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

Getting a More Global Use of Higher Education

Global Education: You Are Never Too Young to Get Started!

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The world of education is changing.

A half-century ago, high school graduates could earn a family-sustaining wage in the steel mills or apparel factories. Today, even traditional blue-collar jobs require specialized training. The credentials of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) workers range from certificates earned in career technical schools or community colleges to doctorates in highly specialized fields.

Read the entire article:  STEM education key to the future

A Truly Global Education Experience

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One of the leading business schools in Europe, INSEAD (French origin), has taken another step forward in the globalization process by opening a new branch in New York where it will compete against Harvard and Columbia.

Read the interview conducted by Universia-Knowledge@Wharton with Frank Brown, dean of INSEAD:  Making Business Schools a Truly Global Experience

Frank Brown says:  " ... the big advantage European institutions have is that their programs are not dominated by one single culture. They are more open to foreign students who come from other continents." 

The earlier the global education experience, the more likely a student will develop a global mindset and a multicultural perspective on the world. 

Globalized Education

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In the age of globalization and with the power of the Internet, creating online education classes for the masses is a breeze.  Coursera and Udacity prove it. 

The idea is to use technology to bring global education resources to schools to personalize education, to engage students on a daily basis in collaborative learning with global partners, and to enable teachers and students to create authentic works for others around the globe.

Learn more here.

Learn, Grow and Prepare for Global Business

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A good read can get you thinking about how to become a great global citizen.  Here are fourteen (14) books about global education.  It's a good follow on to our What's the Key to the World? post.

14 Best Books About Global Education

How To Cultivate International Skills

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Go to a school that offers a global education. 

As national borders become less meaningful, business schools are pushing to increase the number of international students they attract as well as the amount of international work experience their domestic students get.

 Read:

Top MBA Programs Going Global

Globally Engaged Education

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Here's a look at the top trends shaping social entrepreneurship in 2009. Three of them touch on our outlook as well: social enterprises (as it applies to education), mobile technology and green innovation.

Global Business Education Remains Strong

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Despite the economic crisis, international education remains strong. At EM Lyon Business School (home of the World Entrepreneurship Forum that I attended last month) in France where they claim to educate entrepreneurs for the world, dean Patrice Houdayer, says:

... the school's global and entrepreneurial focus will help grads of one of Europe's oldest business schools succeed, even in a tough economy.

Houdayer's prediction for growth areas?

Students who will go from the (U.S.) and Europe to Asia and Africa. I think Asia, Africa and South America will be a target for the next generation to take their second or third job because the growth is there.

Read more here:

Learn to Think Globally

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How do you develop a global mindset? How do you run a business creatively spanning great distances, multiple cultures and different time zones?

Get a global education. It will allow you to experience the flavor of the world beyond what a book could ever offer.

Global Education

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Knowledge is power. Kick it up a notch for the education of globalization. More universities are taking it seriously and offering programs to help individuals do business and innovate with different cultures.