Publications
Publications
- August 29, 2017
- Harvard Business Review (website)
How to Successfully Work Across Countries, Languages, and Cultures
By: Tsedal Neeley
Abstract
According to a recent McKinsey Global Institute report, the number of people in the global labor force will reach 3.5 billion by 2030. Among the enormous changes this will demand are new skills, attitudes, and behaviors. A five-year study of the global workforce at Rakuten, the Japan-based e-commerce powerhouse, offers a close-up look at what will drive success for this new type of global worker. Five attributes emerged: embracing positive indifference; seeking commonality between cultures; identifying with the global organization rather than your local office; seeking interactions with other, geographically distant subsidiaries; and aspiring to a global career.
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Citation
Neeley, Tsedal. "How to Successfully Work Across Countries, Languages, and Cultures." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 29, 2017).