Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Global Business Leader

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Booth’s Advanced Management Program helped Deepa Sethi, business development lead at Elevo Global, build a diverse global network and further grow as an emotionally intelligent, mindful leader — something she sees as critical in these complex times. She shares some of her key takeaways from the program here. 

Today in Global Small Business: The Global Blockchain Ecosystem

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:.

• Become your own global distribution solution.  Listen to a WEGGinar™ held on Wednesday, March 7 at 11:00 a.m. Central time and presented by Rebecca Herwick, President and CEO, Global Products Inc. The WEGGinar™ is free of charge thanks to generous support from IBM, UPS and Bank of America but you must sign up to attend: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/144914921515073794.
• Five steps to making it as a global business leader.
• Women making their presence in the global blockchain ecosystem.
• Strategies to help your global brand maintain its domestic roots.
• What it takes for Indian brands to go global.
• Who said?  "We consider a commitment to a disciplined and consistent culture of ethics and fair play to be a competitive advantage in the global marketplace."

Want to Be a Global Business Leader? Master These Skills.

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Doing business across borders and time zones requires that you must look beneath the tip of the cultural iceberg — the more obvious nuances such as proper attire, etiquette and greetings, says Julia Kruse, an innovator in global education and strategy.

In the article below, she talks about seven skills you must master if you want to be a global business leader.  Here they are.

1. Time orientation
2. Individualism vs. collectivism
3. Hierarchy and power distance
4. Uncertainty avoidance
5. Cooperative vs. competitive
6. Low- and high-context
7. Being vs. doing

Read the entire article:  7 skills you must master if you want to be a global business leader