Be a Great Boss: The Hill Collection (4 Items)

One further implication of increasing globalization for new

managers is a corresponding increase in focus on diversity. Many

of the new managers I meet these days are struggling to develop

the skills it takes to motivate and inspire a diverse group of peo-

ple. Mobilizing others is a difficult task, no matter who they are,

but the task of managing those who are different from oneself is

especially challenging.

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In my work with managers, I see more

attention being paid to issues of diversity because people are

working with growing numbers of people with varied back-

grounds. For example, one Argentine manager I studied recently

was heading a virtual team ...