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Shaking the Globe: Courageous Decision-Making in a Changing World (Wiley, 2009).
Her book, with a forward by Robert Kraft, is available at Amazon.com and other bookstores.
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Blythe McGarvie speaks about decision-making from the unique combination of marketing and financial perspectives. She leads the reader through evidence on how the inter-connected world has changed your business in the 21st century. The book provides key answers to help you navigate in these choppy waters whether you work for a large or small business.
- Growth in the top 15 consumer markets will grow at uneven rates such that, in 15 years, China will be a larger consumer market than the U.S. You learn which markets you need to know for a profitable future.
- The first step in shaking the globe is to increase your courage quotient by developing three building blocks: competence, curiosity and caring.
- You can leverage your resources by understanding cultural norms, tapping into Generation Y and working women.
- Even before the recent financial crisis, the fuss about globalization reflects the accelerating and new economic cycles. Survivors identify new sources of capital and overcome the internal tensions created by new interest groups.
- The top ten countries with the highest entrepreneurial ambition and the most red tape to overcome will surprise you. Compare the 5 dimensions of cultural values to your personal preference to place you in the right role at the right place.
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"You will broaden your thinking and worldview by reading this essential book and understanding how interdependent the world is."
—Ram Charan, Ph.D. Business Consultant and Co-author of the Best-seller Execution
"McGarvie offers a framework for addressing the dramatic financial and demographic shifts in a 'multipolar' world. Her perspective is one of engagement, not isolationism, as she urges executives to become global citizens receptive to diverse cultures — or else risk losing in the interconnected commercial arena."
—Dipak C. Jain, The Sandy and Morton Goldman Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies Dean of the Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University
"Reading Shaking the Globe is like spending time with Blythe herself. It reflects her enormous curiosity about every facet of our changing world, broad span of knowledge, intelligent observations, and engaging outlook on individual success. Enjoy!"
—Tamara J. Erickson, McKinsey-award winning author, Author of Plugged In: The Generation Y Guide to Thriving at Work
"This is a must read for men and women who aspire to lead in a global economy."
—Robert J. Thomas, author of Crucibles of Leadership: How to Learn from Experience to Become a Great Leader
"Shaking the Globe stands out as a definitive work on mastering leadership to successfully compete globally. McGarvie challenges us to rethink the qualities, competencies and requirements of those who will fit and be successful."
—Gayle Mattson Global Head, CEO and Board Practice for DHR International
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To learn more about Shaking the Globe, click on a link below:
Shaking the Globe is is available at Amazon.com and other bookstores.
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Blythe McGarvie is the author of Shaking the Globe: Courageous Decision-Making in a Changing World. Blythe has lectured widely on the global business and leadership issues.
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Blythe also authored Fit In, Stand Out - Mastering the FISO Factor: The Key to Leadership Effectiveness in Business and Life (McGraw-Hill, 2005).
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Blythe can be reached at bmcgarvie@lifgroup.com.
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Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
—Steve Jobs
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions.
All life is an experiment.
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear,
not absence of fear.
–Mark Twain
Behold the turtle.
He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.
–James Bryant Conant
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