Unlocking Cultural Agility with Marco Blankenburgh

About Unlocking Cultural Agility with Marco Blankenburgh

Explore the diverse stories of some of the most advanced Intercultural practitioners from around the world with Marco Blankenburgh, who has been equipping people with cultural agility for 25+ years. Along the way, you will gain cultural insights that will help you find relational success in our globally diverse world.

Publisher

KnowledgeWorkx

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Oct 2021

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 52 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   When Past Success Becomes a Leadership Blind Spot | Navid Nazemian

   Leadership transitions can derail even experienced executives. A new role, company or culture can turn the habits that made you successful into your biggest blind spot. So how do you prepare for what you cannot predict? Marco Blankenburgh speaks with Navid Nazemian, #1 ranked executive coach and bestselling author, about the mistakes leaders make when stepping into unfamiliar environments. Navid illuminates how the right transition support can help you find your footing, build trust and succe...

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   7 Sept 2026

   Stop Solving Problems, Start Stewarding Dilemmas | Part 2

   Talent shortages, burnout, nonstop demands. Sound familiar? Most leaders try to fix these for good, then wonder why they still feel stuck. Marco Blankenburgh joins Shelly to unpack why some leadership challenges are built to stay and how the leaders who thrive learn to work with them instead of against them. You'll hear a real story about why one leader's team stopped speaking up in meetings and exactly what changed once he finally listened. Tune in for tools you can use this week. #intercul...

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   27 Aug 2026

   Why Leadership Feels Harder Than Ever and What to Do About It

   Leadership today feels relentless. Trust is falling, complexity is rising, and yesterday's leadership playbook is no longer enough. In this episode, guest host Shelley Reinhart interviews Marco Blankenburgh to explore why leaders are burning out and why more information isn't leading to better decisions Discover how a simple shift in thinking can help you lead with greater clarity, resilience, and trust before the pressure overwhelms your team. Click play and join us for this conversation! --...

Inside a recent episode

When Past Success Becomes a Leadership Blind Spot | Navid Nazemian

Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So the cost of failure, to sum it up, is substantial. And there is direct costs, but there is indirect costs you can quantify, but there is also business intelligence cost, continuity. What is all at stake? Yes. So I speak about the ripple effects of the executive transition failure, and the ripple effects can be things like, you know, demotivation in the immediate executive leadership team, especially if the executive had been hired from the outside and nobody internally got the chance to even go through a process to be considered probably for the same position. The lack of success or the failure of the executive can also lead into reputational issues. […]

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