Globally Resilient
5 Characteristics of Globally Resilient Leaders: Global Outlook
Leaders with a global outlook feel “at home” wherever they are. They aim to understand and function effectively in the whole world, rather than a few select parts of it. They think of themselves as a “citizen of the world”, rather than as a citizen of a particular country or...
5 Characteristics of Globally Resilient Leaders: Nimble Ease
In previous articles in this series, we have looked at relentless curiosity, pragmatic fearlessness and suspended judgment. All three characteristics help leaders get their bearings when they move into another culture or region of the world. “Nimble ease” is what helps them navigate the complexity and uncertainty they encounter with...
5 Characteristics of Globally Resilient Leaders: Suspended Judgment
Globally resilient leaders temper their pragmatic fearlessness with a mix of relentless curiosity and the ability to suspend judgment. They are fully aware of their country-of-origin predilections, yet detached from it as a default position of “rightness.” They understand that what’s “true” and what’s “acceptable” varies by culture. Rather than...
5 Characteristics of Globally Resilient Leaders: Pragmatic Fearlessness
There is the “fearless leader”. The brave one who stands apart from others. The one made of steel who appears to be totally without fear in the middle of chaos. The leader who, when things could blow up in their face at any moment, confidently tries new approaches or solutions...
5 Characteristics of Globally Resilient Leaders: Relentless Curiosity
It’s probably a safe bet to say most effective global leaders share a passion for learning. In my work with executives, I find that pretty much all are usually enthusiastic and keenly interested in discovering what’s “true,” what’s “acceptable,” and what’s “known” for each country in which they’ll operate. They...
Overview–The 5 Characteristics of Globally Resilient Leaders
Leaders today must carry the mantle of global responsibilities. In spite of (or perhaps because of) growing nationalism, economic survival is now a matter of transnational interdependence. Meanwhile, we are running short of leaders who have lived and worked in multiple countries, mastered a second (or third) language, and worked...
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