Cross-cultural nuance is the hardest challenge for globally distributed leadership
Brandon Deer · 20VC: Inside UiPath, The World's Fastest Growing Startup, How The Best Leaders Approach Decision-Making & WhY Vulnerability Is Central To SuccessFul Leadership Today with Brandon Deer, VP of Operations & Strategy @ UiPath · Dec 20, 2019 · at 28:01
Brandon Deer, VP of Operations & Strategy at UiPath, discusses the challenges of managing a globally distributed executive team originating from Romania.
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“I'd say the biggest challenge is the cultural gap and bringing people together to better understand how you work. In different cultures, saying certain things can mean different things across the globe and picking up on those nuances. It's especially challenging, right? When founders or the original exec team is non-US, non-Western Europe, it's also a ton of fun because it creates a different learning experience beyond your quintessential, you know, corporate America entity where everyone's on the same floor five days a week.”
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