Culture Clash 2: Managing the Global High-Performance Team (2) (Global Leader Series)

Few Are Prepared For Managing Across Cultures, And The Costs Of Cultural Blind Spots Can Spin Out Of Control—from Lawsuits To Lost Opportunities. Forged In The Fire Of Clashing Cultures And Living On Four Continents, Dr. Zweifel Developed A Fool-proof Methodology For Managing Successfully Across Borders. And Post-9/11, The Arab Spring And The Brics Emerging Markets, E-commerce And Social Networks Have Made This Updated And Expanded Edition Of Culture Clash Indispensible. Culture Clash 2 Is Not Another Kiss, Bow Or Shake Hands. Such Protocol-laden Works On Whether To Bring Wine To A Dinner In Singapore Or How Many Times To Kiss In France Might Have Their Uses, But Non-compliance With Local Etiquette Has Rarely Been A Deal-breaker. What Has Derailed International Business Is The Inability Of Managers To See The World From Their Counterpart's Point Of View, Read Between The Lines, And Decode The Mind-set Of The Other Side. Flying blind with customers, colleagues, collaborators or competitors? Frustrated by misunderstandings or conflicts with other organizational silos or cultures? Learn the #1 how to step into anyone's shoes, decode their mindset, and get the job done with anyone, anywhere. Sweden's Electrolux wondered why its vacuum cleaners did not sell in the United States. When someone realized its slogan "Nothing sucks like Electrolux!" had a totally unintended meaning in America , it was too late... Few of us are prepared to manage across cultures,and blind-spots can be costly--from lost opportunities to lawsuits. Culture Clash not only reminds us of our blindness, but also offers a cure." -- Scott A. Snook, Professor, Harvard Business School Forged in the fire of clashing cultures and living on four continents, Dr. Zweifel, the CEO, Columbia professor and award-winningauthor, unpacks the toolbox he developed over threedecades of helping managers in 100+ countries lead effectively --a fool-proof system for success across organizationaland cultural boundaries. Culture Clash 2 is not another Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands . Suchprotocol-laden books on whether to bring wine to a dinner in Singapore miss Non-compliance with local etiquette is not the deal-breaker. What has derailed deals is ourinability to read between the lines, decode the mindset of the other side, and see the world from other perspectives. In this action-packed, quick and funread (cross-cultural fiascos can be hilarious... Some jokes are so risqu thatthe publisher banned them until now), you will "Absolutely required reading for leaders who manage across cultures." -- Ali Velshi, Anchor, NBC Read Culture Clash in one evening, build your cross-cultural savvy, and boost your global results and power. "Consultant for an international management consulting firm with thirty years of experience working on four continents with senior executives at Fortune 500 companies and in governments, UN agencies, and the military, presents a methodology of practical techniques for bridging cultural differences to successfully manage business ventures in the clash of cultures across the globe"--Provided by publisher Few are prepared for managing across borders, and the costs of cultural fiascos can spin out of control-from lawsuits to lost opportunities. But whether you bring wine to a dinner in Singapore, how many times you kiss in France, or other local etiquette have seldom been deal-breakers. What has derailed international business is the failure of manag