In this session, we will review the importance of individual work-style preferences when interacting with colleagues on a domestic and global basis. We will review key dimensions that provide a common language and framework to understand diverse ways of working. By mapping strategies on sample global teams, we will highlight how to improve communication, engagement and overall performance. These core dimensions impact everything from how you run a meeting, give feedback, influence others and build relationships. By honoring diverse work styles, teams and organizations can leverage individual strengths and resolve complex issues in unique ways, creating multiple paths to a conclusion. This helps drives high performance on teams within VUCA (volatile, uncertain, ambiguous and complex) business environments. You will:
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Keiko Sakurai
director of consulting
Aperian Global
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Keiko Sakurai has expertise in team building, organizational development, executive coaching, management-skills training, and leadership development for multinational companies. She passionately supports individuals and teams to recognize their strengths and expand their abilities to the fullest extent possible.
Ms. Sakurai holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business from the University of California, Berkeley, with a certificate in global management, as well as a BS in management from Hitotsubashi University in Japan. Ms. Sakurai has also completed coaching and leadership courses at the Coaches Training Institute in California. She maintains her CPA credentials and is Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® certified.