Todays Multicultural Environment Report for Skill

Question: Discuss about the Report for Skills Needed As A Manager In Todays Multicultural Environment. Answer: Today there is great emphasis on cross-cultural management (CCM) because of the way economies, businesses and organizations have expanded throughout the world with numerous multicultural management teams and employees. The future of good managers lies in his or her ability to negotiate and work in such environments. It has found that exposure to international internships, cultures, and people from different counties helps build many skills collectively known as cultural IQ or CQ. Cultural intelligence and education have been found to mold the personality and behavior in which a manager operates in the dynamic international arena (Eisenberg et. al, 2013). CQ was found to be one of the top requirements needed to land jobs and be employable in the international management market (Stahl Brannen, 2013). Hence great emphasis has to be paid during management training to develop ones CQ. I feel I am in the nascent stage of developing my CQ but more work needs to be done. Skills needed to bloom There are several necessary skills to be developed. One has to know the perspective, job fit, contexts of your role, the entire interlinking of the business, and the long-term goal plan. One has to learn to be resilient, persevering, and always learning and sharing at work. Team work and working under supervision with management and good communication and soft skills are also, I feel needed to excel (Jones George, 2015). Today an understanding of culture and how to fit into a companys culture or your future clients culture is also worth mentioning. One has to do a lot of research in understanding what type of person the negotiator is? What is his management style? The companys communication is it direct? Are they formal? What type of deals is suited in a country? What is the work ethics? These are a few. The bottom line is skilled research will help one prepare for any eventuality when conducting business or managing staff in an international setting (Ben-Hur, 2013). As a well read student I feel quite comfortable in this setting. Personal improvement: On comparison of the most needed skills to survive multicultural managerial environments I find myself lacking in a few and I feel I am well equipped in others. The skills set that I feel I need to develop the most are active listening. Here a person learns to communicate well. Keep a conversation or discussion going and participate fully in it. Not just listen and go away. Actually one has to think talk and participate. One has to get a mind set of eliminating distracters like accent, way person looks, the environment, and listen. A skill that I have developed that needs to be refined is research and analytical thinking. I am very good at research and analysis, where one pours through lots of information and gets a good conclusion based on the facts and knowledge. This I feel is a strength as it helps one prepare for business negotiations, meeting and other work. Conclusion: I personally agree with professor Druckers statement, but I have a long way to go to achieve the success and goals of being an outstanding endowed manager. With time, perseverance, and hard work I plan to succeed. References: Ben-Hur, S. (2013). The Business of Corporate Learning: Insights from Practice. Cambridge University Press. Eisenberg, J., Lee, H. J., Brck, F., Brenner, B., Claes, M. T., Mironski, J., Bell, R. (2013). Can business schools make students culturally competent? Effects of cross-cultural management courses on cultural intelligence. Academy of Management Learning Education,12(4), 603-621. Jones, G., George, J. (2015).Contemporary management. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Stahl, G. K., Brannen, M. Y. (2013). Building cross-cultural leadership competence: An interview with Carlos Ghosn.Academy of Management Learning Education,12(3), 494-502.