Global Management;

Constraints and challenges for the

global manager
LEARNING GOALS

How do we understand Global Management?

What are the problems of global managers?

Which features the global managers should posses?

What s the different between the leader and manager?

Global Applications: Marshmallow challenge

As a Global Manager …
As a global manager, you'll not only need to understand business
principles, but you'll also need a firm grasp of the local customs,
professional life and regional policies of the countries that your
company wants to partner with. Many companies also look for
managers who speak multiple languages and have experience
representing more than one country, as well as those who are
willing to move from one location to another.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT GLOBAL MANAGER

Key skills Bilingual, clear

communication, attention to
detail, problem solving, social
awareness, leadership,
organization, observation,
negotiation
Work environment Predominantly office settings
with extensive travel mixed in
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES FOR AND OF GLOBAL
MANAGERS?

FOR OF
-Market growth -Poor leadership skills
-Competitors -Lack of creativity
-Volatile economic -Poor management
situation -Lack of teamwork
-Unstable political -Lack of experience
situation -…
-…
MARSHMALLOW CHALLENGE
Challenge:
in eighteen minutes, teams must build the tallest
free-standing structure out of 20 sticks of spaghetti,
one yard of tape, one yard of string, and one
marshmallow. The marshmallow needs to be on top.
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TEAMWORK
Together

Everyone

Achieves

More
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Did you have a leader in your team?

Was it a teamwork?

What were the challenges/problems?

What would you do differently next

time?
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THANK YOU!