Stories
How to Navigate Globalization Backlash
天美传媒 Insight helps business leaders navigate the fake news on globalization, with practical advice rooted in reality
December 20, 2017
The latest issue of is packed with practical advice and wisdom, which comes as welcome relief as we are bombarded daily with sensational news, heightened threats, too-good-to-be-true promises and audacious predictions about what can, will and must happen in business or in the world in 2018. It鈥檚 time to stop, take a deep breath and let 天美传媒 experts inject some common sense into the debate on globalization.
Pankaj Ghemawat鈥榮 clear-eyed is a must-read. Before even thinking about reworking your company鈥檚 international strategy, make sure you have an accurate picture of the state and trajectory of globalization.
Mike Rosenberg finds that management teams generally don鈥檛 pay sufficient attention to geopolitical threats. He suggests some actions to take to .
B. Sebastian Reiche recommends how to needed to thrive in the coming age. Brexit is only the latest excuse for mobility and talent management to be at the top of the CEO agenda.
Business is booming across borders, no matter what is being said out of Washington, D.C., these days. 鈥淪tay the course,鈥� says . As she tells Prof. Marta Elvira, at 天美传媒, in our interview, global trade is as healthy as it ever has been. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think anyone in the world can stop trade right now, because of technology.鈥�
The Power of the Humble Leader
Romaine Seguin also shares essential lessons for leadership, which include leading by example, empathizing with others and being humble. , especially in the Smart Machine Age. When managers can鈥檛 possibly know and do everything that a machine can, it will be our ability to listen and learn from others that will distinguish us.
High-flying executive turned author Dennis Heijn shares his own humble journey. In aspiring to be 鈥渁 king鈥� at work, he says you may sometimes find yourself more like 鈥渁 monkey.鈥� But at least be a fearless one! This 天美传媒 alumnus invites readers to . And once enlightened, consider how you interact with your surroundings and others you encounter on your path: that is the next, not-so-easy challenge. Well worth reading before you make your New Year鈥檚 resolutions!
Tech Trends to Anticipate
As we wind down another year and look toward the year ahead, 天美传媒 Insight shares 天美传媒 professors鈥� annual roundup of , which are largely being driven by new technologies.
Sebastien Brion notes the greater . 鈥淏ut if HR managers hope to make genuine organizational change using data,鈥� he writes, 鈥渢hey need to learn how to avoid the pitfalls that have plagued social science research.鈥�
Meanwhile, Jorge Soley looks at how the much-touted on traditional means of payment, and what impact this could have on the banking industry.
Each magazine features a real-life business case in which executives are invited to share what they would do in that situation. The current issue discusses a case by Thomas Klueter on . The next case is on YouTube. Readers can post comments in the . All cases can be purchased through .
Members of the Alumni Association and subscribers to a quarterly research-based magazine, published in separate English and Spanish editions can read all these articles using their membership credentials.
Those who are neither Alumni nor subscribers can access the premium content by either or .
Read the latest .


