...ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers THE VISION FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING IN 2025 BASED ON THE SUMMIT ON THE FUTURE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING June 21 – 22, 2006 Prepared by the Task Committee to Plan a Summit on the The Future of the Civil Engineering Profession January 5, 2007 (Final draft prepared by TC) Contents Executive Summary ...................................................... 1 2006: Status, Concerns, and Opportunities in the Civil Engineering Profession ..................................... 3 Issues and Trends ................................................. 3 New Pressures....................................................... 4 Career Appeal........................................................ 5 Future Directions.................................................... 5 Why a Summit? ............................................................. 7 The Vision for Civil Engineering .................................. 9 Vision ..................................................................... 9 Profile of the 2025 Civil Engineer......................... 10 2025: The Civil Engineer’s World............................... 13 A Sustainable World ............................................ 14 Research and Development................................. 16 Managing Risk ..................................................... 18 Master Innovators and Integrators ....................... 19 Reform in the Preparation of Engineers ............... 20 What Next?.....................
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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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...Personal Definition of Innovation Innovation has a different meaning to different people. Innovation in simple terms as I see it is creativity and problem solving. Thinking outside the normal realm of everyday life whether as an individual or an organization. Innovation is about addressing issues and challenges and brainstorming for new ways to grow as individuals. Innovation takes chaos and turns it into order. Creativity is a thought in our minds and taking that thought and improving on something that already exist or an idea of something new. Invention is taking that creative idea and put it into form that can be used. Innovation is taking this idea or product/idea to the market. Creativity consultant Joyce Wycoff (1991) defines creativity as "new and useful". Creativity is the act of "seeing things that everyone around us sees while making connections that no one else has made." (p. 22). Inventions are new to the world, never seen before or to put it into a better perspective, to discover something new. Nevertheless, innovation is about changing or improving something or some would say ideas to improve the quality of life or business. For example, the phone was an invention where cell phones are an innovation. In some form, creativity, invention and innovation work together to bring the idea/product to life. With the changes that have taken place over the last century, Organization has had to face the realization that in order to move...
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...Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services that is also publicly traded on the NY Stock Exchange. http://www.ricoh.ca/en-Ca/About-Ricoh/Ricoh-Canada.html Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in more than 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2013, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,924.4 billion yen (approx. 18.84 billion USD). http://www.ricoh.ca/en-Ca/About-Ricoh/Ricoh-Canada.html The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives. Ricoh is a world leader in providing customer end to end solutions related to their document output / storage / retrieval / and management. The business is not so simple Ricoh employ’s a large sales organization to market / sell their products and services in-order to generate revenue and profits. The organization is set up so that there are many layers within the sales force, (appendix 1). As shown in the organizational chart there are five layers of management within the sales operation ranging from the president down to the sales managers, who in turn manage their individual sales executives. Ricoh views business, society and the planet as interconnected. It strives to be a company people are...
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...The Role of Leadership in Shaping Organizational Culture Paetha Michele Thompson Walden University The Role of Leadership in Shaping Organizational Culture Organizational culture is viewed as the “glue” that holds companies together or the foundation the company is built on. According to Schneider, Ehrhart, and Macey (2013) they stated, organizational culture may be defined as “the shared basic assumptions, values, and beliefs that characterize a setting and are taught to newcomers as the proper way to think and feel, communicated by the myths and stories people tell about how the organization came to be the way it is as it solved problems associated with external adaptation and internal integration” (p. 362). To further define, BusinessDictionary.com (2015) defined organizational culture as, “the values and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization”. Leaders must have the ability to establish a culture in which the company is respected in society, and it is through the use of leadership the culture of the organization is passed to employees and the customers it serves. Diversity is another important factor of culture as having a diverse group allows for a variety of ideas to ensure innovation. Kapoor (2011) found it difficult to provide a clear definition of diversity, however she made clear the importance of remembering the cultural context of the organization and the society within which the organization exists to...
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...Building leader the new Leadership challenges of the future revealed According to Hay Group’s Leadership 2030 research the leaders of the future will need a host of new skills and competencies if they are to succeed >> Contents Introduction 2 1 The global balance of power is shifting 5 2 Climate change and scarcity of resources is a mounting problem 6 3 The war for talent rages on 7 4 Accommodating growing individualization 8 5 Embracing the digital natives 9 6 Harnessing technology to innovate 10 Conclusion 12 2 Building the new leader | Leadership 2030 Introduction Leaders of the future will need to be adept conceptual and strategic thinkers, have deep integrity and intellectual openness, find new ways to create loyalty, lead increasingly diverse and independent teams over which they may not always have direct authority, and relinquish their own power in favor of collaborative approaches inside and outside the organization. Megatrends are long-term processes of transformation on a global scale with a broad scope and dramatic impact To successfully develop this combination of skills and qualities – and adopt what is, in effect, a ‘post-heroic’ leadership style – they may need to abandon much of the thinking and behavior that propelled them to the top of their organizations in the first place. But if they want their businesses to survive and thrive over the next two decades they have...
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...leadership in a global context Global leadership & Carlos Slim Helú ‘’ Work that is done well is not only a responsibility to one’s self and to society, it is also an emotional need. You cannot live without doing something; [you need] a direction in life. It’s very important for leaders in business to work to create human capital, a team that has the same sense of purpose and alignment. They will feel that they are doing something that is important for society and the people around them. That is very important, along with having achievements. ‘’ – Carlos Slim Helú Written by: Bob L.A. Dijkxhoorn Advanced Leadership - JALR21 Jönköping International Business School Bob L.A. Dijkxhoorn JIBS, 17 October 2012 Effective leadership in a global context Leadership is a phenomenon that is executed in many different industries and professions around the globe aiming at goal achievement through optimal utilization of followers. Globally the noun is used for divergent purposes in different cultures. Therefore there is no right or wrong explanation of the word ‘’leadership’’. There is however a right way to execute leadership that moderates goal achievement and maximizes follower output. This paper is written in order to explain how leaders should act in different situations in order to be effective. We all have a certain perception of leadership and how to act as the best leader possible. However, leadership is something that is not fixed. A leader should be able to...
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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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...Running head: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS How Roche Diagnostics Develops Global Managers Risa Stokes Strayer University Assignment # 05Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course HRM 500: Human Resource Management Foundation Dr. William Clampitt Winter 2012 How Roche Diagnostics Develops Global Managers Discussion 1 Discuss who is responsible for producing global leaders. Answer An active and open civil society has a responsibility in my opinion of producing global leaders. Global leaders can depend on your interpretation of a leader; most people base it on success and or money. Producing responsible leaders has always been a part of business education, but it seems over time to have become more of incident by product than central tenet. The business world today needs leaders who can make decisions from comprehensive perspective, considering how a course of actions may have consequences for removed from the room in which a decision is made. Business leaders must also embrace ethical standards and those standards need to be communicated through all levels of industry. For the first time in history most of the worlds’ populations live in democratic societies and market based on economies with the potential of increased political participation and economic prosperity. Leaders from all countries, Sectors, and level of society need to work together to address these challenges by supporting sustainable human development and ensuring that...
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...Challenge of embedding Sustainability in Organizations: The role of HRM and Leadership INTRODUCTION In the last decade, the importance of sustainability in any part of business in any industry has increased. Sustainability needs to move from being an add-on to a way of life at the firm such that companies can balance their social, financial and environmental risks and obligations. While companies have begun identifying the need to ingrain sustainability into the organisation, most business leaders still do not have a clear idea on how to go about doing so. THE CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY When talking about sustainability in business we mean managing the ‘triple bottom line’ such that decision making takes into account not only profits but also people and the planet along with social and environmental risks and obligations. In this sense, corporate reporting takes into account the environmental and social impact of the firms operations. But a culture of sustainability is more than just the corporate report and the face value of the initiative. It is one in which all the members of the organization share the spirit and the passion for the cause of balancing profitability with environmental accountability and social well being. Such a culture constantly strives to improve the lives of stakeholders while successfully carrying out its operations over the long term. WHAT DIFFERENTIATES SUSTAINABILITY FROM OTHER INITIATIVES? Most organizational change initiatives are largely...
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...LEADERSHIP IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD How business leaders are reframing success March 2012 Ashridge Business School http://www.ashridge.org.uk Produced on behalf of the United Nations Global Compact and Principles for Responsible Management Education for the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development Lead Authors: Mathew Gitsham, Director, Centre for Business and Sustainability, Ashridge Jo Wackrill, Leadership Agenda Project Director, IBLF Supporting Authors: Graham Baxter, Senior Advisor, IBLF Mark Pegg, Director, Ashridge Leadership Centre © Ashridge & IBLF All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism or review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Ashridge and IBLF. ISBN 978-0-903542-85-2 Ashridge Business School http://www.ashridge.org.uk CONTENTS 1 4 7 7 12 12 17 22 27 28 28 29 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION LEADERSHIP IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD A different perspective: reframing the business leader’s role and purpose LEADERSHIP ROLES OLD AND NEW A familiar leadership role: leading change and innovation across the business A new leadership role: leading change beyond business boundaries HOW CAN THIS TREND BE ACCELERATED? IMPLICATIONS FOR THINKING ABOUT BUSINESS LEADERSHIP CONCLUSIONS NEXT STEPS POST-SCRIPT: HOW...
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...individual in the leadership positions. Therefore, the performance of an organization is heavily dependable on the leadership skills. it is important to analyze and study management skills and leadership to understand how they influence other factors in an organization which determines the organizational image, culture, employees and how they can become more effective and efficient. Individuals with leadership roles within an organization need to consider the underlying factors, which can influence their leadership skills. Having proper understanding of the organizational factors will help them influence junior employees positively and direct them towards achievement of the organizational success. Therefore, the organization’s philosophy, natured values, goals and visions forms the foundation for its background. In addition, the management and leadership skills help in defining the organizational culture. the organizational culture is normally divided into two , that is, the official and un-official structure . these structures heavily depend on the social environment within an organization that defines the type of management skills being used. The organizational culture portrays the work...
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...Global leadership Development Ways in which IBM engages into global integrated enterprise (GIE) International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation with headquarters in Amonk New York, United States IBM operates in five segments: Global Technology Services (GTS), Global Business Services (GBS), Software, Systems and Technology and Global Financing. GTS provides IT infrastructure services and business process services. GBS provides professional services and application management services. Software consists of middleware and operating systems software. Systems and Technology provides clients with business solutions requiring advanced computing power and storage capabilities. Global Financing invests in financing assets, leverages with debt and manages the associated risks. The company was founded in 1911 as the Computing Tabulating Recording Company Computing (CTR) through a merger of three companies: the Tabulated Machine Company, the International Time Recording and the Computing Scale Company. CTR adopted the name International Business Machines in 1924.In 2012, Fortune ranked IBM the #2 largest U.S. firm in terms of number of employees (433,362), the #4 largest in terms of market capitalization, the #9 most profitable, and the #19 largest firm in terms of revenue. In December 2012, it acquired Kenexa. In February 2013, it acquired StoredIQ Technology advancements have forever changed the way business...
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...consideration the global situation and the competition between the key players, such as Nordstrom Inc has to compete for the more effective position is really severe. Thus the strategies the companies used are very important and this research objective is to reveal successful strategies in the global consumer goods industry market on the example of the quite important competitor in this market – Nordstrom Inc, the owner of high class department stores chain in the USA, examining its way to success, the industry it is competing, and the reasons of the effective and fail solutions, that occurred in the particular regions as well as company’s strongest and weakest parts. Hence it would be important to note that retailing corporations and Nordstrom Inc, in particular have captured a number of markets and nowadays their marketing, organizational and developmental strategies could be referred to as one of the most effective ever used. The deep understanding of the market niche and target group in different areas, added to the effectiveness of Nordstrom Inc strategies, despite the number of negative factors, oppressive competition and certain fails in particular regions. Among the objectives of the research investigating any ability of cross country infrastructure the company’s suppliers, their experience in managing the complex catering places, choosing places, where the restaurants would be located and finally marketing activity. This report is going to examine the global strategy of Nordstrom...
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...Technologies are global leaders in IT, Consulting and Outsourcing Solutions, by helping companies improve their service offerings while providing them with solutions to evolve, and become innovators in their industry. Infosys Technologies success is a reflection of the companies vision, values and mission for excellence amongst their competitors. By developing a clear and effective business model, excellent products and services while maintaining a strong relationship with their clients, it has enabled Infosys to move forward and continue their success. ! The Infosys mission statement is “to achieve our objectives in an environment of fairness, honesty, and courtesy towards our clients, employees, vendors and society at large” (Infosys: A company par excellence). The company began in India, a developing country in 1981 as Infosys Technologies providing IT solutions for their clients, however it has grown exponentially by offering other services in a global market with offices all around the world. The companies vision has been “to be a globally respected corporation that provides best of breed business solutions, leveraging technology, delivered by best in class people” (Infosys: A company par excellence). ! Infosys Consultancies (ICI) is a subsidiary of infosys Technologies, with its inception in 2004, ICI has evolved under its parent company to become extremely successful. Infosys Technologies intentions have been to become a well recognised company within the information...
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