<p>A nephew's visit to an elderly great-aunt at Christmastime brings him memories of past holidays and the realization of how the human spirit can triumph over adversity.</p>

A Cup of Christmas Tea

Hegg, Tom

Literature & Fiction

Mary Ellen & Assoc

This is a humorous and insightful look at some of the challenges faced by an international consultant.   Stories about constructing a controlled factory in China, explaining quality control to the French, out-arguing the Germans, training kibbutzniks in Israel, avoiding losing face in Japan, activating the Swedes, and understanding the FDA in the United States are just a few of the amusing and instructive anecdotes presented in Adventures in Global Consulting. Selected by Dr. Waldman from his 25 years of experience, the anecdotes and related learnings and lessons provide, country by country, an entertaining and useful guide to cultural differences in work and life among the many countries in which he has consulted.   This companion to Discovered Global Wisdom supplies unique insights into how people and management in each country attempt to balance the expectations of their society and the needs of the global markets, and will be of value to anyone interested in how others around the world live and compete.   Dr. Waldman makes use of his extensive experience to bring you this book about life and work around the world. He heads Waldman Biomedical Consultancy, a company he founded that has served the heath care industry worldwide for over 20 years. Prior to this, he was the Technical Director of the New York Blood Center, the largest in the world, where he led significant work on AIDS and interferon, and advised companies on new product development.

Adventures in Global Consulting

Biographies & Memoirs

Alan A. Waldman

Professionals & Academics

<p>Organized for ready reference and use, this book presents the wisdom that Alan A. Waldman, Ph.D., head of an international consultancy, has discovered based on decades of global interactions and travels. Containing insights about life and work around the world, Discovered Global Wisdom goes well beyond the usual self-help and self-improvement books, or the standard how-to books focused just on management, manufacturing of products or provision of services. If everything looks good, you are looking in the wrong direction and Dont try to fix the blame, try to fix the problem are just two examples of the provided guidance and advice that will improve the quality of your personal and business life. This companion to Adventures in Global Consulting is a book you will turn to again and again, with sections on: [ Favorite Original Sayings and Discovered Wisdom [ Discovered Wisdom for Your Personal Life [ Discovered Wisdom for Your Business Life</p>

Discovered Global Wisdom

Business & Money

Education & Reference

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