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First edition. |
| Description |
xxvii, 303 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Renowned executive coaches and global leadership strategists Jane Hyun and Audrey S. Lee offer lessons on the vital skill of "Flexing"--The art of switching leadership styles to more effectively lead people who are different from you, allowing managers to successfully manage the multicultural workers of today and tomorrow. Flex offers a proactive strategy for managers to navigate and leverage diversity effectively in this new global economy, showing managers how to: understand the power gap, the social distance between you and those in the workplace of different cultures, ages, and gender; flex your management style, by stretching how you work and communicate with others, and bridging the gap with more effective communication, feedback tools and building healthy teams; and multiply the effect, by teaching these skills to others and closing the power gap with clients, customers, and partners to create innovative solutions. Creating flex in a company's management style will impact all aspects of developing the talent you have, attracting future talent and building relationships with customers in this competitive marketplace. Now, Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences shows you how"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-299). |
| Contents |
Getting inside the gap: what keeps us from connecting. What you don't know can hurt you: how we (don't) talk about difference ; Managing the power gap ; Culture and communication: flexing across styles ; Portrait of a fluent leader ; Fluent leader profile: Rosaline Koo- building fluency beyond stereotypes -- The killer app: flexing across the gap. Power gap principle: flex your management style ; Fluent leader profile: Don Liu- bridging the gap through generosity of spirit ; Navigate the power gap with your peers ; Go the distance with your superiors ; Fluent leader profile: Erby L. Foster Jr.- the fluent "agent" and champion ; Connecting with customers and partners ; Profile: Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, health-care system identifies innovative solutions for patient needs -- Multiplying your success. Onboarding your employees, getting it right from day one ; Fluent leader profile: Steve Miola and Ray Bain, Merck research laboratories- creating a fluent company culture ; Mentors, sponsors, coaches, and the gift of feedback ; Fluent leader profile: Rich Hille- from the baseball fields to the corporate boardroom: leading a winning team ; Leveraging diverse thinking from your teams to drive innovation. |
| Subject |
Diversity in the workplace -- Management.
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Management -- Cross-cultural studies.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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Diversity in the workplace -- Management.
(OCoLC)fst00895720
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Management. (OCoLC)fst01007141
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Diversity Management. (DE-588)7611361-9
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Interkulturelles Management. (DE-588)4343519-1
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Führungsstil. (DE-588)4131218-1
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies. (OCoLC)fst01423769
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| Added Author |
Lee, Audrey S.
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| ISBN |
9780062248527 (hardback) |
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0062248529 (hardback) |
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9780062248534 (ebook) |
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