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Books Worth Reading from German
Sources
2001
German and American Idioms
by Henry Strutz
Want to find out what your favorite expression translates
into? Here's the solution.
Balanced
Scorecard: Translating Strategy Into Action
by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
Everyone is talking about balanced scorecard as a management
tool. Learn about it for yourself.
Bargaining
Across Borders: How to Negotiate Business Successfully
Anywhere in the World
by Dean Allen Foster
This book connects cultural differences and good negotiating
skills in a way that is very useful for the global player.
Breaking
Through Culture Shock: What You Need to Succeed in International
Business
by Elisabeth Marx
Coaching
for Performance
by John Whitmore
A very practical and easy to apply guide to learning
how to incorporate coaching into your daily management.
Competing
for the Future
by Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad
Great advice on positioning your business proactively
for the future.
Culture's
Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related
Values
by Geert Hofstede
His pathbreaking work explaining an international survey
of business practices in different cultures.
Das
Harvard-Konzept: Sachgerecht Verhandelnm Erfolgreich
Verhandeln
by Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton
German translation of "Getting to Yes"
Die
amerikanische und die deutsche Wirtschaftskultur im
Vergleich, Ein Praxis Handbuch für Manager
by Patrick L. Schmidt
German translation of "Understanding American and
German Business Cultures".
Eight
Essential Steps to Conflict Resolution: Preserving Relationships
at Work, at Home and in the Community
by Dudley Weeks
A good, straight-forward guide to making conflict a
positive force in your work and life.
Fish!
by Stephen C.Lunden, Harry Paul, and John Christensen
A parable designed to help us udnerstand how to make
our workplace an exciting and engaging place. Click
here
for the German language version.
Gebrauchsanweisung
für Amerika
by Paul Watzlawick
This Professor working in Palo Alto has written a very
insightful and humorous look at what any German should
know before taking up residence in the US. (It seems
to be available in the German language only.)
Getting
to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
by Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton
The Harvard concept of negotiating easily explained
by the people who developed it. (German translation
also available as "Das Harvard-Konzept".)
Handbuch
globale Managen: Wie man kulturelle Unterschiede im
Geschäftsleben Versteht
by Fons Trompenaars
See description of "Riding the Waves of Culture".
This is in the German language version.
Hug
Your Customers
by Jack Mitchell
If you want some insight into the American view about
customer relationship, this is the book to read.
I'm
a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on returning to America
after twenty years away
by Bill Bryson
I first got hooked in Bill Bryson's humor and insights
into cultural differences reading "A Walk Through
the Woods". This book is really rich with insights
about the differences between the US and Europe, written
from the perspective of an American who lived abroad
for 20 years. Also available in German translation as
"Streiflichter
aus Amerika".
Inside
the Tornado: Marketing Strategies from Silicon Valley's
Cutting Edge
by Goeffrey A. Moore
If you are in high-tech marketing, you need to read
this book!
International
Dimensions of Organizational Behavior
by Nancy J. Adler
Official
Rules of Major League Baseball
by The Major League Baseball Organization
Become a REAL expert at baseball!
One
Minute Manager
by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
This small, quick-to-read book explains the Ken Blanchard
method of "management by walking around",
a powerful approach to how good American managers interact
with their subordinates.
People's
History of the United States: 1492-Present
by Howard Zinn
Interesting and informative American's view of American
history.
Presentations
Plus
by David A. Peoples
Solid hints and tips for becoming a more effective presenter,
especially to American audiences.
Riding
the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity
in Globak Business
by Alfons Trompenaars & Charles Hampden-Turner
One of the classic books about understanding intercultural
differences. (See also the German version "Handbuch
Globales Managen".)
Rules
of Baseball: An Anecdotal Look at the Rules of Baseball
and How They Came to Be
by David Nemec
Want to know not only about the current rules but how
they came about? This is the book for you.
Six
Thinking Hats
by Edward De Bono
A wonderful tool for group decision-making. Helps teams
to be more effective.
Understanding
Cultural Differences: Germans, French and Americans
by Edward T. and Mildred R. Hall
New insights and practical advice on day-to-day interactions
in international business betwen these three cultures.
When
Cultures Collide
by Richard D. Lewis
A practical guide to better understanding cultural diversity
and how to react to other cultures.
Who Moved My Cheese?
by Spencer Johnson
A parable about change in business and private life
by one of the authors of "One Minute Manager",
in English
Working
With Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman
Outstanding study on the underrated effects of "soft"
skills -- people skills in the workplace.
Xenophobe's
Guide to the Americans
by Stephanie Faul
This tiny book is packed with funny AND insightful comments
about Americans from the perspective of the English.
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