Shaking the globe : courageous decision-making in a changing world

259 Pages·2009·3.242 MB·English

by  Blythe J McGarvie

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SHAKING GLOBE
THE
Courageous Decision-Making in a Changing World
BLYTHE J. McGARVIE
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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WithgratitudetoMark,Brian,Cindy,andK.C.who
sharedmyexpatriateexperienceandcontinuetoshake
myquotidianandextraordinarylife.
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Contents
ListofFigures xi
ListofTables xiii
ForewordbyRobertKraft xv
Prologue The Globe is Shaking xvii
WhyGoGlobalNow? xix
TheJourneyAhead xxii
Part I Preparing for an Adventure
Chapter 1 Today’s Interconnected Globe 3
BacktotheFuture 4
BringingDowntheWalls 7
FiveFactorsThatShaketheMulti-PolarWorld 13
KeyPointstoConsider 18
Chapter 2 Financial Realities 19
RealitiesofSupplyandDemand 19
RealitiesofIncreasedVolatilityandInflation 24
NewRealitiesofFinancialReporting 28
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viii CONTENTS
NewRealitiesoftheGlobalEnterprise 32
KeyPointstoConsider 37
Chapter 3 Four Types of Leaders 39
CourageousLeadershipinAction 40
CourageQuotient 42
BuildingBlocksofCourage 53
KeyPointstoConsider 57
Part II Connecting the World in Six Stops
Chapter 4 Cultural Norms 61
MyAwakening 63
OpportunityIsNow 65
NewSourcesofOpportunity 66
NewSourcesofCapital 66
NewSourcesofTalent 67
GuidestotheMulti-PolarWorld 69
SnapshotoftheFuture 82
KeyPointstoConsider 83
Chapter 5 Winning the Battle for Talent 85
Today’sWorkforce 90
TheGlobalGeneration 91
ConnectingandEngaging 93
Intimate,YetIsolated 101
InspiringaCause 103
KeyPointstoConsider 106
Chapter 6 Women Working 107
UntappedResources 110
EducatingWomentoFuelEconomicGrowth 113
ChoicesforWomenAroundtheWorld 116
OpentheDoorstoOpportunity 117
BuildingGlobalCapabilities 119
WhatIsMeasuredHappens 122
ImpactofWomenBoardMembersandExecutives 124
NurturingFutureGlobalLeaders 125
KeyPointstoConsider 128
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Contents ix
Chapter 7 Shareholder Interests 129
What’stheFussaboutGlobalization? 132
OvercomingNewTensions 136
RoleofStateCapitalism 138
EmergingMarketMultinationalsGoGlobal 139
InstitutionalFunds 146
VenturingAhead 147
KeyPointstoConsider 150
Chapter 8 Entrepreneurs from A to Z 151
DisaggregationLeadstoInnovation 154
IdentifyingNewOpportunities 159
AccessingHumanCapital 163
BreedingEntrepreneurs 169
BulldozingBarriers 170
UrgentNeedtoAct 174
KeyPointstoConsider 176
Chapter 9 Values and Global Context 177
FrameworkforCulturalValues 180
SocietalValuesandEmployerBrands 189
ContextofValuesforCourageousLeadership 195
RemainingTruetoYourself 198
KeyPointstoConsider 199
Epilogue Continuing Your Journey to
New Horizons 201
Acknowledgments 207
Notes 209
Index 227