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Focus on What Really Matters: Five Challenges for the Next Five Years
When the term “information overload” has its own page on Wikipedia, it is safe to say that businesspeople are struggling to make sense of the information deluge they face daily. Add to the mix the enormous collection of business transformation theories from Six Sigma to core competencies, and it is enough to make any manager cringe. The legendary architect of the intellectual capital field, Tom Stewart, invites audiences to take a step back, cut through the clutter, and focus on five key challenges managers need to overcome to make sense of the world around them. He shares:
· How these five challenges rose to prominence and why they deserve special focus
· The details behind each challenge and what lies ahead for each in the next five years
· A roadmap to manage these challenges effectively
Globalization: Are We There Yet?
The evolution of globalization is now firmly entrenched in its third major stage. First, markets were globalized and companies began to sell products internationally. Second, the production of goods went global. Now, companies have globalized the intellect of their companies. The winners are being separated from the losers based on how they strategically invest in intellectual capital to transform their organizations. Based on his insight as one of the foremost business management thinkers, Tom Stewart shares with audiences the four pillars of the global knowledge economy, including:
· Why global knowledge is what we buy and sell in the twenty-first century
· How effective management of global knowledge assets is the key to success
· How knowledge defines our work and describes what we do
· Why the ROI for global knowledge should exceed the ROI for any other investment
From the Front Line to the CEO: Tests Faced by All Managers
From Churchill to Gandhi and Roosevelt to Reagan, biographies of great leaders are must-reads for managers at all levels. But why? Perhaps it is comforting and inspirational to read about the enormous challenges the giants of history faced as we grapple with the daily challenges of our business lives. One of the most influential business thinkers of all time, Tom Stewart, has identified the common tests all leaders face, whether they are a CEO of a Fortune 500 company or a new supervisor on the front line of a small business. In this thought-provoking presentation, ideal as a leadership development talk or workshop, Stewart helps audiences prepare for and conquer five tests:
· Initiation Test: Whether you are a first-time boss or CEO of a large company, your initial days are critical
· Courage Test: Characteristics of this test and how to succeed
· Failure Test: Even Lou Gehrig struck out occasionally, but here’s how to recover when you strike out
· Rejuvenation Test: How effective leaders continue to lead, stay sharp, and be competitive
· Truth Test: Be honest with yourself and surround yourself with honest people
About Thomas Stewart
Tom Stewart’s former role at Harvard Business Review placed him at the heart of the best thinking on the most crucial issues facing business leaders today. He helps organizations thrive amidst potentially disorienting change.
As the former managing editor of Harvard Business Review, current Chief Knowledge Officer of Booz & Company and fellow of the World Economic Forum, Tom Stewart espouses a philosophy that managing well means addressing the issues that matter most. Stewart is among the founding fathers of the fields of intellectual capital and knowledge management and an influential thought leader on global management issues. With a 13-year career at FORTUNE and Business 2.0, he shows executives how the new realities of the Information Age demand creative approaches to designing, managing and running organizations. Visionary in scope, his indispensable books, Intellectual Capital: The New Wealth of Organizations and The Wealth of Knowledge: Intellectual Capital and the Twenty-First Century Organization, serve up specific capabilities leaders and organizations need to cope with pressing universal challenges.
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