Fostering collective global leadership — and having a team learning orientation is a way to get there
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The effects of a globalized world are nothing new. More and more often, we find ourselves working side by side colleagues from different cultures and countries or regularly Skyping with company-counterparts abroad. However, just because it is becoming common doesn´t mean it is easy. International collaboration can be difficult. Oftentimes, colleagues must cross time zones, as well as language barriers and cultural divides. Just ask those who were betting on the DaimlerChrysler megamerger. The union ultimately failed, with many blaming the two companies' cultural discord.[This article has been reproduced with permission from IESE Business School. www.iese.edu/ Views expressed are personal.]