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Author Milnes, Eilidh, author.

Title The diversity dashboard : a manager's guide to navigating in cross-cultural turbulence / Eilidh Milnes, Deborah Swallow.

Publication Info. Oxford : Infinite Ideas, 2013.

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Physical Medium polychrome
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Summary Diversity can be the cause of many problems at work and most people fail to recognise them. It is not just verbal expressions that cause confusion and distress. Beyond every gesture lies a world of meaning and interpretation. We do not all communicate in the same way. This, alongside strict policies around political correctness and inclusion, creates confusion, fear and a type of paralysis which can seriously undermine performance. 'The Diversity Dashboard' is a quick reference guide that aims to help managers to bridge the cultural gaps in their organisations. Swallow and Milnes use the analo.
Contents Front Cover; Title Page; Title & Subtitle; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; How to get the most of this book; 1. The cultural cockpit; 2. Your flight plan; 3. The diversity dashboard; 4. Initiative: individual or group; 5. Management: equality or hierarchy; 6. Leadership: got or given; 7. Communication: direct or indirect; 8. Trade: deal or relationship; 9. Decisions: head or heart; 10. Planning: goal-focused, work-life balance or ad hoc; 11. Productivity: effective, efficient or empathetic; 12. Rules: rigid or flexible; 13. Time: deadline or sometime; 14. Style: formal or informal.
15. Risk: do or don't16. Trust: open or closed; 17. Gender: inclusive or differentiated; 18. Resilience: face or no face; 19. Quick competence checks; 20. Cross-cultural competence; Endnote: coming in to land; Bibliography and useful links; Index.
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Subject Diversity in the workplace.
Diversity in the workplace.
Cultural pluralism.
Cultural pluralism.
Work environment.
Work environment.
Personnel management.
workplace.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Human Resources & Personnel Management.
Personnel management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Workplace Culture.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Swallow, Deborah, author.
Other Form: Print version: Milnes, Eilidh. Diversity dashboard 9781908984197 (OCoLC)829056841
ISBN 9781909652408 (electronic book)
1909652407 (electronic book)
9781909652415 (electronic book)
1909652415 (electronic book)
9781908984197
1908984198