Why is it so difficult?

1. Australia Indonesia Relationship
Why is it so difficult?
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2. Australia
It has a familiar legal and corporate
framework, and a sophisticated –
yet straightforward business
culture. One of the best in
agriculture, manufacturing,
construction, ICT, health, etc.
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3. Indonesia
250 million population
45 million consuming class
55 million skilled workers
US$ 0.5 trillion market opportunity
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4. Neighbour
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5. Orange and Banana They are both nice but different
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6. The Culture Group
Countries are becoming
borderless but culture is not
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7. Tall Poppy Syndrome Only in Australia
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8. Communicating High Context vs Low Context
Reference: INSEAD professor Erin Meyer
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9. Evaluating
Negative performance feedback
will almost certainly cause a loss
of face in some cultures.
Reference: INSEAD professor Erin Meyer
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10. Leading
Who’s the Boss?
Egalitarian vs Hierarchical
Reference: INSEAD professor Erin Meyer
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11. Trust vs Task Which one is more important?
Reference: INSEAD professor Erin Meyer
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12. Disagreeing
and Confrontation
Should you avoid it?
Reference: INSEAD professor Erin Meyer
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13. Time and Scheduling Different cultures treat time differently.
Reference: INSEAD professor Erin Meyer
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14. Cross Cultural
Consultant
Knowledge about other
cultures can be learned.
Dealing with and managing
cultural differences needs
guidance and practice.
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15. IQ + EQ + CQ
It’s not enough to have
Cultural Awareness,
to go global you need
Cultural Intelligence.
Cultural intelligence (CQ)
is an emerging quality
that will be demanded of
all CEOs and leaders of
the future.
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Intercultural Management & Cross Cultural Business Training
Area of expertise: Indonesia, Australia