I came across the visual for “Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast” in a presentation and thought that this statement is a perfect statement to start a discussion with my first post on the Culture Curious Global Blog.
This statement has proven to be true in my experience. A global business strategy that doesn’t take into account cultural differences across markets and in organizations carries risk that can be preempted. Also, organizations planning to offer products and services that require consumers and businesses to adopt new cultures need to be aware of the creativity, time and investment needed for such a cultural change.
Business leaders with a strong global mindset understand the decision making systems of their consumers and business partners in different parts of the world, acknowledge different world views as global business resource and incorporate their understanding into their global business strategies to ensure faster, more effective and often more innovative global business conduct.
Examples, experiences? Looking forward to posts.