Influence Across Boundaries

Influence Across Boundaries, Volume 1, provides a pragmatic guide for leaders managing diverse teams across various time zones and cultural landscapes. This business communication resource addresses the specific challenges of driving results without formal authority or dedicated resources. Ray Schwemmer outlines essential knowledge, skills, and abilities required to mobilize commitment across geographical, regional, and functional boundaries. By focusing on real-life stories and research-based best practices, the text offers actionable strategies for global managers navigating complex organizational structures.

This Business & Economics title explores how to position ideas favorably within an organization and work effectively with people from different cultures. Readers learn techniques to win support when command-and-control authority is absent and how to shift team focus from disagreements to productive agreements. Influence Across Boundaries, Volume 1, serves as a professional toolkit for building relationships with key stakeholders and managing cross-functional teams in a globalized economy.