AvailablePerfunctory efforts to show investment in a business relationship―detailed in so many books about global work and cultural intelligence―doesn’t cut it anymore. Business professionals working across national and cultural boundaries need to form authentic relationships that drive rapport, camaraderie, and optimal team performance―and Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce provides the most thorough and practical approach to date on this issue.
Renowned academics in the field of intercultural relationship-building, Andy Molinsky and Melissa Hahn deliver an easy-to-understand approach to help you supercharge your global relationship-building skills. You’ll learn how to:
Gone are the days of once-a-year global travel, when learning a few key customs and new words from a cheat sheet was insurance for closing the deal in another country. Business success today requires deeper engagement than ever.
Apply the lessons of Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce to build lasting connections and drive career and organizational success in a truly global economy.
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Andy and Melissa have written an insightful playbook for people living or working with colleagues outside of their home country. It is filled with stories that illustrate how to navigate cultural nuances and individual personalities to build deep meaningful connections and relationships. I wish I had it available earlier in my career.
In this engaging new book, Molinsky and Hahn provide powerful, practical approaches to developing the skills you need to thrive in our multicultural world. Solidly researched and full of relatable real-life stories, Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce is a much-needed guidebook for thriving in today’s workplace.
Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce is an essential guide for anyone navigating the intricacies of building successful professional relationships in today's global landscape. Thoughtfully divided into sections that mirror the stages of relationship development, Andy equips readers with practical strategies for forging meaningful connections across cultures. Whether you're at the beginning stages of relationship-building or seeking to deepen existing connections, this book provides invaluable insights into mindset, communication, and the finer points of cross-cultural bonding. If you're looking to enhance your ability to connect and collaborate with colleagues from different cultural backgrounds, this book is an indispensable tool and a must read.
Building connections across cultures is an increasingly important skill. This book is filled with actionable, data-driven advice on how to do it more effectively. Wherever you work, you’ll come away with some new ideas on how to bridge divides and build trust.
Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce is a magnificent guide to connecting across cultures, offering a comprehensive set of practical strategies for making and deepening diverse connections, in person and virtually. Whatever your experience, you’ll learn more as Molinsky and Hahn reveal classic errors in cross-cultural relationship building, provide powerful frameworks for skill-development, and enable a nuanced approach to understanding and working with cultural difference in communication. Grounded in research and rich with real-world examples, this engaging and accessible book is an invaluable resource for anyone working in a global context – and for those who have yet to do so!
In an era where globalization is the norm, "Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce" is a must for anyone seeking to navigate the complex and nuanced dynamics of international relationships. This book doesn't just scratch the surface; it dives deep into the art and science of building relationships that transcend borders, cultures, and backgrounds. With the perfect blend of real-world examples and a powerful framework, it offers readers a thought-provoking guide to understanding and embracing the diverse cultural contexts in which we inevitably encounter regularly. Whether you're a business leader, a team member, or simply an individual looking to make a mark in a globalized world, this book serves as strong roadmap for forging bonds that not only bridge differences but also enrich our work and lives.
Instead of playing a “prevent defense” and trying to avoid mistakes, oftentimes maintaining an offensive posture proves a better strategy. Dr Molinsky and Ms. Hahn gathered and analyzed the data for us through numerous interviews and have set forth clear and practical strategies for proactively building better cross-cultural relationships. We all want to secure better odds in building strong, successful, professional relationships with people who are different from us. They also provide an answer to the tough “Why?” question. The answer: with a focus on the essential nature of positive relationships, strong connections can make our lives better and even deliver a better work product. I think everyone can benefit in their professional lives in the complex Global 2.0 world by adding the tools from this easy to digest book full of enjoyable scenarios and thought-provoking questions.
This book is more than just a theoretical guide, it provides a practical roadmap for building and nurturing cross-cultural relationships in the real world. This work provides the strategic framework and concrete steps that readers can take to help bridge the gap between cultures and establish meaningful connections in an increasingly interconnected and diverse world.
An essential guide for every global professional. Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce moves beyond the tired narrative of "cultural differences" and provides invaluable insight and actionable strategies on how to foster trust and build meaningful connections in today's cross-cultural, digital world - with a focus on empathy and curiosity.
Building strong, trusting relationships – social capital – is the ultimate driver of success in business, finance, advocacy, politics, and careers of all kinds. Molinsky and Hahn’s brilliant, accessible work unlocks the secret to forging strong relationships. Their framework of errors to avoid and constructive, specific actions to take remove the mystery and anxiety from relationship building. Executives and their teams now have a process they can follow that is effective, human, practical, and even fun. Forging Bonds in a Global Workforce is an indispensable tool for leaders and their teams.
This is a book that is as pragmatic as it is insightful. Andy and Melissa's 6 P's framework provides any team member or leader the tools needed to master the art of building relationships across cultures and teams. As a Global Executive with teams across Asia, Europe and the Americas I will be providing this book as standard reading for all of my leaders who work in multi-cultural teams across the globe and look forward to implementing some of the learning myself.
This book is more than just a theoretical guide, it provides a practical roadmap for building and nurturing cross-cultural relationships in the real world. This work provides the strategic framework and concrete steps that readers can take to help bridge the gap between cultures and establish meaningful connections in an increasingly interconnected and diverse world.
Even for those with loads of experience, global and cross-cultural connection is full of unexpected twists and turns. Making real connections with people coming from different backgrounds, situated in different contexts, and with different expectations for the future is a recipe for misunderstandings that can lead to conflict. Yet, as Andy Molinsky and Melissa Hahn point out, despite those differences, the commonalities we share provide a roadmap to forging those bonds effectively. They go beyond easy over-simplifications about cultures to provide an evidence-based and field-tested step-by-step approach for establishing those ties illustrated by real stories and case studies that bring the ideas to life. This book belongs on the bookshelf of any global leader – dog-eared and with lots of notes in the margins.