Do's and Taboos around the World for Women in Business

Biography: Roger E. Axtell worked thirty years for The Parker Pen Co., one of the five best-known American brand names in the international marketplace. He retired as Vice President, Worldwide Marketing and since then has written a series of six Do's and Taboos books on a range of international subjects such as exporting, protocol, etiquette, travel, hosting, how to communicate effectively, gestures, and body language. A frequent guest on U.S. radio and TV talk shows, Axtell has also appeared on both Canadian and British national television. He has repeatedly appeared on CNN's International Hour and ABC's Good Morning America. In 1985, The New Yorker dubbed him the "international Emily Post."

Tami Briggs is a founder and principal in Transnational Strategies, Inc. (TSI), a cross-cultural business training and consulting company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Briggs has helped thousands of women increase their international business effectiveness through programs like "The Role of Gender in International Business." country-specific cross-cultural business management trainings, and relocation and repatriation trainings for women international transferees. She has lived and worked in Switzerland and has taught American culture in Japan. Briggs is a member of the Society of Intercultural Education, Training, and Research (SIETAR), the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and the Twin Cities Personnel Association (TCPA).

Margaret Corcoran is a consultant in marketing research and cross-cultural business communications and a business writer. She has special expertise in France and is currently co-developing a series of articles for business audiences on French/American communication. In addition to consulting, Corcoran is vice president of marketing for the Alliance Francaise of Minneapolis-St. Paul and is a member of its Board of Directors. As one of the founders of Transnational Strategies, Inc. (TSI), she successfully trained and consulted for international business executives around the world. Corcoran has lived in France, where she studied European economics and political science. She is a member of the French-American Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota International Center.

Mary Beth Lamb has helped businesspeople on five continents increase their international business success by developing cross-cultural skills. A consultant, trainer, and public speaker, Lamb is a founder and principal of Transnational Strategies Inc. (TSI), a cross-cultural business training and consulting company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At TSI, Lamb helped thousands of women meet their global business objectives. Lamb was co-owner of an international communications company in Germany and has worked as a television correspondent in Western and Eastern Europe and the United States. She has also served as an international marketing communications consultant for Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. She is a member of the American Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research (SIETAR), and Twin Cities Personnel Association (TCPA).

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Books at MeansBusiness by: Roger Axtell
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