Episode 62: Janet Livingstone
Understanding how various cultures can integrate into a company successfully has become increasingly more important each decade as we become a more global society. Do you know the socially acceptable ways to communicate with people from other cultures? This knowledge can make or break a business deal, and determine the success of international expansion efforts. Janet Livingstone is an expert in inter-cultural competence and a leadership development coach who helps companies to strengthen their cultural awareness. With dispersed global teams who can now connect remotely, differences in communication and cultural norms can be daunting to understand, but Janet discusses how to best come together effectively.
Founder
Janet Livingstone is the founder of Culture Is Key, where she helps leadership teams or other functional groups who are ready to take ownership of their development through intentional work. She is multilingual, an expert on intercultural competence, and has lived and worked on 5 continents, which provides the lived experience she can draw upon to expand dialogue and build trust when working with leaders from other cultures. When she isn’t improving communication and performance on international teams, you’ll find Janet finding humor in everyday observations, getting everyone at meetings to laugh a little or traveling (she’s been to 27 countries.
