In order to reach the top of the business world, or in order to stay at the top, you have to be able to adjust to the ever-changing business culture. One of the ways in which businesses can adjust is by becoming bilingual (or even multilingual). While a lot of companies in other countries have adjusted in this way already with most of those in non-English-speaking countries adding English to their plate of languages in order to compete in America a lot of American businesses have fallen behind. If you are a business executive, a small business owner, or even a small-time employee in a big corporation, you can benefit from making yourself and your business bilingual.
The explanation for business executives regarding this idea is simple. If you are a business executive, you are expected to be the best at what you do. You are not guaranteed to stay at the top; you could lose your spot just as quickly as you gained it, because someone else is continuing to improve, even if you are not! By adding an extra language to your arsenal, you are able to broaden the scope of your communicative powers, and are therefore able to broaden your powers overall. Furthermore, you will be able to encourage your employees to follow your lead if you take the initiative to expand your linguistic prowess, and you will also be able to communicate more effectively with a wider range of customers.
Four years after a small business is birthed, there is only a 40% chance it will still be alive; ten years after a small business is birthed, the chances of it still existing are only 10%. Any edge you can give yourself over your competition is an advantage, and making your small business multilingual is a big edge!
If you are just a regular old employee in a big corporation, you might think you don't have any real need to add a new language. But you would be wrong! There will always be greater opportunities for advancement among those employees who can speak more than one language, and this is especially true as businesses progress to become more multilingual. You might not see dividends paid to you for this hard work right off the bat, but you certainly will down the road!
You should now find that you are full of the necessary motivation for learning a new language; this is the first step! As for the remaining steps of dedication and time, it will be up to you to supply both of these.
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