A brief overview of why a global mindset is good for students.

1. DEVELOPING A GLOBAL
MINDSET
A brief overview
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2. Which Of These Are True Of The Best
Leaders?
 Are friends with their subordinates but make decisions on their own
 Compete with their own direct reports and make sure they are better
than others
 Speak honestly, but take into account others’ status
 Use indirect language and metaphors rather than get straight to the
point
 Avoid taking risks
This is a bit of a trick question for people in America. A study was done with 1000 managers globally and only
Chinese managers listed these items as traits of good leaders. The point of sharing this with you is to emphasize
that culture has an effect on the way you think about and do things even in a work environment
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3. Why Is Having A Global Mindset
Important For Your Career?
“The leader’s task in a multicultural world is to influence direct
reports, project teams, supply chain partners, client organizations,
and regulatory agencies that have different cultural, political, and
institutional backgrounds.”
“Professionals today need to be global in knowledge and experience
and multicultural in perspective and practice.”
Huge disconnect… most people don’t have a global mindset. In
most societies, ordinary citizens are socialized to learn how to work
with people who are like them. They develop a uni-cultural lens that
helps them understand and interpret their surroundings.
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4. Why is global mindset important?
• It’s rare… Most people don’t have a global mindset
• Most companies are looking for growth overseas
• Helps you become comfortable being
uncomfortable
• Companies are looking for more diverse talent and
becoming more diverse… your colleagues will likely
be nothing like you
• Having broad knowledge helps with problem
solving and creativity/innovation
• Broadens your career options
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5. What do you do with Global Jobs ?
• Travel
• Learning about new cultures and people
• More dynamic environment
• Making an old brand relevant to new people
• Size/Scale
• Unlimited Opportunities
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6. What Makes Working In Global
Teams Challenging?
• Distance, working virtually
• Different cultures, different perspectives
• Miscommunication
• Heavy reliance on email
• Time difference
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7. Having A Global Mindset Requires:
• Intellectual capital:
– Global business savvy, cognitive complexity, cosmopolitan
outlook, capacity to learn
• Psychological capital:
– Passion for diversity, quest for adventure, self-assurance,
openness to differences and capacity to change
• Social capital:
– Intercultural empathy, interpersonal impact, diplomacy,
Ability to build trusting relationships with and among people
who are different from you
**Thunderbird and HBS did research on what makes up a global mindset
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8. How Do You Score On A Scale Of 1-5?
RATE YOURSELF USING THE FOLLOWING SCALE
1=Not at all 2=Small extent 3=Moderate extent 4=Large extent 5= Very large extent
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9. SO HOW CAN YOU DEVELOP A
GLOBAL MINDSET?
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