The AC Podcast

233: Leading with Cultural Awareness: A Framework for Success with Philippe Rosinski

In this Episode

Listen to this insightful conversation on cultural awareness in coaching. Our host, Claudia Day is joined by award-winning coach and best-selling author, Philippe Rosinski to explore why cultural awareness is so important for enhancing coaching effectiveness, fostering inclusion, innovation, creativity and strengthening leadership. They define culture and suggest we all have multiple cultures which come dynamically together to create our cultural identity.

Philippe introduces his Cultural Orientations Framework assessment – a tool designed to raise awareness of cultural differences and gives listeners an opportunity to complete the assessment for themselves. The COF is comprised of 17 dimensions grouped into seven categories, providing a vocabulary to understanding cultural variations, in areas such as how we communicate, manage time, organise ourselves, think, define our identity and more generally engage in our various activities. Tune in to gain insights on how cultural diversity can be leveraged for deeper connections, improved team dynamics, and a more inclusive workplace environment!

You Will Learn

• What culture is and why cultural awareness helps us leverage cultural diversity to benefit us all
• The Cultural Orientations Framework (COF) assessment - foundations
• Applications and examples of the COF: individual, team, organisational and societal

Guest Bio

Philippe is a world authority in executive coaching, team coaching, and global leadership development. The author of two seminal books, Coaching Across Cultures and Global Coaching, he is considered the pioneer of intercultural and global coaching. Philippe has received numerous awards. He is based in Belgium and is a professor at the Kenichi Ohmae Graduate School of Business in Tokyo. He is regularly invited in other academic institutions including the University of Cambridge.

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