For managers who want to safeguard their corporate future in these changing times, Global Explorers will help them develop a personal program for developing and balancing the skills they need to become successful global leaders.

"Today's corporate leaders need to develop skills that are effective outside their own national boundaries."--BOOK JACKET. "The authors of Global Explorers have interviewed more than 130 senior-line and human resource executives in 50 companies throughout Europe, North America, and Asia."--BOOK JACKET. "They discovered that leadership success is driven by a few core characteristics that are essential for any global leader, regardless of the country, the industry, or the company. They found a few real-life global leaders who exemplify these core competencies: Mikell Rigg McGuire (Franklin Covey), Gary Griffiths (Marriott), Stephen B. Burke (Disney), Jon Huntsman, Jr. (Huntsman), Lane Cook (DSL de Mexico), Steven Holliday (British-Borneo Oil & Gas), and Tony Wang (Kentucky Fried Chicken)."--BOOK JACKET. "Most companies actually do little to prepare managers for global leadership positions, so the advantage lies with those who prepare themselves. Whether you are just starting out, or only days away from taking the reins, if you want to be a leader, you will want to read this book."--BOOK JACKET.

"The book is well grounded in theory, yet practical. Recommended for graduate, research, and professional collections." -- Choice, April 2000"...engaging, meaty book." -- CIO: Chief Information Officer Magazine"Air travel, the Internet, television, education, continuous capital markets, and the movement toward democracy have all converged in the latter half of the twentieth century to create a global leadership. This book blueprints the necessary development processes to make this happen." -- Patrick Canavan, Senior Vice President and Corporate Director, Global Leadership and Organizational Development, Motorola"Global Explorers provides a research based framework for developing the global leader of the future--not a country specialist or "old hand" but the cross-national manager--and it goes deeply to look at the motivations and values of the successful international executive." -- Jean Broom, Vice President, Estee Lauder International"A practical guide for senior leaders, as well as anyone interested in really being a global leader--and in today's organizations, that's almost everyone. Global Explorers does an excellent job of looking at the true global traits that take us beyond the general leaderships models already out there." -- Lynn Slavenski, Vice President of Education and Organization Development, Equifax Inc. (Equifax is an international consumer and commercial credit information service, and has more than $1.6 Billion in revenue.)"A must-read for anyone who hopes to be a leader in tomorrow's global economy." -- Ralph Christensen, Vice President of Human Resources, Hallmark Cards"Global leaders are in short supply. Gregersen, Black and Morrison explain why this is so, identify the essential traits of global leaders and recommend how companies and individuals can prepare for global leadership roles in the 21st Century." -- John Quelch, Dean, London Business School"No leader anywhere can achieve results without global competencies. Global Explorers offers specific, research based, and practical tools that any global leaders must master. It is not only a must read, but offers a series of must do's for results based, global leaders." -- Dave Ulrich, author of Results Based Leadership