Inner Direction – Outer Direction

The fith dilemma from Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars is Inner Direction – Outer Direction.

Here is an English language summary of this dilemma

English Summary PDF Version

Here is a Spanish language version and summary of this dilemma.

Spanish Summary – PDF Version

And here are some movie clips that exemplify inner and outer direction

The Seventh Seal – Antonius Block meets Death

The Seventh Seal – Strawberries and Milk

The Seventh Seal in 5 Minutes

Ballad of Narayama (1983 version) – Trailer

Ballad of Narayama (1983) Full Movie

And here are some related links to inner and outer direction

Invictus (Morgan Freeman)

Inspiration from Invictus

I did it my way – Frank Sinatra

Hampden-Turner, Charles and Fons Trompenaars. 2002. Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth From Conflicting Values.  New Haven & London: Yale University Press.