Challenge Match: The Stakes Grow Higher for Global Leaders

Shannon Cranford and Sarah Glover

Leading globally is extremely complex. The differences between the requirements of leadership at a local level and leadership at the global level are exponential. To learn about the specific challenges faced by global leaders, CCL conducted interviews with senior global leaders. Analysis of the responses revealed six common themes.

Paying special attention to the relatively new and unique problems and challenges of global leadership is vitally important for two reasons: power and complexity. Global and multinational organizations have enormous power; their influence and impact shape the world—socially and environmentally as well as economically. An article ...

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