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Global Dexterity: How to Adapt Your Behavior Across Cultures Without Losing Yourself in the Process

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781422187272 Author(s): Andy Molinsky Format: Hardcover Year: 2012 Publisher: Harvard Business School Press Dimensions: 147 x 208 x 23 (w x l x h) Pages: 200 Series: Harvard Business School Press

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Description: 'I wrote this book because I believe that there is a serious gap in what has been written and communicated about cross-cultural management and what people actually struggle with on the ground.'--From the Introduction What does it mean to be a global worker and a true 'citizen of the world' today? It goes beyond merely acknowledging cultural differences. In reality, it means you are able to adapt your behavior to conform to new cultural contexts without losing your authentic self in the process. Not only is this difficult, it's a frightening prospect for most people and something completely outside their comfort zone. But managing and communicating with people from other cultures is an essential skill today. Most of us collaborate with teams across borders and cultures on a regular basis, whether we spend our time in the office or out on the road. What's needed now is a critical new skill, something author Andy Molinsky calls global dexterity. In this book Molinsky offers the tools needed to simultaneously adapt behavior to new cultural contexts while staying authentic and grounded in your own natural style. Based on more than a decade of research, teaching, and consulting with managers and executives around the world, this book reveals an approach to adapting while feeling comfortable--an essential skill that