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When Teams Collide
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International teams are rapidly becoming the central operating mode for global enterprises. They are often agile and perceptive, know local markets better than HQ does, lead innovation and exploratory ventures, and are more culturally aware than their parent company. In this new book, Richard D. Lewis applies his Lewis Model of cultural analysis to the world of teams, providing insights and practical advice for the modern executive.
When Cultures Collide
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Now covering more than 60 countries and every major region in the world, this updated and expanded third edition continues to break new ground. New chapters on more than a dozen countries vastly broaden the range. Richard D. Lewis gives leaders and managers practical strategies to embrace differences and work successfully across an increasingly diverse business culture.
Cross-Cultural Communication: A Visual Approach
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This book provides the reader with analyses of various aspects of communication in both written and graphical form. It is designed to be light on text, but succinct, and rich in visuals, capturing complex cultural interaction in simple, accessible diagrams. This second edition now covers over 70 cultures and contains 360+ visual aids. At the end of each chapter, there are exercises to get you thinking about your own communication style and where you fit into the global multicultural mix.
Humour across Frontiers
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A collection of international jokes and humorous anecdotes.
“Wildly funny and unexpected. A delight to read. The distinction of the book comes from the way it pinpoints national differences through hilarious humour.”
Michael Gearin-Tosh, Professor in the Overseas Department of Stanford University
The Cultural Imperative
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Will the tidal wave of globalisation lead us to a bland and uniform cultural landscape dominated by a unified cultural perspective? Will cultural imperialism triumph in the twenty-first century? Or will culture maintain its influence on the human consciousness?
Richard D. Lewis explores these questions and explains how cultural traits are too deeply embedded to be homogenised.
Finland, Cultural Lone Wolf
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Why is Finland number one in global competitiveness? Why is Finland number one in mobile phones? Why is Finland regularly voted as the least corrupt country in the world? How did Finland become the world leader in managing water resources? Why are Finns regarded as the ideal peacekeepers? Why is the future Finnish?
Find out why by reading Richard D. Lewis' cultural study of Finland and the Finns.
The Road from Wigan Pier: Memoirs of a Linguist
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Born in the depressed 1930s into a family of Lancashire miners, a piece of coal's throw from Wigan Pier, Richard D. Lewis grew up in a rough-hewn homeland of Rugby League, with its awesomely deep collieries, its massive, gaunt cotton mills, black-faced pitmen and raw-boned pit lassies. Today he advises governments and corporations on cultural diversity, is a best-selling author, and was knighted by former President Ahtisaari of Finland. The Road from Wigan Pier, Richard D. Lewis' autobiography, tells the story of this remarkable journey from humble beginnings to international acclaim.
The Billingers
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The Billingers tells the story of a little Lancashire village called Billinge. The author, Richard D. Lewis, who was born in Billinge in 1930, recounts his memories of life there and paints vivid pictures of all the main - and idiosyncratic - characters who formed the life-blood of the village. Lewis has also written down the grammar, key vocabulary and expressions of the Billinge dialect, now almost completely extinct. The Billingers is a fascinating, eclectic perspective on bygone years in the north of England.
Train the trainer course on the Lewis Model & CultureActive
8-10 May 2013
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04/03/2013
Art on Ice, Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
Richard Lewis Communications celebrated 25 years of doing business in Finland at the superb “Art on Ice” show at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki on Saturday 9 February 2013. Some of...
09/02/2013
Czech proverb
As long as the language lives, the nation is not dead.
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death in January 1976, was once asked for his...
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