Session III b: July 26-28, 2010

40. What's Different About Global Leadership? Karen Cvitkovich and Ernest Gundling In order for organizations to grow in key locations around the world, there is nothing more important than getting top leadership talent in place. However, most of the frameworks offered to date do not distinguish clearly between the requirements for leadership in general and the behaviors most vital for effective global leadership. This workshop will make that distinction. Using the results of an extensive study of 60 global leaders, we will contrast their global leadership experiences with their prior domestic ones. We will move beyond broad or abstract competencies that are difficult to leverage to demonstrate practical methods for cultivating each of the 12 global leadership behaviors highlighted as most essential by the research. We will examine specific applications of these competencies to assessment, selection, team leadership, training and development, coaching, and leadership initiatives. Participants will also have the opportunity to experience Global Leadership Online, a new survey instrument designed to measure global leadership effectiveness.

Designed for Objectives Learning Activities Karen Cvitkovich Ernest Gundling In-house managers and consultants responsible for global leadership development, independent consultants, and academic faculty or staff who seek to introduce global leadership content into their curricula and/or their study abroad programs. Participants will have the opportunity to: Learn and discuss the results of the research conducted with more than 60 highly successful global leaders, including the 12 behaviors that were identified as the most essential Use Global Leadership Online to assess their own capabilities and, if desired, engage colleagues to provide 360-degree feedback and comparison with their self-assessment Examine specific practical applications of the research results: assessment and selection, leading global teams, training program design, executive coaching, alignment of global leadership initiatives, building an organizational global mindset, and leader-led action learning Experience and experiment with the use of specific training and development techniques targeted at each of the 12 key behaviors Develop and discuss their own possible applications of the research results in corporate, NGO, or academic contexts Interactive presentation and discussion of research results Self-assessment using the online tool Coaching for individual participants based upon comparison between self-assessment and 360-degree assessment results Examples and demonstrations of practical applications in training and other developmental contexts Experiential leadership development exercises Case studies and real-life examples based on recent applications of the new framework Personal application and action planning   Dr. Karen Cvitkovich is the managing director of Global Talent Development for Aperian Global.  She has done intercultural consulting for a variety of clients, including Oracle, L’Oreal, ExxonMobil, Comverse, and CARE. Karen has designed and facilitated seminars for intact teams, team leaders, and individual contributors on globalization, multinational teambuilding, global leadership, and virtual communications. She was instrumental in the design and global rollout of a virtually facilitated “Leading Virtual Teams” course delivered to hundreds of leaders worldwide. In addition to her client work, Karen has spoken at a variety of conferences, including SHRM, NEHRA, and ASTD.   Dr. Ernest Gundling is a co-founder of Aperian Global, which provides the GlobeSmart web tool to over 350,000 users worldwide. He currently acts as a senior Asia specialist and co-president of the company’s operations. Ernest has worked for many years as an intercultural management consultant, trainer, and executive coach for a wide variety of global clients. He is the author of several books, including Working GlobeSmart, The 3M Way to Innovation, and Global Diversity, and a contributor to the company’s web tools, GlobeSmart and Global Teams Online. He also teaches global management skills at the University of California, Berkeley, and is currently working on a book about global leadership with co-authors Karen Cvitkovich and Terry Hogan that is based upon an extensive multi-year research project.