Dan Amzallag

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Balancing global strategy with local nuance isn’t easy, but it’s essential for leading across cultures effectively. For managers overseeing teams across multiple countries, striking the right balance between global consistency and local autonomy can determine whether your team feels aligned or alienated. It requires clarity on what must remain uniform—brand values, strategy, success metrics—as well as the flexibility to adapt delivery, communication, and leadership styles to local norms. Leaders who master this balance can minimize friction while creating environments where innovation, trust, and performance thrive across borders. To that end, 17 members of Fast Company Executive Board share their top strategies for navigating this complex but critical dynamic.

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Building a global culture requires careful attention, considerable investment, and a willingness to adapt.

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Apply these expert strategies to improve team collaboration and project outcomes. Effective communication is vital to successful project planning, whether you manage a remote team or commute to work in person from the office each day. It will deliver rewarding results and move the company forward. Ensuring everyone on your team and across departments stays on the same page is especially important when working together on collaborative projects. Below, 15 Fast Company Executive Board experts share their strategies to create effective communication channels and workflows between designers, engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders.