Global Literacies: Lessons on Business Leadership and National Cultures

by Carl Phillips, Robert H. Rosen, Carl Phillips

Book Overview

Throughout the world, languages differ, but the business questions are the same. In French and Japanese, Hebrew and English, executives are asking, "How can I survive and thrive in the borderless, global marketplace?"
For answers, the authors of Global Literacies went straight to the leaders themselves -- the CEOs of thousands of corporations around the globe.
Two lessons emerged. First, there are leadership universals that every...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684859025
• ISBN13: 9780684859026
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A Welcomed Global Leadership Primer

I happened upon this book and I'm so glad I did! It is a well-written, easy-reference global tool--- much more than just another business book for the shelf. The first-hand stories, study data and format makes it a keeper. Although the study was relatively small, it was globally broad and big enough, with its weighty contributors, to give any leader a good dose of global nourishment to help you forge your own new path. What I like about it most is the straightforward presentation that is free of gobbledegook, so common to many business books. Many leaders across geographies, industries and sectors are trying to find their bearings in the marketplaces, workplaces and communities of the world at this turbulant time of opportunity. This book not only provides stimulating information, but it helps one remember that the solutions we seek are not so complicated. No big surprises. Instead, these times just ask little more of us. Working across cultures and geographies ultimately means working with a new consciousness about others---learning from and thinking more about each other --- and realizing that it is by putting our differences to work that we will open the way for new levels of innovation and a world that benefits all. The book serves as a reminder of how much you already know as a leader that can now be applied to a new set of global problems---as well as, how much you need to learn. I plan to share it with my customers and fellow leaders of change. Thank you for this work!

Business Book that average people can understand

This book is well written and indicates that the author did lots of research and is really interested in our global society. Very well written and stories of CEO's are given in entertaining manner. Very helpful to business people interested in developing global contacts.

Informative and Elegant

A close reading of this book reveals an impressive insight in the subject matter and an elegant and crisp style of presentation. I found the book informative, deftly written and useful. It is a must read book for any person wishing to come to some understanding on the gloal economy, for any person engaged in commerce, and for any person who is curious about global cultures.