The Mindful International Manager: How to Work Effectively Across Cultures

by Jeremy Comfort, Peter Franklin

The Mindful International Manager tackles the management situations that international managers have to handle every day. Accessible and jargon-free it explains how to clarify local vs. international roles, support and develop a team, organize and coordinate boundaries of time and distance, and win commitment toward common goals. The authors, both interculturalists, include exercises and best practice advice and the experiences and insights of practising international managers. They combine their practical approach with great depth of insight into the challenges of working and managing internationally and include the results of new research findings and cutting-edge case studies on topics such as leadership, global nomads, virtual teams, coaching and mentoring across cultures and decision-making.

Genres: Management

176 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2010

Reviews

[Tania Van den Bergh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overviel. Nice examples.

[Kjpout · Rating 3 out of 5]

Run-of-the-mill stuff about managing international teams or individuals from different cultures. The book offers it's learnings in a very concise package which I guess is good, but there is no silver bullet or magic tricks offered, just good ol' fashioned common sense. I guess for someone who has not worked in an international setting this book can offer some key insights and I do think that the points raised here are valuable and appropriate. For veterans of the international working environment, this book offers little, but a tightly packed reminder of what to look out for and how to conduct business and manage across cultures.