Book 5. Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through The Great Economic Power Shift

I love Ram Charan. And while I am not exactly leading a global business, this book is still a good read. It is not a remarkably prescient observation to state that emerging economies are having a continual and lasting effect on more developed economies. Gary Becker was writing about it in 1964, and I sure he wasn't the first. So the subject isn't new, but it is now.

I challenge you though, name a book that gives any advice around what to do about it. What strategies should you employ? How should you invest? What are the hallmarks of a global operation that is doomed to failure? Which ones will succeed over the long term? At first, this short book was more of an intellectual curiosity. But as I read on, it began to dawn on me; There is a lot here that relates directly to me. The ability to manage diverse cultures is a valuable skill right here in America (not just in a multi-national conglomerate). It takes skill to discern when a current model has run its course, identify and invest in what happens next. Global enterprise is the backdrop of this book. But the subject is real people and how to manage them, economic changes, and how to leverage them. You don't have to be a multi-national company to be affected by these changes. But you do need a plan to avoid being a victim of them.

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