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Discover the secrets to mastering workplace diversity with a transformative guide that empowers business leaders and employees alike: The Loudest Duck. This essential book delves deep into the complexities of multicultural work environments, equipping you with strategies to navigate differences in cultures, races, genders, and orientations. Learn how to leverage diversity for a thriving, inclusive, and merit-based workplace culture. With insights from a Chinese children's parable, which teaches us about the implications of cultural differences, The Loudest Duck reveals the importance of understanding our individual narratives and biases to foster collaboration and innovation. As the world marketplace grows ever more diverse, this guide offers practical tools and perspectives to help your organization harness the full potential of its varied workforce. Embrace the richness of unique perspectives and drive your team's success with informed leadership and empathy. Perfect for managers and team members striving towards inclusivity, enhancing workplace dynamics, and fostering community, this book is a must-read. Order today for transformative insights that can lead your organization into a prosperous, diverse future! Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780470485842. Year: 2009. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US). Pages: 192.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780470485842
Year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 192
Description:
Diversity in the workplace is a wonderful thing”but it also challenges many of today's business leaders. For managers and team-members alike, it can be difficult to navigate in a truly diverse workplace made up of people of different cultures, races, creeds, body types, hobbies, genders, religions, styles, and sexual orientations. But understanding our cultural and social differences is a major key to a high-performing, merit-based work environment.
The Loudest Duck is a business guide that explores workplace diversity and presents new ideas for getting the most business and organizational benefit from it. In the Chinese children's parable, the loudest duck is the one that gets shot. In America, we like to say that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Comparing the two, it's easy to see that our different cultures teach us different sets of values, and those values often translate into different ways of doing business that may subtly advantage one culture at work and disadvantage another.
In the global marketplace, it's more important than ever that we understand and are conscious of our differences to work together effectively. It is not enough to create Noah's Ark, bringing in two of each kind. We all bring our unconscious beliefs and personal narratives about who we are and who others are with us to work and, with diversity in place, we can no longer ignore them. Truly effective leaders can't pretend that we're all the same or that our preferences and preconceptions don't existThe Loudest Duck offers a way to move beyond traditional diversity efforts that ignore our differences and toward modern d
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780470485842
Year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 192
Description:
Diversity in the workplace is a wonderful thing”but it also challenges many of today's business leaders. For managers and team-members alike, it can be difficult to navigate in a truly diverse workplace made up of people of different cultures, races, creeds, body types, hobbies, genders, religions, styles, and sexual orientations. But understanding our cultural and social differences is a major key to a high-performing, merit-based work environment.
The Loudest Duck is a business guide that explores workplace diversity and presents new ideas for getting the most business and organizational benefit from it. In the Chinese children's parable, the loudest duck is the one that gets shot. In America, we like to say that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Comparing the two, it's easy to see that our different cultures teach us different sets of values, and those values often translate into different ways of doing business that may subtly advantage one culture at work and disadvantage another.
In the global marketplace, it's more important than ever that we understand and are conscious of our differences to work together effectively. It is not enough to create Noah's Ark, bringing in two of each kind. We all bring our unconscious beliefs and personal narratives about who we are and who others are with us to work and, with diversity in place, we can no longer ignore them. Truly effective leaders can't pretend that we're all the same or that our preferences and preconceptions don't existThe Loudest Duck offers a way to move beyond traditional diversity efforts that ignore our differences and toward modern d