Overview
Addresses gaps in communication ability often faced in the world of technology
Covers cultures found within a company as well as cultures across national boundaries
Provides valuable insight to communicate confidently and professionally
Enhances your career by helping you adapt and communicate with colleagues from different cultures
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About this book
The Tech Professional's Guide to Communicating in a Global Workplace shows you how to effectively communicate across a variety of different cultures within and across organizations. You will become aware of cultural differences from one country or region to another, between various groups at the local level, and across groups such as developers to DBAs, IT staff to business people, women to men, people approaching retirement to people coming into the organization fresh out of college, and more.
The author provides her personal experiences and shares anecdotes as well as lessons learned, key takeaways, and references for further reading. Whether it is face to face, over the phone, via email or instant messenger, or in a presentation, meeting, or report, the ability to communicate effectively is critical.
What You'll Learn
- Concisely communicate with the right audience in the right way
- Write emails that are understood and get the results you want
- Improve personal reputation as an effective communicator
- Communicate across cultural boundaries without offending
- Present the desired impression in business situations
- Grow professionally by adjusting your communication style
Who This Book Is For
Programmers and system administrators, including database administrators
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Tech Professional's Guide to Communicating in a Global Workplace
Book Subtitle: Adapting Across Cultural and Gender Boundaries
Authors: April Wells
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3471-6
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: April Wells 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-3470-9Published: 02 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-3471-6Published: 28 February 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 139
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: Database Management