Leadership Without Borders

Effective leadership is one of the few traits that set apart successful organizations from others. Leadership Without Borders provides insights into the behaviours that global leaders--and those in the leadership pipeline--must have to help their organizations grow and succeed in today's knowledge economy. --Tony Bingham, President and CEO, American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), USA Today's multinational corporation is not merely a company that operates in many countries, but one that is multinational in its workforce. The winds of change, signified by and analysed in this book, are necessitating truly global leaders to be able to lead companies with operations, employees and customers around the world. And who better to write this than Ed Cohen, with his quarter century of experience, including his present assignment as a senior leader of a global India-based company. --Kiran Karnik, President, National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), India In Leadership Without Borders, Ed Cohen effectively hones in on the new leadership areas critical to succeeding in the world of global business, which is becoming ever more 'virtual.' The practical advice from leaders, who have already succeeded in this arena, goes beyond simply how these leaders deal with technology and change. --Deborah Wheelock, Principal, Global Talent Management,Mercer Human Resource Consulting, USA Pick up Leadership Without Borders, and you won't put it down unread. Its attractively written, timely and original. You'll learn about the range of skills, in addition to business acumen, that have to be developed to make it possible for your senior people to operate as leaders at home in the global economy. Ed Cohen's book is a must read for everybody interested in the development of a world consciousness about what it takes to do global business today. --Dr. Jonathan Story, Emeritus Professor, International Political Economy INSEAD, France Leadership Without Borders provides excellent learnings for anyone leading globally or on international assignments.it presents powerful insights for all leaders.--Jens Backes, Vice President, T-Mobile, Czech Republic One of the biggest challenges of leading successfully in a multinational of the 21st century is the right combination of global vision with local implementation; creating the powerful mix of global strategy with the local market requirements; embedding global values into the local company reality; and, making sure local realities are represented at multinational level. Leadership Without Borders offers good understanding of these challenges and how to go about them.--Adolfo Hernandez, Senior Vice President, Global Services, GSS Practices Sun Microsystems, Spain