10 ‘Enduring Strategies For Turbulent Times’

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Public policy and business environment suffer because of globaloney. People with more exaggerated views of the levels of globalization also see globalization as more harmful, fueling pressures for protectionism.’

The laws of globalization provide a stable foundation on which strategies can be constructed even in the midst of an antiglobalization backlash.’

‘Since the return of the millennium, growth rates have diverged between advanced and emerging economies, with emerging economies taking of while growth in advanced economies has been sluggish.’

‘While trade may not gain grow twice as fast as GDP over an extended period, there is still large, untapped potential for trade depth to increase.’

‘Since emerging economies lag far behind advanced ones on the depth of their information, people, and capital flows, further development in emerging economies could power large increases in these aspects of globalization.’

‘As globalization has come under pressure, business leaders are thinking through how to adjust their international strategies in response to the changing environment.’

Boosting adaptation can help firms deal with globalization- related headwinds.’

Adaptation adjusts to differences to expand the score over which aggregation and arbitrage strategies can be successfully employed.’

Aggregation exploits similarities across countries to create value from scale and scope economies. This is the primary international strategy for most incumbent multinationals from advanced economies.’

Incumbents will need to preserve their aggregation advantages while shoring up weaknesses on arbitrage and becoming better adapted in key emerging markets.’

Source

Pankaj Ghemawat (2018). The New Global Road Map: Enduring Strategies for Turbulent Times

This Is Why Great Leaders Are Needed Today Than Ever

Leadership is about how you make people feel.’

Leadership should not be an earned status.’

True leaders can deal with challenging situations while their mind is relaxed.’

Leadership is not necessarily a person, it is a mindset which can be applied by anyone.’

It takes a leadership state of mind to bring people together and get the most out of their shared moments.’

The key requirement to managing an open focus is self-awareness.’

Leadership that is not controlling, not driven by competition and non-judgmental. It is the type of leadership that creates the space for people to connect and co-create.’

Anything unforeseen can be turned into an opportunity.’

By paying attention to outliers, better arguments can be built to support the final collective choice.’

You cannot force growth, you can only nurture growth.’

‘Only when the why is well-formulated does it make sense to proceed.’

‘When it is hard to find the right approach, it is a really good idea to sleep on it.’

Source:

Alwin Put (2021). Captains of Leadership: Build your Facilitative Confidence