The Global Leadership Challenge
by J. Stewart Black, Allen J. Morrison
3rd Edition
Publisher: Routledge
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780367376918 |
| eText ISBN | 9781000074864 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 3rd Edition |
| Language | English |
The Global Leadership Challenge, 3rd Edition, is a business book that examines how organizational leaders navigate global expansion and operate in an interconnected international environment.
The text charts the progression of globalization from domestic operations to borderless enterprise models, identifying key drivers such as trade liberalization, capital markets, communications, and technological change. It explores essential leadership attributes, presenting inquisitiveness as a foundational mindset that drives perspective, character, and savvy.
In addition, the work details targeted development approaches, examining international transfers, training, teams, and travel across early, mid, and late career stages.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Path to Globalization
- • Common Globalization Path
- • Stage 1: Domestic Birth and Focus
- • Stage 2: Export Focus
- • Stage 3: International Focus
- • Stage 4: Localization Focus
- • Stage 5: Borderless Global Business Focus
- • It’s A Global World
Chapter 2: It’s a Global World
- • Pervasiveness of Globalization and Global Focus
- • The S-Curve; Sales vs. Attention
- • A Slow Start to Globalization
- • Post 1970’s Increase in Exports
- • Post 1990’s Increase in International Sales
- • Pervasiveness of Globalization Continues
- • Developing Economies
- • Pervasiveness and the Leadership Challenge
- • Drinking from a Firehose
- • Mary’s Path to Global Leadership
- • Uncharted Waters
- • Future Pervasiveness of Globalization
- • Interconnectedness of Globalization
- • Conclusion
Chapter 3: Globalization’s Impact
- • What Has Driven Globalization?
- • 2. The Liberalization of Trade
- • 5. Faster and Cheaper Transportation
- • 8. Booming Global Communications
- • 11. Broader Capital Markets
- • 14. Changing Technology
- • 17. The Long Reach of the Internet
- • The Indelible March to Globalization
- • Five Key Implications for Leaders
- • 2. Be Vigilant: The Competitors are Everywhere
- • 5. Prepare for More Complexity
- • 8. Plan to Make Lots of Mistakes
- • 11. Appreciate that the Basis of Power is Changing
- • 14. Accept that Yesterday’s Maps Are Out-of-Date
- • Are You Ready?
Chapter 4: A Framework for Global Leadership
- • Situation-Specific Dynamics
- • Industry Effects
- • Birth Country Effects
- • Corporate Culture Effects
- • Global Dynamics
- • Dispersion Dynamics
- • Dualism Dynamics
- • A Model of Global Leadership
- • Mapping Your Global Leadership Profile
- • Balance is Critical for Your Success
- • Global Leadership Profiles
Chapter 5: Global Leaders Are Inquisitive
- • Inquisitiveness is a Mindset
- • Global Leaders Know That the Best Answer Is a Question
- • Global Leaders Understand the Terrain
- • Global Leaders Accept That They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know
- • Global Leaders Crush Curiosity Killers
- • It Doesn’t Come Easy for Some
- • Global Leaders Master the Terrain
- • Learning through Experiences
- • Making Sense of the Terrain
- • Cultural Baggage Destroys Our Capacity to See and Make Sense of New Terrain
- • Resistance to Learning
- • Inquisitiveness Drives Every Global Leadership Characteristic
- • Inquisitiveness and Perspective
- • Inquisitiveness and Character
- • Inquisitiveness and Savvy
- • Conclusions
Chapter 6: Global Leaders have Perspective
- • Embracing Uncertainty
- • Uncertainty in Global Business
- • Overcoming Organizational Barriers
- • Doing Your Homework
- • Doing Too Much Homework
- • Keeping the Balance
- • Embracing the Challenge
- • White Water Rafting
- • Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin
- • Balancing Tensions
- • 2. The Branding Challenge
- • 5. Getting the Content Right
- • 8. Getting Manufacturing Right
- • 11. Managing Duality within the Organization
- • Getting the Mix Right
- • Conclusions
Chapter 7: Global Leaders Exhibit Character
- • Emotional Connections
- • Our Research on Emotional Connections
- • Benefits of Emotional Connections
- • Keys to Developing Emotional Connections
- • Final Comments on Emotional Connections
- • Integrity
- • Swimming in Gray Water
- • Internal Relationships
- • External Relationships
- • Social and Environmental Responsibilities
- • Conclusions
Chapter 8: Global Leaders Demonstrate Savvy
- • Global Business Savvy
- • Maximizing Value
- • Taking a Global Perspective
- • Recognizing Global Opportunities
- • Critical Knowledge Areas
- • Global Organizational Savvy
- • Mastering Global Structures
- • Raising Your Profile
- • Linking Business and Organizational Savvy
- • Building Credibility
- • Building Competencies
- • Winnable and Unwinnable Fights
- • Conclusions
Chapter 9: Global Leaders: Born or Made? Buy or Build?
- • Born or Made?
- • Meeting the DNA Challenge
- • From DNA to Inheritance
- • The Importance of Drive
- • Buy or Build?
- • A Few Final Comments
Chapter 10: Developing Global Leaders
- • Development Strategy #1: Transfers
- • The Power of International Transfers
- • Enhancing the Effectiveness of International Transfers
- • Development Strategy #2: Training
- • Participants
- • Content
- • Process
- • Summary
- • Development Strategy #3: Teams
- • Development Strategy #4: Travel
- • Recommendations
Chapter 11: Intersection Your Career Stage and Leadership Development
- • Early Career Development
- • The Excuses for lack of Development
- • No Excuses
- • Early Career Transfers
- • Early Career Training
- • Early Career Teams
- • Early Career Travel
- • Cautions
- • Mid-Career Development
- • Mid-Career Transfers
- • Mid-Career Training
- • Mid-Career Teams
- • Mid-Career Travel
- • Late-Career Development
- • Late-Career Transfers
- • Late-Career Training
- • Late-Career Teams
- • Late-Career Travel
- • Conclusion
- • Mapping Your Personal Career Frontier
- • Don’t Wait for Your Company
- • Know What is Right for You
- • Global Leadership: A Personal Journey of Discovery
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