S27 Ep1: Jane Hyun - Leading From Afar: Getting the best out of our remote workforce

Today is the first in a two-part conversation centered on cultural fluency with global leadership strategist and corporate coach Jane Hyun. Jane is the author of Leadership Toolkit for Asians: The Definitive Resource Guide for Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling and Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians, and the co-author of Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences. In this episode, Steve and Jane discuss how leaders can get the best out of their workers in a remote work environment and discuss practical ways leaders can facilitate productive meetings with teams spread out all over the world.

Key Takeaways:
1. Leaders must cultivate self-awareness and recognition of areas for improvement in personal and professional growth.
2. Innovation can be driven by bringing different cultural norms and views together virtually.
3. Culturally adaptive facilitation can lead to more innovative ideas in remote settings.


Tune in to hear more about:
1. Navigating cultural differences in business leadership (0:00)
2. Self-awareness and cultural understanding in business leadership (3:18)
3. Remote work, cultural perspectives, and effective meeting strategies (6:51)


Standout Quotes:
1. “There's no way we can keep doing things the same way. Because if we do, we're gonna get nothing different, right? We’re not going to get the innovation that we want.” - Jane Hyun

2. “I just wanted to be accepted. I just wanted to be like everybody else. But then I realized, as I matured, there's nothing wrong with my cultural background, and really, I had to lean into who I was. The values that my parents and the things that I learned from my Korean community are really interesting and good and helpful, and could be a driver for innovation for the work that we do. And until I got to that point, I don't think my work was able to truly flourish in the way I could.” - Jane Hyun

Mentioned in this episode:

• Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences
• Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians
• Leadership Toolkit for Asians: The Definitive Resource Guide for Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
• ISF Analyst Insight Podcast

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