Dr Kristina Wachter – Creating Cross Culture Connections

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Episode Overview:

Traveling for work or pleasure? Are you getting transferred or expanding your business to a different country? In our borderless economy, cultivating cultural fluency expands your potential by fostering trusting relationships globally.

My guest today equips individuals and teams with the skills to forge meaningful connections across cultures, driving change and sustainable growth. With her proven methodology, she spins cultural obstacles into a competitive advantage. Join me now for a conversation with author, speaker, and consultant, Dr. Kristina Wachter.

Guest Bio:

Dr. Kristina Wachter is a cross-cultural communications strategist and global educator who helps organizations unlock sustainable success through cultural agility. Her proprietary Culture SPIN Method, backed by years of academic research and on-site experience across continents, provides a riveting, hands-on approach to building the vital skills needed to navigate cultural diversity.

In our borderless economy, Wachter demonstrates how cultivating cultural fluency expands an organization's potential by fostering trusting relationships worldwide. Her expertise equips individuals and teams with the skills to forge meaningful connections across cultures, driving change and sustainable global growth. With her proven methodology, she spins cultural obstacles into competitive advantages.

Dr. Wachter draws from her extensive experience as an award-winning professor, best-selling author, keynote speaker and CEO of Cross Culture Connections. Her real-world insights ensure organizations gain the confidence to capitalize on the opportunities presented by cultural diversity.

Resource Links:

• Website: https://www.crosscultureconnections.com
• Product Link: https://www.crosscultureconnections.com/bridging-cultures-boosting-profits
• Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Culture-SPIN-Toolkit-Leadership-Cross-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CY8422DP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24HBPPDATYDPV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GZheV6r4iTEbt5pHXU-18w.Tp0AyAy_ipo6xp6nfw4Mh4z0a5QWTH_qYBR-gL9Nk_Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=culture+spin+kristina&qid=1710884410&sprefix=culture+spin+kristina%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-1

Insight Gold Timestamps:

03:01 Everyone has associated business and humanities with an oxymoron

04:30 You have to understand the humanities in order to fully understand the way that business runs today

06:00 When I went to Paris, quite a few years ago, I did a little experiment

06:27 I was acting from a starting point of respect

09:33 I'm curious about your take on the globalization

10:56 It does not mean that we aren't working globally

11:32 I call it cultural humility

12:19 Once you find the commonality, the law of reciprocity kicks in

14:18 50% of all international business ventures fail

16:55 This is where I think business needs to override politics

18:05 I think it's an EQ issue

19:53 So, let's talk about your book, Culture SPIN

20:34 S is for Self

23:03 You want to push yourself out of your comfort zone

24:21 Cultural agility is something that you gain as you go

25:12 The whole goal of this is to obviously be aware, and what you say in the book, to avoid cultural incompetency

27:44 You're an ambassador for your business and you need to act appropriately

29:02 I believe it's a human dignity

31:38 It's always going to be a system of trial and error

34:10 How do we help them evolve?

35:58 A word of caution

36:45 You cannot throw ethics aside for political wins or for past mistakes

Connect Socially:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-gibby-wachter-phd-44659b64/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1369565225

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@crosscultureconnections

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cross.cultureconnections

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