- Paperback: 222 pages
- Publisher: How To Books (24 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 185703984X
- ISBN-13: 978-1857039849
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 698,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The purpose of this book is to help the reader to better understand American values, expectations, and behaviours in business activities and to help them to develop practical strategies for being successful in working with Americans.
From the Author
The issues, questions, situations, and problems that are presented and discussed in Working the American Way are those that have been posed by my international clients and colleagues over the years. They reflect the reality of working with Americans as they experience it, and the perception of American attitudes and behavior in business as they express it.
So in one sense, this book by an American has been written at least partly from a non-American point of view. At the same time, I've tried to make readers aware of how Americans view these same problems and situations, and why.
Your experience of working with Americans may be different in some respects from what I've described. That can't be helped -- After all, it's impossible to predict how any given individual (or indeed group) will act in a given situation. But what I have tried to do is to help prepare you for what you may encounter, and to help you understand some of the aspects of American behavior that you may have already had to deal with -- to reduce the surprise, frustration and potential misunderstanding that can occur, and offer useful suggestions for the inevitable questions, So what do I do? How should I respond?
So in one sense, this book by an American has been written at least partly from a non-American point of view. At the same time, I've tried to make readers aware of how Americans view these same problems and situations, and why.
Your experience of working with Americans may be different in some respects from what I've described. That can't be helped -- After all, it's impossible to predict how any given individual (or indeed group) will act in a given situation. But what I have tried to do is to help prepare you for what you may encounter, and to help you understand some of the aspects of American behavior that you may have already had to deal with -- to reduce the surprise, frustration and potential misunderstanding that can occur, and offer useful suggestions for the inevitable questions, So what do I do? How should I respond?
I hope you find it useful.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Comprehensive, but overwhelming,
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This review is from: Working the American Way: How to Communicate Successfully with Americans At Work (Paperback)
I found this book very interesting, and it is certainly a wealth of information on American culture. It's downfall lies in the way the book has been organised; often it was hard to follow, and it seems to struggle with an overwhelming amount of information.Working with Americans is another book which covers this subject but does so in a more concise, humorous way, and ultimately I found it a better read.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting insights,
By HLP "burmacat" (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Working the American Way: How to Communicate Successfully with Americans At Work (Paperback)
Some very interesting points brought out and answers to many questions. May need updating as time moves on but globally one of the better books on US cultural aspects.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK but had hoped for more,
By A Customer
This review is from: Working the American Way: How to Communicate Successfully with Americans At Work (Paperback)
Reasonable look at who Americans are and how they work but very little cultural context or reasoning as to why.Much better cultural and historical context and indeed overall insight and solution given in Working with Americans, by Allyson Stewart Allen and Lanie Denslow.
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