Today, people-first leaders need to feel at ease with all types of people from different countries and backgrounds. Different Countries Have Different Business CulturesWhen I started my international career, I had the naïve assumption that you could directly transfer your own business culture to another country. In Finland, business culture was much more deliberate; the Finns weigh pros and cons against each other carefully. At my company, people can apply for short-term postings in our international subsidiaries to experience working in different countries. Here are three simple guidelines that I have used to implement the people-first approach when working with different business cultures:• Quickly adapt to the ways people in different countries work.

Source: Forbes May 13, 2022 19:53 UTC