Western Management Styles
How to achieve synergy
Many Russian corporations are not only extremely successful at home but also throughout the world. While other national economies have lagged behind for many years, Russian markets have boomed: The country's firms are becoming highly desirable places to work, and foreign markets are becoming an important target for investment. As Russian senior managers encounter superiors or subordinates at home and abroad, however, they discover considerable differences in leadership styles.
This is particularly evident between those of Russian managers and their Western counterparts. This oneday program explores the nature of these different leadership styles. Participants will learn how Russian managers and HR professionals can become more effective leaders, and how they can enable effective leadership in an increasingly international environment.
Delivered in Russian, high-level Russian-speaking ESMT professors are joined by senior Russian managers and HR professionals. Together, they will share their experiences in dealing with the challenges of diverse leadership cultures in a multinational setting.
Target Audience
The primary target audience is the executive in a multinational or Russian company expanding abroad. You work closely with either expatriate subordinates or expatriate superiors. The program is also ideal for HR professionals from companies that are either active abroad or that work in Russia with expatriates.Key Topics
- Exploring leadership challenges and styles in both Russia and in the West
- Assessing different cultures and adjusting leadership styles
- Learning to use different leadership styles
Take-Home Value
As a manager, you will return to your company with a deeper understanding of how to approach your international subordinates, superiors or business partners. As a member of HR, you will have a better understanding of the challenges facing Russian companies moving abroad and how you can enable your managers to achieve greater success in a globalized world.
Program Director
Franziska Frank
Dr. Franziska Frank is Head Business Development Russia & Eastern Europe, as well as Program Director at ESMT for professional service firms and insurance companies. She holds a doctorate in law, with her disseration on franchising in Russia and consults Russian companies in the area of management development and executive education. Before joining ESMT she worked for six years as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. Her teaching and research focus lie in business plan assessment and cross-cultural leadership.
Konstantin Korotov
Full biography
Konstantin Korotov is an Associate Professor at ESMT and also an Executive Coach and a Researcher Fellow with the INSEAD Global Leadership Center in Fontainebleau, France. Additionally, Konstantin has held positions of Director of Professional Development for Ernst & Young (CIS), consultant for the Center for Business Skills Development (CBSD), and researcher at New York University. He also has over 13 years of practical Leadership Development experience. He received his PhD in Management (Organizational Behavior) at INSEAD. His recent work is reflected in “Coach and Couch: The Psychology of Making Better Leaders”, a book co-edited with Manfred Kets de Vries and Elizabeth Florent-Treacy (Palgrave, 2007). Konstantin is the Program Director for ESMT’s “Leading People and Teams” executive program and teaches Organizational Behavior and Integrative Leadership in the ESMT MBA program. His executive education clients includes Deutsche Telekom, KPMG, Elster Group, Deloitte, McDonald’s, BAT, Ernst & Young, Pepsi, Shell, ABN-Amro, HSBC, Mars, Mittal Steel, Unilever, Golden Telecom, and Pernod-Ricard.
Svetlana Khapova
Full biography
Dr. Svetlana Khapova is an ESMT Visiting Faculty Member and Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Cross-Cultural Management at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Prior to joining the VU Amsterdam, she held a senior research position at the University of Twente, and a project leader position in four European Commission–funded projects. She obtained her PhD degree from the University of Twente, and an MBA from a joint program of the University of Portsmouth, Rotterdam Business School and Robert H. Smith Business School (University of Maryland). She also holds an MSc degree (summa cum laude) in economics and management from the North Caucasus State Technical University.
