The Accidental Business Nomad: A Survival Guide for Working Across a Shrinking Planet

An unvarnished, story-driven, practical guide to working across cultures. The book features real stories of companies going global, warts and all. Each is a fascinating object lesson the cultural realities and unexpected surprises of modern globalization. Readers will learn: Why up to 70 percent of international ventures fail due to cultural issues, and how to avoid becoming a casualty How a leading American ticket sales and distribution company imploded in its China expansion How to navigate the invisible language of cultural misunderstandings Cross-cultural communications skills everyone in business needs to know The art and science of personality profiling and quick short-cuts to understanding people What outsourced call centers can teach us about the future of global communication How to find inspiration and innovation in the most unlikely of places

• | Author: Kyle Hegarty
• | Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
• | Publication Date: June 16, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1529329078
• | ISBN-13: 9781529329070