In this Section
- The new skills paradigm
- The new leaders
- The new workplace model
The new leaders: Shaping the skills of a diverse, global generation
Businesses know how to develop “multinational” leaders. But who will emerge as the next generation of leaders for global enterprises? The business model is new, and so are the skills required. What companies, countries and communities will best nurture and attract them?
In a globally integrated enterprise, leaders must be far more collaborative, adaptable and attuned to cultural differences.
How will we develop global professionals and global citizens for a new era and model? Consider IBM's Corporate Service Corps, a program within the Global Citizen’s Portfolio (see Chairman’s Foreword). When it launches in 2008, Corporate Service Corps will gather teams of IBMers with a diversity of skills, drawn from different countries and business units. They will work on projects of significant value in developing countries, in four-week assignments. These teams will tackle real societal, educational and environmental challenges, while at the same time experiencing a diverse cultural perspective. The result will be a new sort of on-the-ground education, on the front lines of business and society, for a new generation of truly global leaders.
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