The Loudest Duck: Moving Beyond Diversity while Embracing Differences to Achieve Success at Work

The Loudest Duck: Moving Beyond Diversity while Embracing Differences to Achieve Success at Work
ISBN-10
0470485841
ISBN-13
9780470485842
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2009-11-16
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Laura A. Liswood

Description

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.

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