Sequential Time – Synchronous Time

The sixth dilemma from Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars is Sequential Time – Synchronous Time.

Here is an English language summary of this dilemma

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Here is a Spanish language presentation and summary of this dilemma

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Here are some movie clips that exemplify sequential and synchronous time

Groundhog Day (Trailer)

Shall We Danzu? (Japanese Trailer)

Shall We Dance? (Richard Gere & Jennifer Lopez tango)

Click (Trailer)

Back to the Future (The DeLorean)

Back to the Future (reunion)

And here are some other links related to sequential and synchronous time

Balance Scorecard Institute

Flow Experiences – Positive Psychology Center

“A Time To Talk” – Robert Frost

O mundo é grande – Carlos Drumond de Andrade (Maria Bethania)

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