Rice Wine with the Minister

Introduction Live The Global Paradox Don't Cause Offence Be Comfortable With Complexity Negotiate The Grey Areas Of Governance Deliver On Decisions Place Effectiveness Above Efficiency Learn The Language Of Business Decide To Decide Master Meetings That Matter Be Responsible For Business Speak Up Without Talking Down Don't Be Politically NaIve Treat People Fairly Handle Stress With Care Develop People At Work Question Authority Play To The Politics Of Place Respond To Age-Old Issues Take A Diverse View Of Diversity Understand Communication Channels Privacy And Confidentiality

ANDREW KAKABADSE is Professor of International Management Development, Cranfield School of Management, UK. Andrew was the H. Smith Richardson Fellow at CCL, North Carolina, USA and is Visiting Professor at the University of Ulster; Macquarie Graduate School of Management; Thunderbird and at Swinburne University. His research covers boards, top teams and the governance of governments. He has published 32 books, over 200 articles and 18 monographs.

NADA K. KAKABADSE, BSc Grad.Dip MSc MPA PhD is currently Professor in Management and Business research at the University of Northampton Business School, UK and the co-editor (with Andrew Kakabadse) of the Journal of Management and Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society. Nada has published widely in areas of leadership, application of IS/IT in corporations and society, corporate governance, government, boardroom effectiveness, diversity management and ethics, including 16 books, 62 chapters in international volumes, 3 monographs and over 150 scholarly and reviewed articles.

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