Chapter 4

The Five Practices of Effective Internationalists

The profiles described in the last chapter are those of exceptionally skilled internationalists. These individuals have a combination of personal characteristics, education, and experience that has propelled them to career success. The characteristics of these individuals are inherent personality traits, but until these characteristics are outwardly manifest into actions, and these actions become consistent, the characteristic does not become a practice.

Remember the definition of the internationalist from the first chapter, “The internationalist possesses professional competence coupled with a global mind-set characterized by tolerance, flexibility, curiosity and the ability to deal ...

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