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Get Globalized:
Maximizing Career and Organizational Success
In the Emerging ‘Global Office’
The Global ‘Neighborhood’ (Market,
Office, etc.) is already here...
…whether we like it or not – or even realize it!
It will increasingly impact …
…our business (commercial), governmental, organizational, social and personal relationships
Successful profitable, productive & peaceful exchanges…
…will hinge on how aware, informed and connected we are…
Creating Success in the Global Marketplace
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What We’ll Discover Today:
Globalization – the ‘Good, Bad & Ugly’
Meet the Neighbors
Cool New Careers – Hottest New Industries
Mastering the ‘Global Office’
North America’s Challenge
Preparing for Success in the Global Office
Q’s & Door Prizes
Creating Success in the Global Marketplace
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What’s Happening?
The world is shrinking; creating
opportunities and challenges for …
…citizens
…companies
…governments
…religions
…& other institutions
Globalization – the ‘Good, Bad & Ugly’
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Definition of Globalization
Globalization – the ‘Good, Bad & Ugly’
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Worldwide interconnectedness of our
economic, cultural, political, legal and social system
Travel, transportation, communication and information
technologies
enabled by advances in…
Good? Bad?
Good? Bad?
Globalization – the ‘Good, Bad & Ugly’
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• English Princess
• Egyptian Boyfriend
• French Tunnel
• German Car
• Dutch Engine
• Belgian Driver
• Scottish Whiskey
• Italian Paparazzi
• Japanese Motorbike
• American Doctor
• Brazilian Medicines
Just how ‘global’ are we
?
The tragedy of Princess Di …
Tomorrow's Today’s ‘Global Office’
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Globalization – the ‘Good, Bad & Ugly’
Customer
Vendor
Employers
Employees
Partners
Investors
Competitors
Stakeholders
Canada? Germany?
Dubai? Switzerland?
Japan? Netherlands?
Mexico? Brazil?
S. Africa? Thailand?
…are everywhere!
Media? Consumers?Watchdogs? Governments?Trade Associations?
China? India?
Meet the Global Neighborhood
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Opportunity & Challengeor…
“New Friends, New Partners – New Competitors”
Who’s Doing What
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Film Industry – IndiaTechnical Grads – China/India Power Production – Algeria
Resort/Entertainment –Dubai Gold & Diamonds – So. Africa
Info. Technology – Ireland Metallurgy – Finland'Aging’ technology’– New Zealand
Green technologies – Germany Wireless Technology – So. Korea Robotics – Japan High Speed Transport –France Eco-tourism – Costa Rica Construction Material – Mexico Organic foods – Sweden Precision Instruments – Switzerland Stem cell Research – Canada Nanotechnology – many !
Meet the Global Neighborhood
The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
Careers, Leadership and Success
There’s Never Been a Better Time…..
Global Trends Impacting 21st Century Careers & Industries
A Peek at Tomorrow's Today’s Employment Landscape
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Passionate, profitable, principled and fun careers … there’s never been a better time to get them!
Knowledge of careers and how to attain … can position new graduates for incredible success at a very young age
Dynamic careers… many are not even being mentioned at job fairs, career days or classroom instruction
“Safe” Career Choices… options will be many times bigger in coming decades, precisely because they are necessary… in demand… and will change the world
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There has Never Been a Better Time to Find….
The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
1. Instant Access
Internet, Telecomm,and Travelin’ w/ ‘tude
2. Trade trumps trouble
barriers commerce
3. Green – the new Gold
People-Profit-Planet: the ‘triple bottom-line’
4. Archimedes Lever – Lifting the World
Conscientious Capitalism…Co-opetition… Social Responsibility Mgmt… Volun-tourism
Global Trends Impacting 21st CenturyCareers & Industries
The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
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5. Small is HUGE Nanotechnology & Genomics:
opening new worlds
6. Bits, bytes & googols Information’s cool, but Knowledge rules
7. Work is play Vocationeering, Volun-tourism, Sabbaticals-as-Productivity
8. Science Faction The ‘future’ is already here – and hiring
Global Trends Impacting 21st CenturyCareers & Industries
The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
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Technology
Life Style & Priorities
We Have to Or Need to
We are More Connected
What’s Shaping Careers / Industries?
MORE & NEW
CAREERS
MORE PRODUCTS
MORE DEMAND MORE SERVICE
MORE REQUIREMENTS
The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
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Neural Marketer Selling to the unconscious “you” – the real decider (“The IT of the 21st Century”)
Carbon Trader Tiny footprint (will be) 500B industry (Deutsche Bank 2006)
Eco-Investor Investing in the “triple bottom-line” – Profitable, Sustainable & Socially Responsible
Forensic Accountant “Sherlock Holmes meets Perry Mason” – Fastest growing, highest paying accounting specialty
Green Accountant Unique processes extra-ordinary revenues
Wealth Manager Protecting the past, growing the future
Business/Finance/Marketing Have you heard of…?
The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
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Roboticist The Jetsons – in your living room?
Nanotechnologist Reinventing the world – one atom at a time…
Wind Meteorologist The Petroleum Engineer of the 21st Century
Digital Historian brings the past “alive”
Retail Climatologist People + Inventory + Weather = Sunny Sales
Technology Careers* Have you heard of…?
The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
Simulation Engineer IT prospects “flat” but SimEngs are
Localization Translationist
Different strokes, different folks (2002)
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Healing and Caring Have you heard of…?
The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
Art Therapist Only 5,000 in U.S
Animal Assisted Therapist Entry level up to $60K
Distance Counselor Heal from afar – legally; association/ certifications created 2004-2007
Geriatric Care Manager 40% growth by 2014 (BLS)
Patient Advocate So new, no organization yet – but Masters programs growing
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Health Sciences* Have you heard of…?
The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
Disease Mapper Find it – diagnose it – cure/prevent/contain it
Genetic Counselor 3,000 & growing; 25 grad schools
Biological Informaticist Pharmacogenomicist, Evolutionary Biologists, Computational Biologists…
Medical Geneticist 50% positions unfilled!
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The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
Legal / Criminology Have you heard of…?
Legal Nurse Consultant Entry level up to $60K
Intellectual Property Management (Patent Lawyer)
ABA: “Recent explosion” ($187K med. salary)
E-Discoverer 300% annual growth - $20B by 2011
Immigration Specialist Only 1% of all lawyers; yet immigrants highest in 80 years
Cyber Criminologist CSI for Geeks (Internet counterfeiting/piracy $119 billion)
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The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
Real Estate / Property/ Resource ManagementHave you heard of…?
Permaculturalist Environmentally responsible landscaping: up 300% in seven years…
Environmental Management
National Association of Environmental Management didn’t even exist until 1990’s
Eco-Broker Certifications doubling each year
Sustainability Coordinator
Over 400 Colleagues/universities signed pact
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The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
Lifestyle, Arts & Culture Have you heard of…?
Craft Brewer U.S. beer market: 1% micro-brew mkt: 20%
Feng Shui Consultant Manifesting abundance – say, $200/hr…
Culinary Tourism ICTA: “fastest growing industry in world”
Virtual Concierge Connecting clients – in your jammies
Cultural Curator Marco Polo meets Martha Stewart
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International Research Surveyor
“All the world’s a stage”
Off-shoring Manager Big travel, big responsibility Big $
International Relations A world beyond the State Service
Expatriation Expert Saving employers $ -- saving employees’ sanity
* How about “Interplanetary”? Space Travel & Tourism $ Trillion+ by 2025…
International (Oriented) Careers* Have you heard of…?
The Coolest New Careers – & Hottest New Industries
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Mastering the Global ‘Office’
The Global Office dilemma
A Day in the Office – Imagine…
Lessons-Learned
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Mastering the Global ‘Office’
The Global Office dilemma:
Meet the Tower of ‘Babble’:
6,800 languages…(lol, omg!)
2,500 –9,000 religions…
5,000 ethnic groups
200 countries…
How to create productive & profitable cross-cultural exchanges & relationships ?
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Mastering the Global ‘Office’
The Global Office dilemma:
We all: think…organize…
communicate…plan… task (work)… prioritize….& “value” differently!
How to create productive & profitable cross-cultural exchanges & relationships ?
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“We are all One – … Aye, but One is so many! ” – Edward Abbey
Mastering the Global ‘Office’
(Imagine) A Day in the Global Office
Promotions based on…
talent –age – or ‘blood’ ?
Organization structure…
Flat, vertical, matrix or ‘squishy’ ?
Employee empowerment …
Better to ask permission –or forgiveness ?
Work/Tasking approach …
“First things first” or “everything at once” ?
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Mastering the Global ‘Office’
(Imagine) A Day in the Global Office (cont’d)
Contracts… Absolute – or ‘flexible’ ? (is the truth ‘the truth’ ?)
Etiquette… A slap on the back – or a slap in the face ?
Negotiation…“let’s make a deal; time is money” – or
“what’s your hurry” ?
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Mastering the Global ‘Office’
Lessons Learned from the Global Office…
Generalizations… don’t “ASS-U-ME”
If it can go wrong, it will … bigger and badder
Yes means ‘maybe’… mañana means‘tomorrow’? NOT!
Perception is reality… and we’re all ‘Blind Men
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Mastering the Global ‘Office’
Lessons Learned from the Global Office…
Different goals; different standards…see ‘Assume’ above!
All behaviors are ‘rational’… even when they seem ‘irrational’
The Golden Rule rules… the business world’s oldest practice
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North America’s Challenge
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AIM(s)-ing too low?
US Math/Science Scores: 29th, 34th - out of 35 countries(OECD, 2005)
“Who’s on first?” 18-24 year olds:
can’t find….NYC (50%)…USA (10%) (Ntl. Geo. / Roper Survey, 2006)
believe …• U.S. population: 30% say >2 billion (it’s only 300 million)
• English - tops? 75% (nope, Mandarin Chinese 2-1)
• India - primarily Muslim? 48% (Hindu’s by 7-1!)
History – or mystery?
only 3.5 % AZ students could pass U.S. citizenship test(Goldwater Institute, July 2009)
Why CTE Teachers (and Your Students!) Should Care…
‘They’ – our global allies & competitors… …know a lot more about us than we know about them
The ‘Markets, Merchants and Maniacs’… …are getting bigger, stronger and smarter
We don’t have to agree with them…or even ‘like’ them… …but we’d better be aware of them!
North America’s Challenge
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Advocate globally oriented programs
Attend international Conferences
Encourage internships, languages and travel
Invite globally oriented experts to campus
Join associations in emerging fields/industries
Provide access to global data and resources
Visit Chambers of Commerce, SBA/SCORE for
expertise
How You Can Prosper in the Global Office
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How You Can Prosper in the Global Office
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North America’s Competitive Viability Depends Upon:
Seizing New Careers
Understanding
New Neighbors
Leveraging
New Strategies
Will Your future Grads be… Aware Informed Connected?
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An Invitation to 21st Century Leaders :
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