The psychology of culture | Fernando Lanzer | TEDxAUBG
2015 ж. 18 Мау.
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Fernando LanzerBrazilian, having lived in the United States and currently based in the Netherlands; Fernando Lanzer has a reputation for “telling it like it is” using humor. He has two published books: “ Take Off Your Glasses", in English and “Crossing Cultures Without Getting Run Over”, in Portuguese. Fernando Lanzer makes use of his experience of 28 years as an executive ABN AMRO and 12 years as a consultant in over 40 countries to speak about leadership and managing across cultures. He is a former chair of the Supervisory Group of AIESEC International.
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"Don't be furious, be curious" this one's gonna stick forever with me. A great video.
Very fair analysis. The most important part of this analysis is that when we look at the problems in the society, we do not have to look at anything but the values which are supporting the culture. Change the values and you get the solution. Changing values in the adults is a difficult task but if some reformer is looking at the long-term solution, this is the one. Societies in which corruption is rampant must look at the power distance between different strata of society, reduce it and you will find people themselves getting hold of corrupt people.
Great, Fernando!!! Always precise on your explanations and analysis. Pictures from your great book Leading Across Cultures in Practice!
it was good. I've decided to learn more about other cultures to expand my relationship with people as much as i can. i wish everybody lives in peace.💚💛💜
I'm super interested in knowing more about other cultures.... day after day this makes me believe that we're all nothing more than a huge household....for me the key to achieve this is learning languages because i find each language hide an entire world behind it with an unbelievably huge number of new experiences , possibilities and chances to get closer to one another and make it crystal clear that stereotypes aren't what define us because we're much more than that
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Parabéns ao meu conterrâneo pelos excelentes trabalho e exposição.
Thank you, you gave me the inspiration to finish my essay!! :)
Such a helpful and educational video.....I am so grateful that I found this video.🙏
Thank you sir. Amazing! U make it really easy to understand! Respect!
Great analysis! It helped me to understand a little where I'm working now! Thank you! =)
Tu as de de nouvelles
Well said 👏
Very Helpful! Despite to quality of the audio
Very well said. Just became your fan.
Separating ourselves from our culture is painful But sometimes people and society around us push to do the same
Actually separating youreself from culture is pretty good. It helps u to understand different views, it’s pretty refreshing too.
pushed and hurt
he's really gud. learn a lot.
Jesus, that was great Fernando. Thank you! P.S: maybe I am writing this because of my biases, omg...
helped me alot
thank you it is an eye-opener lesson that leads me to pay good attention to curiosity .
good attention to pain for me
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:10 Understanding *the values behind culture helps in accepting and understanding people better, fostering productivity, reducing violence, and promoting peace.* 01:19 Professor *Hofstede identified five cultural dilemmas: hierarchy vs. equality, individualism vs. collectivism, performance orientation vs. caring for others, uncertainty avoidance, and flexibility vs. discipline.* 04:37 Society's *hierarchy is determined by the people at the bottom, influencing whether a society is hierarchical or egalitarian.* 07:40 Different *cultures approach individualism and collectivism differently, impacting how children are raised and the importance ofrelationships.* 09:39 Cultural *dilemmas include performance orientation vs. caring for others, uncertainty avoidance, and flexibility vs. discipline, shaping societal values.* 12:01 A *comparison of Bulgaria, the USA, and Holland's cultural dimensions reveals differences in power distance, individualism, performance orientation, and uncertainty avoidance.* 16:11 No *culture is inherently better; adapting management principles to cultural values is crucial for success, considering communication, meetings, and feedback.* 20:07 Understanding *cultural values is essential for addressing issues like corruption and nepotism, requiring changes in education and individual awareness.* 22:05 Changing *culture is challenging and requires re-educating adults and reshaping children's education; personal awareness and curiosity about other cultures are crucial.* Made with HARPA AI
As a Brazilian living abroad, I can't agree with the power distance in Brazil between parents and kids. In the past parents had the power distance. In the last 20 years, this is not a reality anymore. Gen X didn't raise their kids with those values.
I agree, that goes for whole Latin America which has become overal more "westernized" less cultured, less unified and all about anti values.
Great speach
Different power and politics, different cultures and people's thinking and behaviours?
only 1/10th of the presentation time was dedicated to what to do with all this information. A suggestion would be that this wonderful information be married with "so what" suggestions for each point raised instead of waiting to do it all at the end.
Qué hacer con la información? Creo que eso le corresponde a cada uno... nos hace reflexionar, si el orador nos dice qué hacer con estas ideas... no nos ayudaría a pensar por nosotros mismos. Saludos cordiales
Some very good points made - especially about the potential for miscommunication and misunderstanding. However, given that basic human nature is the same around the world, I don't accept the cultural relativism asserted/implied here. Perhaps the best culture is the one that strikes a good balance in these different ways of being. For example, a culture that is extremely hierarchical is more likely to empower tyrants - and so the well-being of a great number of people is then dependent on the intelligence, moral development, and mental health of a single individual. You need to look no further than what Putin is doing to the Russian people to see how this can go off the rails. And, a culture in which people are so individualistic as to ignore the needs of the greater community will have difficulty getting people to cooperate - even when it's in the best interest of all to do so. We're saw this playout re Covid vaccinations in the US and, to a lessor degree, Canada. Although no society has it nailed, as far as I can see the Scandinavians are providing a pretty decent model at present. Here's a thought experiment to try. If you knew you were to be born into any society around the world, but knew nothing of what your gender or place in the social hierarchy etc., would be: Where would you choose to be born? Ask this question people all around the world (who have access to information about all the cultures) and see which cultural type gets the most votes.
Great talk! Ring out that mic, A1
Petri sent med here :D
I personally find this talk ironically culturally biased. Generalising it, I find the speaker biased towards 'European values' such as individualism. That's why as a listener I find it hard to believe when he said 'there is no best values', because in all his arguments, especially with the examples between contest cultures and pyramid cultures, he constantly paints one in a positive light, and the other in a negative one. I could give you one negative prospect to indivualism; it's harder to get things done. We are all born as social animals, and in social animals, we are naturally bred to be obedient to a leader. If everyone in the flock is a leader, there will be a lot of 'opinions', which could lead to a lot of conflict. An example would be the constant strikes Hong Kong Airlines' pilots and cabin crew would pull off. Don't get me wrong, I don't disapprove the idea of strikes in general, but doing them every year whilst putting few hundred flights in jeapordy everytime shows that it isn't working. Lastly, of his use of direct vs indirect communication, I think a better word for indirect is diplomatic. This comes from the culture of respect, not 'hard power influence'.
He didn't describe how a Network culture functions but about the Netherlands I can tell you that it's more like the examples of a Contest culture. Getting the job done and being direct to each other are the most important things here, you can't be a shy person or else you'll definitely get left behind. He probably portrayed those as a positive and the "indirectness" of a hierarchy culture as negative. However he didn't touch on the false sense of "democracy" within jobs that contest cultures have, the work culture makes you believe that there is no hierarchy when in reality there is it's just very subtle. Which gives employees this "I can also be the leader" or "my opinion is just as important" mentality and indeed creates lots of conflict during work and lots of snob attitude. Compared to hierarchy cultures where it's very direct who's in charge, you do what the boss says or get out. Those that are at the bottom of the pyramid are more united and create less conflict compared to those with too many leaders in the job.
I come from country where society accepts tyrants. Born and raised there. But since childhood I decided that im not going to live this life, i am not accepting it. At 27yo I travelled to EU first time in my life, at 30yo got my visa, packed and gone from my native country. Im an expat and probably will never be accepted by locals as much as i am accepted in my native country. But at least i feel myself a citizen with rights here and I like it
4:42 i just jizzed
Who came up with these 5 dilemmas? Prof Hoffstedder or Fernando Lanzer? If the former, than this is just recap of someone else's 5 spectrums, no? Not sure where the orginal thought comes in. But maybe I'm missing a detail ...
Hofstede has the 5 dilemmas (he even has a website) - Lanzer is just explaining them...completely agree!
Whats is the unwriten culture in my country? 😊who influences it. It makes since why european is against immigration whoever making us refugee wants them to accept dictatorship 😮.
A lot of false narratives and information in this talk 👎👎👎
Where?
So wrong
What?
Straight stole, my Philosophy, my resurrection of Words, my Topics, my Magic, That God gives me, how much did you get paid for speaking?? You will pay.
omg did someone stole something
As someone from a “competition culture” I can testify that supervisors are rarely able to take feedback well…contrary to what this guy says
Contest cultures make the employees believe that there is democracy within the jobs when there really isn't. All this does is make everybody a leader and creates conflict within a group.
competitive culture so painful 6:33