The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business [B1173]

2014 HCDJ in excellent condition. An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences. When it comes to communication styles, Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the point; Latin Americans and Asians are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians think the best boss is just one of the crowd. It's no surprise that when they try and talk to each other, chaos breaks out. In The Culture Map, INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. She provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business, and combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Nicely written book that discusses the differences in communication among different cultures. The examples provided focus on business and the workplace, and apply to casual interactions too."; "This was one terrific read for those who travel and fly from one culture to another."; "The best moments in my life are meeting and conversing with people from all walks of life. The more I interact, the more I realize we're not so different from each other. We're connected, like an invisible thread that ties us together from all different spaces and places. Fantastic read."; "What an eye opener!! I thought I was reasonably well versed in living and working with different cultures. But the way Meyer breaks it all down to eight scales exposed a lot of gaps in my knowledge - and explained some recent miscommunications with people I know from other cultures. Excellent book."