006: John Alexander on Hard Consensus and Soft Consensus




Cultural Differences & Cultural Diversity in International Business show

Summary: <br> Summary<a href="https://culturematters.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/John-Alexander.jpg"></a><br> <br> In this episode I Interview John Alexander. John is from Australia, but lives in Sweden. John explains the differences between Hard Consensus (Dutch) and Soft Consensus (Swedish). He also describes the differences between Australians and Brits.<br> <br> John shares a number of stories from his own experience.<br> <br> <br> Build Your Cultural Competence<br> In the Culture Matters podcast we interview real people with real stories.<br> <br> Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories.<br> <br> To subscribe directly using iTunes, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/be/podcast/culture-matters-podcast-on/id599525836" target="_blank">Click here</a>.<br> Links<br> You can reach John in the following ways:<br> <br> * Email: <a href="mailto:john@johnalexander.se" target="_blank">john@johnalexander.se</a><br> * <br> * His personal website: <a href="http://www.johnalexander.se/" target="_blank">http://www.johnalexander.se/</a><br> <br> How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters<br> I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this:<br> <br> * Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voice mail<br> * Email me at <a href="mailto:chris.smit@culturematters.com">chris.smit@culturematters.com</a><br> * Send me a Tweet: <a href="http://twitter.com/chrissmit" target="_blank">@chrissmit</a><br> <br> Finally<br> Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, maybe even listen to my Podcast.<br> <br> I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!