Tips on Having a Successful Global Career from Serena Aboutboul, Senior Vice President of Nutrition at Nestlé.
How do you build a GLOBAL career and remain AUTHENTIC while leading across countries and contexts? Asking for a Friend.
Today I welcome Serena Aboutboul, Senior Vice President, and head of the Nutrition Strategic Business Unit at Nestlé
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Tips for Staying Authentic in Your Global Career
1. Listen to people (especially consumers).
“We have more commonalities than we think. The challenges, the struggles, the values that you have to apply… they resonate everywhere.
2. Communicate clear, transparent expectations
“And you can’t have clear, transparent communication if it doesn’t speak to your true self. If you are acting, it’s not clear anymore.”
3. Communicating isn’t just about saying what you think or want. It’s about ENGAGING. Listening. Being sure people understand you.
4. The only way to trigger empathy is to show and be yourself– no matter where you are in the world. People notice immediately if you are formatted or are reciting from a text.
5. You also need to consider that country’s culture and norms. It’s not about being yourself no matter what, you need to consider the FRAME.
If you’re in a culture that requires you to act a certain way, do that, because that’s how you demonstrate inclusiveness and that you respect that culture… and by the way it’s fascinating and a constant learning.
6. Be an “AND” person (you know I love that 😉 Serena unpacks that at 2:10 in the countdown timer.
Are you a global leader? Have you led across different countries and contexts? What would you add as #7?
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P.S, If you. would like to see how we’ve Nestlè to build a “Care and Dare” Culture, you can watch this short video here. If you’re interested in learning more about
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