Diversity at the top: are companies walking the talk?
Public companies in the world’s leading economies earn an increasing proportion of their revenues from outside their home countries. But does their leadership reflect this global reality?
Driving enterprise growth in emerging markets
For the leaders of global business units, the focus on achieving their own targets can become a barrier to growth for the organization as a whole. That's why building enterprise-wide growth requires focused collaboration and a special mind-set.
What makes a growth leader?
Leading an organization through a period of rapid growth is hard work. But when that growth is taking place outside a company's home culture or market, growth leaders face even tougher challenges.
The culturally intelligent organization
We know what a culturally intelligent individual looks like. We have more than 15 years of research that answers that question. But what are the characteristics of a culturally intelligent organization?
International growth and cultural intelligence
The economic downturn is spurring companies to become more international, not less. And this makes their team's cultural intelligence (CQ) all the more important.
Business, Chinese-style
People in the West do business rapidly, frightened that if they don't act quickly, the deal will be lost. The Chinese way is very different. It takes time and patience. And perhaps that's no bad thing.
Can you really be a "Global" leader?
Whatever leadership and management books might try to tell us, leadership simply isn't is a universal skill set that works that same anywhere. All of us carry implicit cultural assumptions about what makes a good leader – which is why we need to ditch all those 'one-size-fits-all' leadership mantras.
To outsource or not to outsource?
Whatever the numbers might suggest, it is almost impossible to successfully outsource the sharp-end of your business, particularly when that means your interface with customers. Yet many organisations still don't seem to understand this.
A retrospective of the 21st Century
Looking back at the first decade of the 21st century, it's hard to avoid thinking that we should be ashamed of how little we have accomplished. But even if we haven't seen much revolutionary change, some vital trends have nevertheless emerged that will shape all of our lives.
Cultural intelligence: a better way to fly
How do you operate in markets you don't fully understand? And how do you find leaders able to grow local business, communicate with headquarters and manage local teams effectively while implementing global processes and strategies? This case study provides some powerful lessons.
How culture impacts management practices
The US is considered a world leader in management. But despite the popularity of 'the American way', it is unclear whether it is effective in cultures that don't subscribe to the US model of individualism and aggressive and capitalism.
The politics of China-bashing
We live in a global world. There's no going back. And while there are challenges that need to be regulated and addressed, our global interconnectivity also brings with it many opportunities.
China and the world of tomorrow
Economist and author, Linda Yueh, tells Stuart Crainer how China went from being one of the poorest countries in the world to its second largest economy in only four decades - and explores the challenges it faces in the future.
India and China firms seeking European and American talent
A growing number of firms from India and China are planning to increase the number of staff they hire in North America and Europe, a new report has revealed.
Outsourcing threatened by poor risk management
The global market in outsourcing may be worth thousands of billions of dollars, but as a new study has found, the management of these vital projects often leaves much to be desired.
Latest book podcasts
Steve Cockram: the Voice-Driven Leader
Steve Cockram, co-founder of Giant Worldwide, talks about his latest book, 'The Voice-Driven Leader' and explains how to create environments in which every voice gets heard.
What is Relationship Currency?
Keynote speaker and transformational coach, Ravi Rajani, talks about his new book, "Relationship currency: five communication habits for limitless influence and business success".
Hone - how purposeful leaders defy drift
We dive into the new book from Deloitte's Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach, 'Hone - how purposeful leaders defy drift'.
Lesley Cooper on stress and pressure at work
In this episode we discuss wellbeing at work with Lesley Cooper, including the issues of fear-based cultures and psychological safety.
