Global managers: at home with the world
In the last few years, managerial skills have undergone a major change
Today, a good manager is not only one who can ensure the smooth functioning of an organisation, but one who can also perceive challenges and use his/her critical thinking skills to solve long-term problems
The 21st Century needs managers with global skills who can run teams operating across multiple geographies.
Further, with globalisation blurring the geographical location of businesses, a manager today needs to glide across different time zones, continents and countries and feel at home with the world.
Considering the changing times, business schools across the globe are offering executive education, which include international components and global skill training to cater to a diverse classroom.
A good manager is...
In the last few years, managerial skills have undergone a major change. Today, a good manager is not only one who can ensure the smooth functioning of an organisation, but one who can also perceive challenges and use his/her critical thinking skills to solve long-term problems. Further, with globalisation blurring the geographical location of businesses, a manager today needs to glide across different time zones, continents and countries and feel at home with the world. Considering the changing times, business schools across the globe are offering executive education, which include international components and global skill training to cater to a diverse classroom. In fact, with the rules of management becoming more global.
Increased need for global executives
The complexity of operating in a global world has created an increased need for executives who can manage in this environment, showing an ability to lead in circumstances that may be complex or ambiguous.
At a time when countries are setting a common agenda to tackle global issues, the TRIUM Global Executive MBA programme has been blending the strengths of three universities — New York University Stern School of Business (NYU Stern), HEC Paris and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Erin O’Brien, assistant dean, TRIUM Global Executive MBA Programme and NYU Global Programmes, points out that the programme integrates international economic, political and social policy into the business curriculum through the participation of LSE. He explains that participants attend six intensive modules, hosted at each of the three alliance schools (New York, Paris, London), as well as two additional, rotating modules. With the addition of a second cohort in September 2011, the allocation of time among modules has shifted to allow students to spend more time in emerging markets, as these rotating modules are currently held in Chennai and Shanghai.
From the article " At Home with the World", the Times of India, supplement, December 2011
