Today’s board rooms, think tanks, and staff lounges are more diverse than ever before. These cultural differences can either lead to gridlock among stubborn, single-minded thinkers or they can catalyze innovation and growth among an expansive team of creative, distinctive individuals.

Diverse teams are far more creative than homogenous teams–but only when they are managed effectively.¬†Driven by Difference¬†identifies the management practices necessary to minimize conflict while maximizing the informational diversity found in varied values and experiences.¬†

Drawing on the cultural intelligence, or CQ, of diversity success stories from Google, Alibaba, Novartis, and other groundbreaking companies, this must-have resource teaches managers of diverse groups how to:

• Create an optimal environment
• Consider the various audiences when selecting and selling an idea
• Design and test for different users
• Fuse differing perspectives
• Align goals and expectations

New perspectives and talents have joined your company’s ranks in recent years. Are you seeing the increased innovation and success that should be resulting from such diversity?

Business today is global – and success requires a new set of skills. But not to worry, whether you’re negotiating with vendors in Asia, exploring potential markets in Africa, or leading a diverse team at home, you don’t have to master the nuances of every culture you encounter. With Cultural Intelligence, or CQ, you can lead effectively in any context. Featuring fresh research, case studies, and statistics on the ROI of improving your CQ, this new edition of Leading with Cultural Intelligence details a powerful, four-step model for becoming more adept at managing across cultures: drive – boost your motivation for and confidence in interacting with other cultures; knowledge – understand the relevance of differences in religion, values, norms, and languages; strategy – plan ahead for unfamiliar cultural settings, but remain flexible if actual experience differs from expectations; and action – successfully adapt your behavior to each situation. With Leading with Cultural Intelligence as your guide, you’ll be able to thrive in any business environment – whether it’s across the world or in your own backyard.

While “missions” used to be the territory of experts and missionary professionals, globalization has made the issues and needs of our world accessible to average Americans. Many American Christians feel overwhelmed by the scope of the brokenness in the world and conclude all they can do is go on with their lives. Others respond by giving and praying, and still others want to do more. What Can I Do shows that global mission is something we all can be part of in tangible ways. And while that might include going on a short term mission trip or providing financial support, there are many more ongoing and holistic forms of engagement. This book helps readers see that the roles they already have–business leader, scientist, teacher, student, parent, or neighbor–can provide ways to engage in global mission. Mission is what we were created to do. It includes evangelistically calling people to follow Jesus wherever we go, whatever we do. But it’s more than that. This book will help us explore the way our ordinary, everyday tasks of work and life can be part of God’s mission to heal a broken world.