Upworldly Mobile: Behaviour And Business Skills For The New Indian Manager

by Ranjini Manian

What should you wear when your American colleague invites you to an informal dinner? What is the correct way to address a business associate you are meeting for the first time? When should you shake hands, and when is the right time to bow or do namaste? How can you manage as an Indian abroad when you are faced with unfamiliar food? What clicks with a German client, and how do you win over a Japanese partner? If you get an important business call in the middle of an equally important meeting, should you take it? Is it possible to be succinct in an email without being curt?

With real-life examples from world leaders that inspire emulation and featuring an easy ‘pick-a-page’ format, Upworldly Mobile is the ideal companion for Indian managers dealing with expatriate colleagues and global workplaces. It is equally useful for foreign managers looking to decode Indian work practices. Drawing on the author's business interactions with C-level executives of thousands of multinationals across seventy-six nationalities, this book aims to help develop a culturally sensitive outlook that will cement relationships with international counterparts most effectively. Upworldly Mobile tells you everything they don’t teach at business schools-how to hold your own in the global work environment today.

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Nishant Bhagat · Rating 3 out of 5]

One word that describes the book is it's simplicity. It is a nice and a practical guide for a 'Global Indian'. The experiences narrated as well as the tips given are simple and with a little awareness, easy to adopt.

This is the second book of Rajini Manian I have read till date and I am extremely impressed with this lady. It would surely be a pleasure to interact with such a learned but modest person.

[Suresh Nair · Rating 4 out of 5]

an extraordinary manual for managers to succeed in this shrinking World...