- Editorial:
- PUBLICAFFAIRS
- Año de edición:
- 2016
- ISBN:
- 978-1-61039-276-1
- Páginas:
- 288
THE CULTURE MAP
DECODING HOW PEOPLE THINK, LEAD, AND GET THINGS DONE ACROSS CULTURES
ERIN MEYER
Whether you work in a home office or abroad, business success in our ever more globalized and virtual world requires the skills to navigate through cultural differences and decode cultures foreign to your own. Renowned expert Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain where people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eWhen you have Americans who precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans who get straight to the point (your presentation was simply awful); Latin Americans and Asians who are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians who think the best boss is just one of the crowdthe result can be, well, sometimes interesting, even funny, but often disastrous.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eEven with English as a global language, it's easy to fall into cultural traps that endanger careers and sink deals when, say, a Brazilian manager tries to fathom how his Chinese suppliers really get things done, or an American team leader tries to get a handle on the intra-team dynamics between his Russian and Indian team members.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eIn u003ciu003eThe Culture Mapu003c/iu003e, Erin Meyer provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business. She combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice for succeeding in a global world.
