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title: "Culture Clash: Leading Engineers Around the Globe | ELC #21"
description: "Let's cut to the chase, leading global engineering teams isn't just about timezone headaches and language barriers. It's about navigating a maze of cultura"
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#21 Meetup  |  October 30, 2024

# Culture Clash: Leading Engineers Around the Globe

![Culture Clash: Leading Engineers Around the Globe](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/21.BgAsqXMX_Z7kXKK.webp)

Let’s cut to the chase, leading global engineering teams isn’t just about timezone headaches and language barriers. It’s about navigating a maze of cultural clashes, unspoken expectations, and sometimes… brutal misunderstandings. At this meetup, we’re skipping the sugar-coating. Two seasoned leaders will dive into the real challenges of managing engineers across the world, and trust us, it’s not what you read in textbooks.

What You’ll Learn:

Cultural Minefields: It’s not about knowing when to say “good morning” in six languages. It’s about the hard truths of misaligned expectations, work ethics, and even values. Let’s get real.

Trust Doesn’t Just Happen: Think you can throw people from different continents into a Zoom call and expect magic? Think again.

Global Leadership, Without the Fluff: Forget generic advice. Get down to the strategies that really make a difference when leading diverse teams.

When Clashes Turn into Gold: Spoiler alert, cultural clashes can be your team’s biggest advantage. If you know how to handle them, that is.

Why Show Up?

You’ve led teams, you’ve managed people, but if you’re still struggling to unlock the full potential of your global teams, this is where you’ll get the no-BS insights you need. Forget what you’ve heard before, it’s time to face the reality of global leadership.

Watch Recording

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9Sept

#41Meetup · Prague

### [Private Boat Party: Thank You, Speakers](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/private-boat-party-thank-you-speakers-41)

Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · 17:30–19:30

Dvořák Embankment, Pier 3B, by Čechův most, Prague 1, Prague

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