Solutions to Develop a Global Mindset
Solutions to develop a global mindset include several techniques, tools and strategies, to enable individuals and organisations operating globally to become internationally agile and global citizens.
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What is a global mindset?
A global mindset is what candidates need to be successful in a global role in which they will need to be capable of adjusting to different environments and have the ability to work effectively with international colleagues.
Harvard Business Review
A Global Mindset is one that combines an openness to and awareness of diversity across cultures and markets with a propensity and ability to synthesize across this diversity.
A global Mindset means that we scan the world from a broad perspective, always looking for unexpected trends and opportunities.
The ability to step outside one’s base culture and to understand there is no universally correct way to do things.
A set of individual qualities and attributes that help a manager influence individuals, groups, and organizations from other parts of the world.
Leaders who embody the mindset of a global citizen are able to think globally, lead a team of diverse and distributed employees, spread ideas and messages across the globe, and find and attract the best talent regardless of where they might be.
Jacob Morgan
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The Skills of a global mindset
INTERCULTURAL INTELLIGENCE
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knowledge of one’s own and other’s culture
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ability to integrate, synthesize and leverage diversity
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knowledge of international socio-political and economic issues
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understanding of how culture impacts management’s decisions
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knowledge of different value systems, institutional environments, historical influences and geopolitical issues.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Self- Awareness:
– understanding own emotions and triggers
– understanding own strengths
Self- Mastery:
– self control and regulation
– resilience
– self-confidence
– optimism
– adaptability
COGNITIVE SKILLS
- capability to explain complex points simply & clearly
- analytical and critical thinking
- polarity thinking
- creativity and imagination
- ability to “think globally” and “act locally”
- understanding biases
- ability to seek relevant information
- learning Agility
SOCIAL SKILLS
Cross-Cultural Interpersonal Skills:
– communicating
– building relationships
– teamwork: empowering, motivating, coaching…
Global & Cross-Cultural Leadership Skills:
– boundary spanning
– inclusive
– authentic
– situational
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How to develop a Global Mindset?
by increasing your self-awareness and by developing a powerful personal brand.
by learning a foreign language and by discovering a new culture.
by developing your international skills through formal and informal training.
by gaining cross-border experience and by immersing yourself in a foreign environment.
by building an organisational culture that harnesses the power of cultural diversity.
STRENGTH LIES IN DIFFERENCES,
NOT IN SIMILARITIES.
Stephen Covey
