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Scaling a Design Team Across the World with Wendy Johansson

What’s it like to build out a design organization that spans many countries, languages, and culture? Wizeline co-founder Wendy Johansson discusses the insights she gleaned when opening a second Wizeline office in Guadalajara, then a third and fourth in Vietnam and Thailand. From different societal norms to language barriers, her story can inform your own ways of collaboration with new people and cultures, whether abroad or just within your own team.

Wendy recommends:
• The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer
• David Hoang’s Career Hype Doc