The Accidental Business Nomad: A Survival Guide for Working Across a Shrinking Planet
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- Create Date：2022-03-10 06:54:15
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Kyle Hegarty
- ISBN：1529329078
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Summary
An unvarnished， story-driven， practical guide to working across cultures。 The book features real stories of companies going global， warts and all。 Each is a fascinating object lesson the cultural realities and unexpected surprises of modern globalization。 Readers will learn:
Why up to 70 percent of international ventures fail due to cultural issues， and how to avoid becoming a casualty
How a leading American ticket sales and distribution company imploded in its China expansion
How to navigate the invisible language of cultural misunderstandings
Cross-cultural communications skills everyone in business needs to know
The art and science of personality profiling and quick short-cuts to understanding people
What outsourced call centers can teach us about the future of global communication
How to find inspiration and innovation in the most unlikely of places
Why up to 70 percent of international ventures fail due to cultural issues， and how to avoid becoming a casualty
How a leading American ticket sales and distribution company imploded in its China expansion
How to navigate the invisible language of cultural misunderstandings
Cross-cultural communications skills everyone in business needs to know
The art and science of personality profiling and quick short-cuts to understanding people
What outsourced call centers can teach us about the future of global communication
How to find inspiration and innovation in the most unlikely of places
Reviews
Jane J
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Chanced upon this book while looking for guides to better my business sense。 It's such an easy read。 With witty antidotes/pointers on how to dispel stereotypes and cultural differences， it also made me aware about how I perceived the business world。 Definitely a must read。 Chanced upon this book while looking for guides to better my business sense。 It's such an easy read。 With witty antidotes/pointers on how to dispel stereotypes and cultural differences， it also made me aware about how I perceived the business world。 Definitely a must read。 。。。more
Rosanna
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Sensible advice wrapped in funny， poignant， and relatable storiesI wish I had read this book before moving to Asia， I might have avoided some of those 'screaming on the inside' moments！ It throws a light on the world of selling and relationships in South East Asia， with fun stories and real techniques to help us foreigners show that we really do care about our colleagues and teams。 Sensible advice wrapped in funny， poignant， and relatable storiesI wish I had read this book before moving to Asia， I might have avoided some of those 'screaming on the inside' moments！ It throws a light on the world of selling and relationships in South East Asia， with fun stories and real techniques to help us foreigners show that we really do care about our colleagues and teams。 。。。more
Tiarnan
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Excellent and timely guide for anyone working across borders and cultures。 The narrative is a collection of personal stories interwoven as they describe a learning process of self-development and awareness。 Written with great observational， wry humor and self-deprecation， the book does not carry the typical preaching of business non-fiction。 It's light yet concise， with plenty of content that I flew through in a few days。 Many of the stories and lessons resonated with me as I have aspired and st Excellent and timely guide for anyone working across borders and cultures。 The narrative is a collection of personal stories interwoven as they describe a learning process of self-development and awareness。 Written with great observational， wry humor and self-deprecation， the book does not carry the typical preaching of business non-fiction。 It's light yet concise， with plenty of content that I flew through in a few days。 Many of the stories and lessons resonated with me as I have aspired and struggles to build a career in Asia as a Westerner。 Although this is the perspective the book is written from， the handy lessons at the end of chapters are timeless and applicable to anyone。 。。。more
Giuseppe Lombardo
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If you are in business & dealing with people， this is a must read ！ Realistic & pragmatic for those in the global business arena - it is a tough game out there and getting tougher with the many new challenges ！ A very useful guide or refresher to some global & local realities。
Attila
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Review:The stories were good， but I didn't find many new values in the book。 It can be summed up as make sure to understand the culture and be nice to people。 There were some additional thoughts about working and creating a great team。Not a long book， you can read it very fast， the summary at the end of every chapter is very helpful。（view spoiler）[Main points:how to setup a business internationallycultures are differentwhen you go into a new culture you don’t know what you are doing – do everyth Review:The stories were good， but I didn't find many new values in the book。 It can be summed up as make sure to understand the culture and be nice to people。 There were some additional thoughts about working and creating a great team。Not a long book， you can read it very fast， the summary at the end of every chapter is very helpful。（view spoiler）[Main points:how to setup a business internationallycultures are differentwhen you go into a new culture you don’t know what you are doing – do everything the samegrow in a shrinking worldquestion back to make sure you understandand make sure you are perceived by asking follow up questionsknow that you don’t know nothinglocalize， take the time to ask the locals about their marketpeople work differently in other countries， try to adapttry to act as local people treat people as they want to be treatedstudy the behavior and style of people to do thisyou need local people in your teamtry to make global teams work together by creating smaller groupsSpreadsheets only tell part of any business story。 – go to the ground and talk to peoplecreate processes that work in the local environmentfirst is the relationship， second is the work in a teamadapt a global mindset – see a situation from other perspectives（hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Dan
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This is an excellent book。 GET IT！ Although this book was written with a lean toward working in foreign countries， I found so many examples in the book of how I can apply what Kyle has learned and shared in his book with my own business dealings while being located here in the US。 As our workforces become global， and our teams more diverse geographically， it will become increasingly common to have teams comprised of individuals hailing from a variety of locales and cultures。 Understanding the ma This is an excellent book。 GET IT！ Although this book was written with a lean toward working in foreign countries， I found so many examples in the book of how I can apply what Kyle has learned and shared in his book with my own business dealings while being located here in the US。 As our workforces become global， and our teams more diverse geographically， it will become increasingly common to have teams comprised of individuals hailing from a variety of locales and cultures。 Understanding the many differences that can span diverse teams is more essential than ever。 I have already been able to apply what Kyle has written when dealing with my staff， friends， and colleagues from several different countries and backgrounds， and the book has given me a fresh perspective to approach situations that I had previously viewed as blockers。 The knowledge you can gain from the book can be put into your soft skills toolbox for a variety of applications， including call center management， software engineering team collaboration， remote team project management， and many others。 Perhaps the thing that sets this book apart from others that may impart similar information is that Kyle imparts his knowledge not through a dry recitation of facts， but through humorous anecdotes， embarrassing gaffes， and examples of what works （and more entertainingly， what doesn't work！）。 You will find yourself laughing throughout but will also find yourself wanting to share what you read with others as you read it。 I highly recommend The Accidental Business Nomad！ 。。。more
Darya
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Truly fantastic book on practical experience in building international teams with the focus on Asia。 I have enjoyed reading。 Building a team is a tough task from my own experience。 Building a team that consists of members from different cultures is twice more complicated （especially if they are remote！） I have learnt how to leverage cultural differences， how to build teams and profile candidates for the job， how to learn about oneself and adopt to different reality。 Being an expat myself， I have Truly fantastic book on practical experience in building international teams with the focus on Asia。 I have enjoyed reading。 Building a team is a tough task from my own experience。 Building a team that consists of members from different cultures is twice more complicated （especially if they are remote！） I have learnt how to leverage cultural differences， how to build teams and profile candidates for the job， how to learn about oneself and adopt to different reality。 Being an expat myself， I have learned all this a tough way and this book shows that all of us are going through transformation。 The world is going to globalization and even without leaving your own country you will have to adapt global mindset。 。。。more
Luke
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