1. 1 Global Leadership Competencies David Whitfield, Ed.D. Gonzaga University-Doctoral Program School of Professional Studies

2. 2 Global Leadership Defined A process leading to curiosity, exploration, discovery, accountability, and trust, implemented across borders Ability to unleash human potential and leverage the richness that lies in cultural diversity (Rosinski, 2003)

3. 3 Global Leadership Requires Competencies Specialists

4. 4 Global Leadership Competencies Cultural Political International Technological

5. 5 Essential Specialists Business Manager Country Manager Functional Manager Corporate Manager

6. 6 Political Competency Seek to understand: –Policy and power goals –Local and economic implications –Different governmental structures –Decision-making processes

7. 7 International Competency See the world as: –Diverse, heterogeneous community –Different fiscal, social, political, and communication systems –Influential - how these systems affect each other –Interrelated to your goals

8. 8 Technological Competency Work to identify and monitor: Needs or gaps Capabilities and limitations Relationship to cross-cultural communication Integration of communication, collaboration, and trust

9. 9 Essential Specialists 1.Business Manager 2.Country Manager 3.Functional Manager 4.Corporate Manager

10. 10 Roles of Business Manager Strategist Architect Coordinator

11. 11 Business Manager Identifies and monitors company’s global- scale efficiency and competitiveness Recognizes and creates opportunities and minimizes risks across national and functional boundaries Links and coordinates capabilities across barriers

12. 12 Roles of Country Manager Sensor Builder Contributor

13. 13 Country Manager Builds local community and customer relationships Responds to host government’s requirements Supports corporation’s market positions

14. 14 Roles of Functional Manager Scanner Cross-Pollinator Champion

15. 15 Functional Manager Scans for learning opportunities and spreads innovations Cross-pollinates knowledge, best practices, detects trends and moves all across boundaries Champions global teams

16. 16 Corporate Manager Leader Talent Scout Developer

17. 17 Corporate Manager Integrates the many levels of responsibility working to balance negotiations among the three Identifies and recruits: ensuring a diverse global leadership team Develops business, country, and functional managers to respond to global leadership demands

18. 18 Summary--Competencies Cultural Political International Technological

19. 19 Summary--Specialists 1.Business Manager 2.Country Manager 3.Functional Manager 4.Corporate Manager

20. 20 A Must for Global Leaders Open your mind to everything; close it to nothing.