The Mindset of Global Leaders: Inquisitiveness and Duality

Abstract

In this paper, I describe two characteristics of successful global leaders: inquisitiveness and duality. First I show how being inquisitive helps global leaders learn quickly about unfamiliar environments. Inquisitive leaders create opportunities to learn and ask questions about what they see. Then I show how the dual focus of a global perspective helps leaders manage opportunities for global integration and requirements for local responsiveness.

Citation

Stewart Black, J. (2005), "The Mindset of Global Leaders: Inquisitiveness and Duality", Mobley, W.H. and Weldon, E. (Ed.) Advances in Global Leadership (Advances in Global Leadership, Vol. 4), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 181-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1535-1203(06)04013-5