June 2026

Managing conflict in global teams — Cultural Friction article card: "The Smoothest International Teams Are Often Quietly Failing"

The Friction Is Not the Problem. Not Knowing What to Do With It Is.

Cultural Friction — Newsletter Get this delivered to your inbox Real problems, practical fixes for leaders of international teams. Published weekly. ✓  You’re subscribed. Check your inbox to confirm. Subscribe Free · Weekly · Unsubscribe any time Cultural Friction · Team Dynamics The Friction Is Not the Problem.Not Knowing What to Do With It Is.

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Cross-cultural recognition — Cultural Friction article card: "The Praise That Backfired: Recognition and Cross-Cultural Feedback in Multicultural Teams"

The Praise That Backfired: Recognition and Cross-Cultural Feedback in Multicultural Teams

Your cross-cultural feedback strategy is working for part of your team — and quietly backfiring with the rest. This article looks at one of the most common and least visible sources of cultural friction in multicultural teams: the recognition approach built for one cultural orientation being applied across all of them. Cultural Friction — Newsletter

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Power distance leadership — Cultural Friction article card: "Power Distance Leadership: Why Your Team Won't Tell You"

Power Distance Leadership: Why Your Team Won’t Tell You

Cultural Friction — Newsletter Get this delivered to your inbox Real problems, practical fixes for leaders of international teams. Published weekly. ✓  You’re subscribed. Check your inbox to confirm. Subscribe Free · Weekly · Unsubscribe any time Cultural Friction  ·  Cross-Cultural Leadership You’re the Leader They Never Agreed to Follow How unspoken expectations about authority

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