The loudest duck : moving beyond diversity while embracing differences to achieve success at work / Laura Liswood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liswood, Laura A., 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diversity in the workplace.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Moving beyond diversity while embracing differences to achieve success at work

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Written in an accessible style, The Loudest Duck is a business fable that offers an alternate view of a multicultural workplace through the use of practical stories and cultural anecdotes. For instance, the Chinese teach their children, ""The loudest duck gets shot,"" a viewpoint that gets carried into adulthood, while many Americans are taught, ""The squeaky wheel gets the grease."" As a result, you find two distinct ways of doing business, neither one being necessarily the right or better way. By understanding others' viewpoint, you can understand how better to work with them.

Contents:

The Loudest Duck: Moving Beyond Diversity While Embracing Differences to Achieve Success at Work; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Beware of Noah's Ark; Chapter 2: The Elephant and the Mouse; Chapter 3: Tell Your Grandma to Go Home; Chapter 4: What's Easy for You Is Hard for Me and How to Navigate the Differences; Chapter 5: Unwritten Rules; Chapter 6: We Hire for Difference and Fire Because They Are Not the Same; Chapter 7: The Tools in Your Toolbox; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612348716

9781282348714

128234871X

9780470567579

0470567570

OCLC:

495092249