership and management are not the same and companies might require both to put their leadership into action. Particularly in international environments, leadership needs to reflect and respect cultural differences appropriately. Truly cross-cultural organisations, which recognise the individual requirements of its employees in all countries, require leadership intelligence executed by leaders and managers who authentically interact with their followers around the globe to achieve the desired growth and prosperity. This essay explains how leadership intelligence can be developed in an international context.