MSD Magazine Online..Leadership, Octo/November 1999


	October/November 1999

Have talent will travel October/November 1999, page 12
In today's global business environment, the global executive is a reality. The ex-pat sent abroad for three years may be becoming a thing of the past. The global manager can come from anywhere and travel everywhere. Companies are increasingly recruiting globally rather than nationally. So the global leader is in huge demand. But can any one individual fulfil all the requirements? Stuart Crainer considers the issues.

Joining the culture club October/November 1999, page 16
Public discussion about institutional racism has put the need for cultural awareness firmly back on the management agenda. Understanding and accommodating the needs of individuals from different ethnic backgrounds is now more important than ever and applies not only within the workplace, but also to the customers served by the organsiation. Don Porter looks at how companies can alter their working practices to accommodate cultural diversity.

Hot one hundred October/November 1999, page 20
During any management career, there are times which place special pressure on a manager's ability to turn in a peak performance. These periods need to be anticipated by giving managers particularly good support during them. An important example of such a crucial period is the first 100 days of a manager's appointment. Devoting time and effort to helping a manager to make the most of those first 100 days is an extremely shrewd and sensible investment on the part of an organisation. And according to Chris Johnson, without this support, many careers will founder.

Developing leadership skills October/November 1999, page 24
According to Randall White in The Future of Leadership: "The business worlds of today and tomorrow can be seen as a series of fast-flowing rapids full of excitement, challenge and uncertainty, wher the risks will be higher and the rewards greater. To become a successful leader of the future you must actively pursue these uncertainties - if you do the possibilities are immense." David Taylor, President of the IT Director's group, Certus, takes up the story.