...Global Mindset is defined as a set of individual attributes that help a global leader better influence those who are different from them. Leaders with high levels of global mindset have an enhanced ability to make sense of their context and behave appropriately as the context varies – they seek to understand different cultures. After taking the IES Survey and analyzing my strengths and weaknesses, I automatically assumed I should discuss my weakness and be able to analyze it and understand how to better myself in this area. But, after a discussion in class, it came to my attention that why bother focusing energy and effort into something that I’m not good at, when I can put all this energy into something I have excelled in and become even better in this category – this is why I have chosen Global Mindset. To different people, having a Global Mindset means different things. One may seek a Global Mindset to better understand the world before they travel; on the other hand, someone may need it for their expatriate job in Hong Kong. People with a high Global Mindset enjoy immersing themselves in different cultures. To me, having a Global Mindset can be applied to all aspects of my life – the three most important being school, work, and pleasure. Having a Global Mindset in regards to school is extremely important to me, especially after my semester on exchange in Vienna. To really succeed and get the grades I wanted, I needed to be able to get along with and understand different...
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...Introduction. Drawing on the results of an extraordinary 2-year Accenture study of emerging business leaders, this book shows why the skills of today's global leaders won't be enough and why tomorrow's leaders won't resemble today's. Goldsmith and his co-authors first identify five new "factors of leadership" and their implications: global thinking, appreciation of diversity, technological savvy, and willingness to partner and openness to sharing leadership. They explain what it will mean to lead in an era where intellectual capital is the dominant source of value; how to lead people whose backgrounds and values may be radically dissimilar from yours; and why achieving personal self-mastery is now a fundamental prerequisite for leading others. Marshall Goldsmith is one of the world's foremost authorities in helping leaders achieve positive, measurable change. Ranked a Wall Street Journal "Top 10" executive development consultant and profiled by The New Yorker, he is one of an elite few that has worked with over 50 CEOs. He also co-edited The Leader of the Future, The Organization of the Future and Global Leadership. The Next Generation is a summary of two years of knowledge acquisition, research, and interviews sponsored by Accenture and concluded in partnership with Marshall Goldsmith and his colleagues in the Alliant International University. This book also builds upon valuable contributions by Warren Bennis and John O'Neil. Who Can Benefit. This book is unique. Instead of...
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...make decisions on their own Compete with their own direct reports and make sure they are better than others Speak honestly, but take into account others’ status Use indirect language and metaphors rather than get straight to the point Avoid taking risks American readers are probably scratching their heads: what kind of a leadership profile is this? How can a leader ignore his direct reports when making key decisions? What happens to credibility when you’re constantly massaging the message? The brief profile above came from a survey of Chinese managers as part of the research program called the GLOBE project. Of course, there are also parts of the Chinese ideal leadership profile that are similar to the American profile, but it’s usually the differences that get managers in trouble. In a recent survey of senior executives in 100 global corporations, conducted by Worldwide ERC, 95% of the respondents reported that national cultures of the places they do business in play an important or very important role in the success of their business mission. So much for a “flat world.” In any part of the world, leadership is about influence. There are many ways to influence others: Directing them, rewarding them, inspiring them, or giving them ownership of the decision are but a few examples. The leader’s task in a multicultural world is to influence direct reports, project teams, supply chain partners, client organizations, and regulatory agencies that have different...
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...The Global Leadership Mindset BY EILEEN M. ROGERS The integration of multiple geographies, cultures, nationalities, ages and styles in enterprises around the world is having an enormous impact on business relationships. Leaders today need a new, specialized set of skills if they are to be successful. 18 Chief Learning Officer • June 2010 • www.clomedia.com ueled by social networks and technology, universal collaboration is becoming a daily business reality. Global data and knowledge are now accessed on devices that people can hold in the palms of their hands. Jim Kouzes, renowned leadership expert, recently described this shift by stating that “while the content of leadership has remained the same over the past 20 years, the context has not.” Leaders striving for success today must be able to master three new levels of competence: • Global business acumen: The new financial, industry, functional and technical skills needed to navigate a market characterized by rapid evolution of business models, markets, products, and mergers and acquisitions. • Global mindset: The capacity to engage in a boundaryless and synthesizing cognitive process that identifies opportunity and innovation in complexity. • Global citizenship: A potent combination of geographic, political, economic, governmental, legal, cultural, technological and environmental savvy that informs business strategy formulation and execution. Global Mindset vs. Global Citizenship A global mindset includes the ability...
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...ABSTRACT At the time scholars have to develop conceptual foundations of leadership, few attempts have made to unify the plethora of existing definition. The lack of precise, rigorous and commonly accepted definition of global leadership limits the field’s conceptual and empirical progress. The recommended practice for construct definitions, they first review and critique existing definitions of global leadership. Second, one they specifically focus on explicating the global construct by global leadership occurrence and propose three magnitudes with this sub-construct can analyzed: complexity, flow, and presence. At last, they offer refused construct definition and concluded with implications for research and practice....
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...Global Leadership Skills Global Leadership stands for the cross cultural Leadership abilities. Global Leadership skill means ability to lead the audience of different nationalities, or performing Leadership tasks in verity of countries. As a formal definition of Global Leadership, we can say. “The ability to influence the people, who are dissimilar to the leader and are from different cultural backgrounds, is called Global Leadership” If we come with an example of a global leader, the name of Nelson Mandela come in front. He was able enough to influence the diverse population of South Africa and to eliminate the social injustice from the society. Not only South Africa, but the whole American part of the world attended the influence of his thoughts and now, Mandela is known as a truly global leader. His contribution to the world throughout his 67 years life brought him to The Nobel Peace Prize. The global Leadership includes all the concepts/roles of a good leader, but with more sensitivity. A global leader, being a leader of diverse audience, is supposed to me a multicultural approach person, with a sense of belief and faith of various places, religions, nations and communities. Leadership and Global Leadership Distinguishing the Global Leadership Skills from Leadership Skills is an impossible task, as the Global Skills have been extension of the Leadership Skills. Still, Global Leadership Skills have been an advanced level of the Leadership. In the sonario of MultiNational...
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...Jing Wu jingwu@callutheran.edu LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS INTRODUCTION In Apple’s offices, where are located at Cupertino, California, IT engineers finished the design of the new iPhone. Then the project would be sent to several Japanese companies and ordered sophisticated core components, such as sensors, blue modules, and chips, for the new product. At the same time, depending on the new design, Apple’s partner at Korea also started producing components of screen and battery. After that, these components from Japan and Korea would come to the South of China. At there, each IPhone would be assembled and leave the factory, and then transported around the world. The production of iPhone will be a good example showing how the global progress connects people from all around the world. Indeed, “Globalization” is closely connected with our life, and it has changed our world from economic layout to personal life. Just like the case of IPhone, by globalization, companies can collaborate with each other and effectively organize the resource, so that the advantages can be maximized and costs can be reduced. Moreover, globalization also means more extensive market. Nowadays, we can enjoy hamburgers of McDonald’s no matter in which country we are; people also can easily find imported goods everywhere. Expanding business into foreign market has become a trend for more companies. However, global progress also brings some big challenges for us. With the collaboration of economics...
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...Jordan Belfort, More Noise From Victims After Movie Launch Audience and victims are becoming more curious and alert after the success of the movie “the wolf of wall street” by Leonardo Dicaprio , people all over the globe and myself are questioning , Belfort: Good or Bad ? Rich or Broke? hiding money or not and when will victims claim their money back. Some victims claimed that they have lost all their money savings, others said that the movie showed Belfort as a myth of which triggered them to ask for more actions to have their money and many claimed that these type of movies shouldn’t show these people as heroes instead they should have shown real victims and how they suffer rather than showing the partying, prostitution and drugs. The movie globally affected public opinion in terms of injustice towards such frauds. 1989, as a talented salesperson who graduated with a Biology degree decided to set up his own company Stratton Oakmont, building up on his learnings from working as a stock broker in LF Rothschild which was to be known prestigious at that time before falling in 1987. The ambitious Belfort taught his employees sales calls for penny stocks and lead this company to being a boiler room: a term used to describe high pressure sales environment. Employees followed him blindly and he gained their trust with his everyday speeches and high commissions. It was said that he had around 1,000 broker dealing with a $billion worth of trades. The pump and dump scheme he followed...
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...Effective global leadership requires a global mindset The Author Dr. Stephen L. Cohen is Founder and Principal for the Strategic Learning Collaborative and was formerly Senior Vice President of Global Solutions for Right Management's Lead and Develop Center of Excellence. He is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and can be reached at steve@strategicleadershipcollaborative.com. Abstract Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to conduct a global literature review and develop a viewpoint on the most critical success factors required to develop a global leadership mindset. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a global literature review and the author's viewpoint. Findings – Global leadership development must be driven by an organization's global business strategy. Having “global” experiences at work does not guarantee effective global leadership. The acquisition of a true global mindset enables leadership effectiveness in a global capacity. As cultural and business complexity increase so does the demand for a global mindset, almost exponentially given the intersect of this complex environment. Practical implications – Methods for global leadership development include examination, education, experience and exposure. Originality/value – The paper provides a fresh perspective. Journal: Industrial and Commercial Training Volume: 42; Number: 1; Year: 2010; pp 3- 10Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited ISSN: 0019-7858. Effective global...
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...How Global, Corporate, and Community Values Servant Leadership Cathy R. Palmer Charleston Southern University Introduction Leadership is all about harnessing people power for the attainment of a desired goal and thus the concept of leadership cannot be restricted to the Organizational context. It pervades through all realms of society, whether it be in politics, religion or the corporate world. I am conducting a case study on the Values of Servant Leadership globally, corporate, and community. I will be taking into consideration the state of global affairs, the state of U.S. corporate affairs, small businesses, and the society around us, what is true value of servant leadership, both to corporate world and to the community at large? Global Affairs Management is no longer constrained by national borders. There is significant importance from globalization, and the world has definitely become the global village. Managers in organization of all sizes and types around the world have to confront the challenges of operating in the global market. Managers face challenges due to an array of environmental factor while doing business. He must effectively plan, organize, lead, control and manage cultural difference to be globally successfully. Creativity is the first step on the road to innovation, and has become vital for an organization to survive given the complexity of global change. Creativity is the ability to produce new ideas through imagination and...
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...Case 5: The Vega Food Company Case 5: The Vega Food Company Professor Jorge Poza Professor Jorge Poza Sandra Echavarría A00142705 Sandra Maycotte A00188265 Vivian Espinosa A00268032 Sandra Echavarría A00142705 Sandra Maycotte A00188265 Vivian Espinosa A00268032 February 24, 2013 February 24, 2013 1. What are the key facts of this case? And, what, in your opinion led Mari to sell her shares? Before listing the key facts, an important issue to address is the difference between the management of the company and the ownership of the company. The Vega Food Company had two types of stocks: The A voting shares that do not pay dividends (management) and the B non-voting shares that pay dividends (ownership). The problem in the case arises due to the thin line that divides both. Key Facts: Francisco Sr. founded Industrias La Vega, a Spanish meat-processing business that produced hams, sausages, and other delicacies for domestic and export markets. Francisco Jr., the only son of six siblings had worked closely with his father since 1976. In 1994, Francisco Jr. became president of the company when his 72-year old father was killed in an automobile accident. Francisco Jr. is the only sibling that had worked in the family business prior to the car accident. In February 1997, only Francisco Jr. and Tere (the fourth of the daughters of the family) worked at the family company in management positions. Tere joined only three years earlier. The ownership structure of Industrias La Vega had...
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...CPA PROGRAM GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS: NOTTING FOODS PTY LTD CASE STUDY 2 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Published by Deakin University on behalf of CPA Australia Ltd, ABN 64 008 392 452 © CPA Australia Ltd 2015 (Edition 15a) The contents and any information contained in this document (Information) are for general information only. They are not intended as professional advice. For any professional advice, please consult a suitable qualified professional. CPA Australia Ltd, Deakin University and the author(s) of the Information (Entities) make no representation about the content and suitability of this Information for any purpose. The Entities disclaim all warranties with regard to the contents and in no event will be liable for any loss and/or damage whatsoever resulting from loss of income or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising in connection with the use and performance of and/or reliance of the Information. CPA PROGRAM GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS: NOTTING FOODS PTY LTD CASE STUDY 2 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Contents Introduction 1 Case facts 2 June 2013 – Notting Foods Inc. board meeting December 2011 – Acquisition by Notting Foods Inc. The June 2013 board meeting 3 3 12 Tasks 13 Appendix 1: Notting Foods Inc. – Integration plan for the Chasseur Chickens acquisition 14 Appendix 2:...
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...Selection of Global Leadership Selection of Global Leadership When it comes to the selection of global leadership, the interview comes to the forefront. Of all of the tools available to a manager during the selection process the interview, if handled correctly, will be the most beneficial when selecting potential employees. The culture of the interviewee and the interviewer, if different, will be a definite barrier when it comes to the interview process. Many factors come into play when deciding what methods to use during an interview process. Cultural differences play a huge role in deciding what interviewing method a manager will use during an interview of a potential employee. If a manager is not able to deal with the cultural differences between himself and the interviewee then the interview will probably not go well. In this case he might want to get someone that will be able to deal with the cultural differences and be able to notice the subtle nuances such as eye contact and certain mannerisms that mean different things in different cultures. Many non-verbal forms of communications will have to be understood if the interview is to go smoothly. If hiring someone is not possible, cultural awareness or other cultural training might be utilized before any interviews are to occur. Making sure that an interviewer is thoroughly prepared before the interview happens will be a key to having the right employee hired. An understanding of the native language will also...
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...Global Strategy Leadership Case PATTIES FOOD LTD Module 1: INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP Key questions Concepts/Models/approaches that can be used to answer the key questions: Applicability / Case facts support What are the forces behind globalisation Competitive forces 4&20 products to US and halal for Asia Technological forces Social forces AFL Sponsorship Political forces What are the challenges and benefits of globalisation Challenges (competition, distribution, macro-economic, socio-economic, financial, legal, physical, political, socio-cultural, labour, globalisation of Risk) Benefits (cost, timing, learning, arbitrage) What are the ways strategy can be developed? Processual Rational Seems to fit in this situation Evolutionary Systemic Family members on the board could influence cultural values etc. Fuzzy What’s included in a strategy development process and strategic planning? Defining organisational purpose (Where are we going?) External and internal environment analyses (What is the gap between where we are now and where we want to be?) Formulating and implementing strategy(How do we get there? And what are the financial aspects of value creation?) What are the three levels of strategy? Corporate Strategy Framework Business Functional What kinds of leadership style and approaches are there? Situational Transformational Transactional How does ethics and corporate social responsibility influence strategy? The classical view The socio-economic...
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...Exam cases: Kodak Virgin Australia Post Pre-seen exam information Semester 2 2012 Global Strategy and Leadership © CPA Australia Ltd 2012 Case Scenario 1 Kodak case facts Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) was founded in the late 19th century by amateur photographer George Eastman in Rochester, New York. With the slogan ‘you press the button, we do the rest,’ Kodak gave consumers the first simple camera in 1888, making a cumbersome and complicated process easy to use and readily accessible. A major multinational organisation, Kodak was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and became a powerhouse in the photography industry. The company led the way as an innovator, launching a large range of new products and processes to make photography simpler, more useful and more enjoyable. With the rapid growth of digital photography, competition against its product and being slow to embrace the move to digital technology Kodak has fallen on hard times. In January 2012, Kodak and its US subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 business reorganisation1 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. A company spokesperson said the aim of the business reorganisation was to enable Kodak to bolster liquidity, sell off nonstrategic intellectual property, and enable the company to focus on the most valuable business lines. The process will allow Kodak to continue normal business operations while it attempts to emerge a profitable and sustainable enterprise2...
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