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Workingwithdifferentculturesteachesusalotaboutothersandeven
moreaboutourselves.Throughthis,wediscoverwhatourprinciples,val-
ues,andnormsare,andeventually,wecometounderstandthatouractions
arejustonefacetofcommunication.Thequestionariseswhattodowhen
youdiscovertheworldismorediversethanitseemed.Doyoucarryon,
unbothered,orfacetheunknown?
Irekteachesushowtolookattheworlddifferently.It’snotalwayscom-
fortable,butifwelearntochangeourperspective,wehaveagreater
chanceofattainingsuccessinaninternationalcompanyorinamanage-
rialposition.Irek’sbookisamust-readforthosebraveindividualswho,
armedwithcuriosity,boldness,andhumility,wanttoworkinafascinating
interculturalmeltingpot.
–ZofiaBarańska,
CEOofBlackbirdandinterculturaltrainer
Themodern,globalisedworlddemandsGculturalagility”fromus–thatis,
theabilitytonavigateflexiblyandeffectivelyininternationalbusiness–
askillthatrequiresconstantnurturingandgrowthbygainingexperience
anddeepeningprofessionalknowledge.Irek’sbookisausefulaidforthis
goal.Thestorieshereteachushowtoadjustexpectationsandfine-tune
communicationwhenfacedwithaclashofcultures.Thisisessentialread-
ingforeveryleaderworkinginaninternationalenvironment,aswellas
foranyreaderwhowantstotakeacriticallookatnotonlytheworld,but
themselves.Theinterestinganecdotesandnaturalnarrationlendthem-
selvestoapleasantyetgrippingleadforpeopleofallbackgrounds.
–DrBarbaraBartczak,
FounderoftheEuropeanInstituteforInterculturalDevelopment
