Name: How to Overcome Bias and Succeed in Any Culture (APAC)
Start: 2025-12-11T02:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-11T04:00:00+00:00

How to Overcome Bias and Succeed in Any Culture (APAC)

Inclusive leadership is no longer optional – it’s a business differentiator. When leaders understand cultural nuance and adapt with awareness, they drive stronger collaboration, innovation, and long-term growth.

Join Charise Le, CHRO and Executive Committee Member at Schneider Electric, for a practical discussion on what it means to lead inclusively across cultures at scale.

Inclusive leadership starts with recognizing our own assumptions – the subtle biases that shape how we interpret and respond to difference. Drawing on her experience transforming organizations in 100+ markets, Charise shares how awareness, empathy, and consistency drive stronger business results.

You’ll explore Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions to decode global team dynamics and the Johari Window to identify blind spots that limit inclusive behavior and impact.

Charise Le is a seasoned global executive recognized for building inclusive, high-performing organizations. At Schneider Electric, she has championed a skills-first approach and positioned HR as a strategic driver of innovation and growth.

Takeaways:

Recognize cultural blind spots that limit impact

Strengthen decision-making across global contexts

Apply Hofstede’s model to enhance collaboration

Use Johari’s Window to strengthen self-awareness

Drive outcomes that benefit business, people, and the planet

Charise Le

Schneider Electric

CHRO and Executive Committee Member

Charise Le is the Chief Human Resources Officer and a member of the Executive Committee at Schneider Electric. Since joining in 2007, she has led global business transformations, championed a skills-first organization, and built inclusive, high-performing teams across 100+ countries.

With experience spanning HR strategy, transformation, and leadership development, Charise positions HR as a strategic catalyst – connecting people and business to drive sustainable growth and innovation. Her approach blends human insight with data-driven decision-making, empowering teams to act with clarity and purpose.

Passionate about developing future leaders, Charise is deeply engaged in mentoring and cross-cultural collaboration. She believes that inclusive leadership and continuous learning are key to building organizations that adapt, grow, and lead in a changing world.

Emma Hicks

WeQual

VP of Memberships & Programs

Emma Hicks is VP of Memberships & Programs at WeQual, where she leads the global executive and rising leader communities, curating development programs that combine strategic learning with peer connection and accountability.

An experienced strategic leader, Emma has over 20 years’ expertise in executive and board-level development across global sectors. A Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute and certified by the Institute of Directors and Association for Talent Development, she has previously held senior roles with the Institute of Directors, Connectr, and Reed Learning.

Emma’s career is grounded in building leadership capability that drives business performance and sustainable growth. Her sessions balance professional rigor with open conversation — helping leaders clarify their direction, build influence, and translate insight into action.

Cristina Condoleon

WeQual

Facilitator and Coach

Cristina Condoleon is an experienced facilitator and coach with more than 20 years’ experience designing and delivering leadership and team development programs across industries and geographies. She works with leaders to build stronger teams, healthier cultures, and sustainable performance.

Before establishing her independent practice, Cristina held senior learning and development roles at Cochlear and Adidas, where she led global initiatives that strengthened leadership capability and organizational culture.

Cristina’s facilitation style combines depth of insight with practical tools that drive real behavior change. She is passionate about helping people become more self-aware, confident, and collaborative leaders.

Outside work, Cristina enjoys the outdoors, playing tennis, and volunteering with Primary Ethics, an organization that teaches ethics to primary school students.