Leadership Beyond Borders

It is important for companies to form collective values that can be shared and communicated to their employees and customers. Many companies do this, they have core values, but many companies fall short. Many companies identify core values that very often become part of their vision statement, but unless these values are really lived, they are worthless. They also must be lived and lead by example...

Years ago, leadership development was made up of lectures and presentations, then came, the era of new development programs focused on "horizontal" development (competencies), but with very little time spent on "vertical" development (developmental stages). But today, leaders face new challenges and companies are asking themselves what kind of leadership development programs do we need today? Do w...

Great leaders have a solid understanding of how their emotions and actions affect the people around them, and this is called emotional intelligence. When leaders have emotional intelligence, they can discern the emotions of others while using information and thought to guide their own behaviour. Studies have shown that people with high emotional intelligent have greater job performance and demonst...

The world was shocked when Equifax announced that 143 million people's Social Security numbers were compromised, and everyone asked how did this happen? But they are not the only ones to suffer a comprise in data security. Many other firms have had data breachs, even though we only hear about the big ones. In 2017, PwC interviewed 9,600 firms globally and found that 41% of them had experienced at...

Family-owned or -controlled businesses account for an estimated 80% of companies worldwide and are the largest source of long-term employment in most countries. In the United States, they employ 60% of workers and create 78% of new jobs. Studies are showing that less and less members of the second generation are taking over their family businesses and when they do they face challenges. The leaders...

br Good and clear communication is a leadership fundamental. Leaders need good communication in order to manage all aspects of their positions and their businesses. br Good communication impacts all management transactions and poor communications is one of the biggest obstacles to maximizing success. br If you want to be an effective leader you need to learn to articulate in a clear and concise ma...

Business leaders can learn quite a bit from creative industries. When we sit down and watch a film we generally do not think about how it all came together. We may look at the special effects, be in awe with the setting, fall in love with the actors and actresses, but we rarely think about what went on behind the scene. Films by design are a product of many minds and energies and are great example...

Data is valuable. Cloud computing and user-generated platforms based on data sharing is on the rise. The Internet of things is growing. New technical possibilities are emerging and all this means that the expectations on data anonymization, usage and control is in the legislative forefront. In the past, compliance requirements were largely driven by U.S.-based regulations, but that has changed and...

The Millennials are now full force in the workforce. As Generation X begins to move into the Board Rooms and Baby Boomers begin to find new interests, the Millennials are emerging in management positions. They are setting new rules, bringing new ideas and bringing change to the way we do business. With an estimated 80 million Millennials in the USA and large percentages around the world, they are...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing everything. It is not only changing the way we go about our personal lives but it is also it is changing the future of business. It's predictive behaviors are forcasting trends for many companies, AI is taking over mundane tasks that waste time and money and it is supporting us in our decision making precesses by providing us with more and more data, while...

As today's global economy becomes stronger, international executive positions are becoming more abundant, but not everyone has the leadership skills to achieve an international position, but among those that do, many are women. A woman at the helm of an international company brings diversity to the table, it can bring new ideas and insights but it can also be challenging for the women that take th...

Global mobility has increased greatly over the years and the number of international assignment's is estimated to reach about 56 million in 2017, but even at 56 million this is still only a fraction of all the jobs worldwide. With the percentages not really in anyone's favor, many young ambitious managers ask, "how can I land an International assignment?". This is the first question most people as...

How do local businesses begin? Normally, it starts with a good idea that then grows into a business. For most companies, building and maintaining a local customer base is one of the first steps to success, but what happens when the local customer base is just not enough anymore? In today's Global Economy, many businesses begin to think globally, and there are a lot of great success stories, but th...

Today is the first time we are working with four generations in the same workforce and by 2020 we will have five. We as leaders must address generational differences and most recently the hot topic was "how to manage millennials in the workforce", but this topic is now obsolete. As the next generation begins to enter the workforce, everything will change. From a traditional view the new Generation...

The word "narcissistic leader" has become a buzz word, especially since the presidential elections that took place in the United States. The general public has gotten into the habit of labeling many leaders-in both business and politics narcissists, but is this really fair and is it really true? Narcissism and leadership have been widely studied, and there is some evidence that narcissists are mor...

From the cave to the condo, gender communication has been a tenuous art and certainly not a defined science. We know that men and women communicate so differently they may as well be from different planets, says Dr. John Gray. We also know we live in a very disruptive world today where communication channels are changing, where stress impacts the way we act and where we all seem to have too little...

Today we live in competitive and stressful world. We want to be good employees, good leaders and we want to manage everything, but sometimes the stress gets to us and we all react to stress in different ways. Some of go to the gym, some of us go on vacation and some of us reach for a glass or two. A recent Gallup Poll Study shows that the higher the income and the education the more likely you are...

Very often great leadership is defined based on the successful examples of the past, but we seldom think about what great leadership will like in the future. A lot of leaders today feel overwhelmed and unprepared for a future they cannot predict. They are feeling unsure if they have the right skills to deal with a rapidly changing global economy complicated by varying political climates, new organ...

A strong sense of trust in an employee-manager relationship encourages loyalty, increases productivity, maintains retention and contributes to the company's bottom line. But people are the ones that either decide to extend trust or not. Trust can also be gained or lost in the blink of an eye, and in business this means with one small incident. Trust may also mean different things to different gene...

Very often great leadership is defined based on the successful examples of the past, but we seldom think about what great leadership will like in the future. A lot of leaders today feel overwhelmed and unprepared for a future they cannot predict. They are feeling unsure if they have the right skills to deal with a rapidly changing global economy complicated by varying political climates, new organ...

Very often it is hard for leaders to ask for their own professional development because they believe it could be interpreted as sign of weakness. But leaders also deserve someone to help them enhance their potential. Additional training is one method, but there is also a new generation of development that helps build stronger leaders and as well as stronger organizations. It is coaching, but not a...

We all intuitively know that diversity in the workplace matters, but we continue not to leverage the diverse talent pools available to us. We know that inclusive leadership should not just be associated with social responsibility, it should be considered common business sense because numerous studies have proved that diversity has a positive effect on the bottom line. In today's Global economy, we...