Global Leadership Development: A Case Study

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Neal R. Goodman

New talented leaders are needed in emerging Asian markets, due to the retirement of many global business leaders from the Baby Boomer generation. One of the biggest challenges for these new leaders is the lack of leadership programs that teach skills such as vision, cre... More »

Making Business Decisions: The Heart and the Head

Jay Cross

Jay Cross examines decision making on learning at work, and gives the lie to some myths about the use of business metrics. To earn a seat at the table where the business managers sit, you must speak the language of business behave like an officer of the corporation thin... More »

The Naked Consultant

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Patrick Lencioni

In the late 1990s, I helped start a management consulting firm called The Table Group. which provides a variety of services to a wide range of clients in just about every respectable industry imaginable. From the beginning we adopted a simple informal approach to servin... More »

Where Companies Fall Short on Global Leadership Training and Development

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Neal R. Goodman

As business globalization accelerates, leaders grasp of core global competencies must grow, as well. Currently, however, organizations vary significantly in their ability to identify current and future global leaders. Corporations are even less consistent and competent ... More »

“He Is Working; I Am Imprisoned at Home!” A Cautionary Tale About International Transfers

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Oscar J. Franco

Jorge worked in South America as a top executive in one of the branches of an international organization. When his company decided to downsize personnel, Jorge was offered a transfer to the companys headquarters in the United States. Jorge and his family headed to North... More »