Chess Moves: Using Global Leadership Development to Facilitate More Effective Business Strategies

When companies "go global," they often make the mistake of implanting one system or policy into another culture or country. When they do, there's a huge gap between mindsets that directly affects whether or not the global initiative will ever be successful.

For example

• A rapidly growing U.S.-based, global manufacturer purchased a company in China, where it wanted to duplicate its operations. Its key obstacle was that the senior leadership team, consisting of 11 American and Chin