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Global Business Speaks English (PROBLEMATIC (Many may feel at a…
Global Business Speaks English
IMPORTAND DATE
More and more multinational companies are mandating English as the common corporate language
The fastest-spreading language in human history, English is spoken at a useful level by some 1.75 billion people worldwide—that’s one in every four of us.
it’s a must, even for an American company with operations overseas,
the best jobs will be offered only to those with strong English skills, regardless of content expertise.
The fastest-spreading language in human history, English is spoken at a useful level by some 1.75 billion people worldwide
despite the English-only policy instituted two years earlier requiring that all internal communications (meetings, e-mails, documents, and phone calls) be carried out in English.
employee buy-in and belief in capacity. Buy-in is the degree to which employees believe that a single language will produce benefits for them or the organization.
Companies need to contract with language vendors who specialize in helping employees at various levels of proficiency.
Encouragement from managers and executives—simple statements like “You can do it” or “I believe in you”—make all the difference.
SUBJECTS
Managers can use four strategies to help people boost their belief in their ability to develop language proficiency?
Why English Only?
What About Cultural Identity?
Why would you care whether they all could speak English?
PROBLEMATIC
Many may feel at a disadvantage if their English isn’t as good as others’, team dynamics and performance can suffer, and national pride can get in the way.
Many may feel at a disadvantage if their English isn’t as good as others’, team dynamics and performance can suffer, and national pride can get in the way.
Language differences can cause a bottleneck
employees would have to demonstrate competence on an international English scoring system within two years—or risk demotion or even dismissal.
Obstacles to Successful English-Language Policies
To be sure, one-language policies can have repercussions that decrease efficiency.
Self-confidence erodes.
When nonnative speakers are forced to communicate in English, they can feel that their worth to the company has been diminished, regardless of their fluency level.
Job security falters.
Even though achieving sufficient fluency is possible for most, the reality is that with adoption of an English-only policy, employees’ job requirements change—
Converting the primary language of a business is no small task
Continual communication from the CEO, executives, and managers is critical. Leaders should stress the importance of globalization in achieving the company’s mission and strategy and demonstrate how language supports that.
Using English as a business language can damage employee morale, create unhealthy divides between native and nonnative speakers, and decrease the overall productivity of team members.
KEYS CONCEPTS
English is now the global language of business.
Competitive pressure.
If you want to buy or sell, you have to be able to communicate with a diverse range of customers, suppliers, and other business partners
The need to tightly coordinate tasks and work with customers and partners worldwide has accelerated the move toward English as the official language of business no matter where companies are headquartered.
Better language comprehension gives employees more firsthand information, which is vital to good decision making.
in March 2010 that English would be the company’s official language of business.
He not neither participated in the meetings nor learned from the problem-solving discussions.
“They’re afraid to make mistakes,”
managers must offer constant encouragement and an array of language-development opportunities. To shift employees from “indifferent” to “inspired,” managers must work on improving buy-in—once these employees feel invested in the change, their skills will follow.
Ofrecer oportunidades para adquirir experiencia con el lenguaje.
Managers can model good risk-taking behaviors by showing that they too are trying new things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes.
Leaders must avoid and soften these potential pitfalls by building an environment in which employees can embrace a global English policy with relative ease. In this way, companies can improve communication and collaboration.
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