Cultural Intelligence: People Skills for Global Business

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By: David C Thomas and Kerr Inkson
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Much more than simply a list of protocols, Cultural Intelligence helps readers develop a mind-set that can be applied to any number of countries, cultures, and business situations. It is a systematic way to approach the tremendous variety of interactions and challenges that business people must face around the world - much easier and more realistic than documenting every trait of every culture and preparing to cater to each. This book presents a three-stage process for becoming culturally intelligent. These steps involve learning the fundamental principles of cross-cultural interactions, such as what cultures are, how they might vary, and how they affect behavior; practicing mindfulness and paying attention in a reflective and creative way to cues; and developing a repertoire of behavioral skills that can be adapted to different situations. It takes time and effort to develop high cultural intelligence, but this book helps readers with the right attitude begin this rewarding experience.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date: 10th May 2004
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 222
Ean: 9781576752562
Isbn: 1576752569

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USER REVIEWS

Great book
~ Written on Aug 28, 2008. out of users found this review helpful.

This book doesn't give you a laundry list of things for each culture. It explains the ways in which cultures differ and helps you to improve your ability to notice and react to cultural differences.

Buy this Book!
~ Written on Jun 15, 2008. 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

if you are interested in cross-cultural intercultural competence this is a great reference. It's detailed and still fun and light.

great book
~ Written on Feb 27, 2008. out of 2 users found this review helpful.

Cross cultural communication is extremely important in todays globally diverse corporations! This book gives great insight into peoples cultural lenses.

The quest for cultural intelligence
~ Written on Dec 13, 2007. 3 out of 3 users found this review helpful.

brief book offers an easy-to-read description of what it takes to adapt to a culturally diverse business environment. David C. Thomas and Kerr Inkson make it clear that you can learn cultural intelligence only from experience, not from reading books. However, their manual does provide a basic introduction that will be extremely helpful to people experiencing cultural shock or dislocation. The most distinctive feature of the authors' treatment of the subject is their insistence on mindfulness as the fundamental first step in developing cultural intelligence. We believe this book will be particularly useful for businesspeople embarking on expatriate assignments, but anyone working in a business context that includes diverse cultures will benefit from reading it - and thus will become better equipped to get some of that all-important experience.

Well written book.
~ Written on Apr 23, 2006. 7 out of 7 users found this review helpful.

This is a well-written book, which provides a generalist approach to dealing with cross-cultural issues with many excellent examples. The core idea of the book is based on the Hofstede model. One of the central criticisms of this model has been that nation state and culture are always presumed to be the same. Local culture does not follow political boundaries. The authors seem to be unable to avoid this trap.

Cultural Intelligence gives good insights on how to notice "Cultural Cruise-Control" and change own way of thinking. Providing some practical tools would have added to the value of this book, but this is a good book for international managers and HR personnel involved in multicultural business.

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