Erin Meyer Books

Whether you work in a home office or abroad, business success in our ever more globalized and virtual world requires the skills to navigate through cultural differences and decode cultures foreign to your own. Renowned expert Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain where people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. When you have Americans who precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans who get straight to the point (your presentation was simply awful”); Latin Americans and Asians who are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians who think the best boss is just one of the crowdthe result can be, well, sometimes interesting, even funny, but often disastrous. Even with English as a global language, it's easy to fall into cultural traps that endanger careers and sink deals when, say, a Brazilian manager tries to fathom how his Chinese suppliers really get things done, or an American team leader tries to get a handle on the intra-team dynamics between his Russian and Indian team members. In The Culture Map, Erin Meyer provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business. She combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice for succeeding in a global world.

Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings unveils the unconventional culture that has propelled one of the most innovative companies in the world. Netflix is unique not only for revolutionizing the entertainment industry and generating billions in revenue but also for its radical management principles that defy tradition. Hastings established a set of counterintuitive guidelines that prioritize people over processes, innovation over efficiency, and context over control. At Netflix, mediocre performance results in generous severance, and hard work is not the primary measure of success. Employees are encouraged to provide candid feedback rather than simply trying to please their bosses, and they operate without needing approval, with salaries that are always competitive. When these principles were first introduced, their implications were largely untested, yet they have fostered remarkable flexibility, speed, and boldness within the company. The culture of freedom and responsibility has enabled Netflix to adapt and evolve alongside changing global demands. Hastings, alongside Erin Meyer, a prominent business thinker, explores the philosophies that underpin Netflix's success through interviews with employees and personal anecdotes, revealing the untold story of a company that continues to make a significant impact worldwide.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reading series, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practice activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. No Rules Rules, a Level 4 Reader, is A2+ in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing more complex uses of present perfect simple, passives, phrasal verbs and simple relative clauses. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear regularly. Reed Hastings started Netflix with Marc Randolph in 1997. Their company has completely changed how we watch TV and films. In this book, Reed explains the secret to the company's success and how at Netflix, there really are NO rules.