In this episode of Culture Bites, Shaun McCarthy and Dominic Gourley discuss whether Constructive styles are valued the same around the world and how does this show in the norming of the Circumplex.

How does the Circumplex and the different clusters play out around the world?

The best way to compare is to use an ideal circumplex; whether through the LSI measuring ideal personal behaviours, leaders’ impact or ideal culture within an organisation.

Every country will score the constructive styles high – there is not a culture in the world, that doesn’t reinforce constructive attributes such as “doing well” (Achievement), “learning and growing” (Self-actualising), “helping and being considerate of others” (Humanistic Encouraging) and “Being approachable and easy to get along with” (Affiliative).

What differences you will find are in the passive/defensive or aggressive/defensive clusters, due to societal norms within different countries; such as the different spikes in shown in the defensive clusters below for Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

Janet L. Szumal, Ph.D researched the appropriateness of leaders and managers using the Impact tools in organisations in different countries, including countries with societal values, economies, and political environments to demonstrate the relevance and importance of using the tools across different countries; Read Dr. Szumal’s research in the White Paper “The Impact of Leaders and Managers Across and Within Different Countries”…

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001: Kick Starting a Passive Team
002: Dealing with Delegation
003: Telling Someone They have a Blind Spot
004: What's Wrong with Being Competitive?
005: I have a Competitive Teammate – Help!
006: What is a Toxic Culture?
007: How Leaders Impact Culture
008: Is Culture / Climate / Engagement the same thing?
009: My Manager is Resisting Culture Change
010: How the Banks got here
011: Myth Busters: If I’m not Aggressive then I must be Passive
012: How Culture Works Pt1 – Overview
013: How Culture Works Pt2 – Mission, Philosophy, Structures
014: How Culture Works Pt3 – HR Systems
015: How Culture Works Pt4 – Job Design
016: How Culture Works Pt5 – Leadership
017: Rebecca Kardos, CEO Aurora Energy
018: Is Conflict in Teams Good or Bad?
019: Does Teamwork Work?
020: Tips and tricks for LSI Debriefs
021: Can you use the LSI for Recruitment?
022: Dear C.B., My Manager is Cold
023: Passive LSI Action Tips
024: Aggressive LSI Action Tips
025: Breaking Down Silos
026: SuperMind Neuro Science of Creativity
027: Conference Highlights
028: 8 Keys of Team Effectiveness
029: Coaching Questions for Passive Styles
030: Coaching Questions for Aggressive Styles
031: Staying Constructive this Christmas
032: Blue Year's Resolutions
033: How Culture made Headlines in 2018
034: Childhood origins of your thinking and behavior 
035: How to Change Culture in 4 Phases
036: Culture Change and Development in Unionised Industries