Leading Across New Borders: How to Succeed as the Center Shifts

PRAISE FOR LEADING ACROSS NEW BORDERS

"What makes this book stand out from other books on leadership is that it is so thoroughly global in its approach. It challenges leaders and their organizations to embrace the big shift that is taking place in the world′s center of economic gravity, from advanced to emerging economies."
Pankaj Ghemawat, author of Redefining Global Strategy, Anselmo Rubiralta Professor of Global Strategy, IESE Business School, Barcelona and Global Professor of Management and Strategy and Director of the Center for the Globalization of Education and Management, Stern School of Business, New York University

"The authors have captured trends that are moving faster than most of us realize and that are critical for global leaders to know and navigate."
Terry Hogan, Director, Global Talent Management, Citi

"There is certainly a lot of chatter in the business community about globalization and its increasing impact on all of us. However, this is the first book I′ve seen that truly dives into how organizations can and should deal with these new dynamics. This is a comprehensive, practical and engaging playbook for operating in the new global environment. Anyone who runs a business with any aspect that crosses borders can benefit from reading this expertly written book."
Jeff Rosenthal, CEO, UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education

CHAPTER 1 THE SHIFTING CENTER: EMERGING  MARKETS HAVE EMERGED 1

What Is Changing and Why This Matters

CHAPTER 2 GLOBAL TALENT: BEYOND OUTSOURCING 16

Who Global Talent Is, What People Want, and What They Need to Learn

CHAPTER 3 GLOBAL MINDSET: BEYOND CULTURE 35

When Cultural Awareness Is Not Enough

CHAPTER 4 GLOBAL TEAMS: BEYOND FACILITATION 55

Why Matrix Teams Fail and How to Get Better Results

CHAPTER 5 GLOBAL INCLUSION: BEYOND RACE AND GENDER 74

CHAPTER 6 GLOBAL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: BEYOND DILIGENCE 101

The Real Work Needed to Bring People Together and Make Any Deal Worthwhile

CHAPTER 7 GLOBAL INNOVATION: BEYOND PRODUCTS 123

Agility to Innovate on a Global Scale

CHAPTER 8 GLOBAL ETHICS: BEYOND INTEGRITY 148

Conscious Choices to Ensure a Sustainable Future

CHAPTER 9 LEADING FROM YOUR OWN CENTER 165

Integrating Your Own Heritage, Present Awareness, and a Vision for the Future

APPENDIX A TEAMLAUNCH: FOUNDATIONS 183

APPENDIX B ASSESSMENTS FROM APERIAN GLOBAL 194

APPENDIX C RECOMMENDED CASE STUDIES 195

NOTES 197

BIBLIOGRAPHY 211

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 221

INDEX 223

ERNEST GUNDLING is co–founder and managing partner of Aperian Global. He assists clients in creating strategic global approaches to leadership development, organizational change, and relationships with critical business partners. Dr. Gundling works with multicultural executive teams, coaches executives with global responsibilities, and is a sought–after keynote speaker. He also teaches at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and has authored four previous books as well as numerous other publications. Dr. Gundling holds a BA from Stanford University and MA and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago.

CHRISTIE CALDWELL is the Director of Consulting for Asia Pacific at Aperian Global. Leveraging her business experience in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific, she drives thought leadership and innovative approaches to support clients′ global talent development needs. Ms. Caldwell conducts research and writes regularly on topics related to globalization, with particular focus on leadership development for high potentials in fast–growth markets. Originally from the United States, she has spent over 14 years as an expatriate in Asia and Europe. She holds an MA degree from Harvard University and also completed an MA program in Chinese Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Nanjing, China.

KAREN CVITKOVICH is a Senior Consultant with Aperian Global and assists clients in the areas of global leadership, teams, negotiations, diversity & inclusion, change management, and post–acquisition integration. Ms. Cvitkovich has worked in more than thirty countries throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. She holds a BBA in Business from the University of Massachusetts, and an MS from Lesley University in Training and Organizational Development. In addition, she has gone through CTI Coach Training and a certificate program in Neuro Leadership, and is certified on various psychometrics.