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The Loudest Duck Laura A. Liswood

The Loudest Duck By Laura A. Liswood

The Loudest Duck by Laura A. Liswood


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Summary

From squeaky wheels to loud ducks, this book will help you to understand and accept differences at work This business fable offers readers an alternate view of diversity through the use of practical stories and cultural anecdotes.

The Loudest Duck Summary

The Loudest Duck: Moving Beyond Diversity while Embracing Differences to Achieve Success at Work by Laura A. Liswood

Written in an accessible style, The Loudest Duck is a business fable that offers an alternate view of a multicultural workplace through the use of practical stories and cultural anecdotes. For instance, the Chinese teach their children, "The loudest duck gets shot," a viewpoint that gets carried into adulthood, while many Americans are taught, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease." As a result, you find two distinct ways of doing business, neither one being necessarily the right or better way. By understanding others' viewpoint, you can understand how better to work with them.

About Laura A. Liswood

Laura Liswood is a Senior Advisor and former managing director for Global Leadership and Diversity at Goldman Sachs and is Secretary General of the Council of Women World Leaders. She has held executive positions in the banking, cable television, and airline industries, and cofounded The White House Project.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Introduction. Chapter 1 Beware of Noah's Ark. Objections to Diversity. Chapter 2 The Elephant and the Mouse. Combining Forces. Point of View. Chapter 3 Tell Your Grandma to Go Home. Necessary but Not Sufficient. Preconceived Notions Have Roots. Chapter 4 What's Easy for You Is Hard for Me And Howe to Navigate the Differences. Getting Noticed in Noah's Ark. Getting Out of Your Own Comfort Zone. Critical Feedback. Who Apologizes and Who Interrupts. Mentoring. Chapter 5 Unwritten Rules. Subtle Inequities. Chapter 6 We Hire for Difference, and Fire Because They Are Not the Same. The Danger of Unconscious Thinking, Speaking and Acting. Chapter 7 The Tools in Your Toolbox. Think about the People on Your Team. Learn to Recognize Other People's "Grandmas". Fair and Equal with Access, Knowledge and Feedback. Be Careful with Your Words, and How You Interpret the Words of Others. The Silent Have Something to Say. Results Should Be the Determinant. Conclusion. References. Index.

Additional information

GOR003412578
9780470485842
0470485841
The Loudest Duck: Moving Beyond Diversity while Embracing Differences to Achieve Success at Work by Laura A. Liswood
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
2009-12-11
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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