HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Across Cultures

<p><b>Put an end to miscommunication and inefficiency--and tap into the strengths of your diverse team.</b></p> <p>If you read nothing else on managing across cultures, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of <b>Harvard Business Review</b> articles and selected the most important ones to help you manage culturally diverse employees, whether they're dispersed around the world or you're working with a multicultural team in a single location.</p> <p><b>This book will inspire you to:</b></p> <ul> <li>Develop your cultural intelligence</li> <li>Overcome conflict on a team where cultural norms differ</li> <li>Adopt a common language for more efficient communication</li> <li>Use the diverse perspectives of your employees to find new business opportunities</li> <li>Take varying cultural practices into account when resolving ethical issues</li> <li>Accommodate and plan for your expatriate employees</li> </ul> <p>This collection of articles includes "Cultural Intelligence," by P. Christopher Earley and Elaine Mosakowski; "Managing Multicultural Teams," by Jeanne Brett, Kristin Behfar, and Mary C. Kern; "L'Oreal Masters Multiculturalism," by Hae-Jung Hong and Yves Doz; "Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity," by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely; "Navigating the Cultural Minefield," by Erin Meyer; "Values in Tension: Ethics Away from Home," by Thomas Donaldson; "Global Business Speaks English," by Tsedal Neeley; "10 Rules for Managing Global Innovation," by Keeley Wilson and Yves L. Doz; "Lost in Translation," by Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams; and "The Right Way to Manage Expats," by J. Stewart Black and Hal B. Gregersen.</p>