Presentation to 180 Women Professionals at Lean-In Canada , (2017), on the Importance of Cultivating A Global Mindset and Building Self-Awareness

1. Lean-In Canada
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
Empow ering Women - C ult iva t ing A Globa l Minds e t
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Empowering Women: Cultivating a Global Mindset
“In today’s uber complex world economy,
cultivating a global mindset and building
self-awareness is a clear leadership
competitive advantage.

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Empowering Women: What is A Global Mindset?
What is a Global Mindset?
A Global Mindset is one that combines an openness to
and awareness of diversity across cultures and
markets with a propensity and ability to see common
patterns across countries and markets.
- lexicon.ft.com

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Empowering Women: Global Mindset
Attributes
• Global Business Savvy
(Think Global, Act Local)
• Respects and Values Diverse
Perspectives (Cultures)
• Self-Awareness (Who Am I?,
Where Am I Going? Why?)
• Agile Thinker, Goal Focused,
Empathy, Impact (ROI)
• Courage, Connector,
Collaborator, Innovator
Benefits
• Early Mover Advantage: Plan
for Emerging Opportunities
• Lever Best Practices:
Overcome Barriers,
Navigate Solutions
• Empowerment Through
Expanded Thinking and
Network
• Actualize Organizational,
Team and Individual
Potential

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5 Global Trends: Influencing 21st Century Leadership
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Population
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“There are 7.3 billion people living in the
world, and the median age is 30.1 years.”
World Fact Book, 2017
Global Trend #1: Population

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Global Trend #1: Population
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, The World Fact Book
Net new additions to
the global population
per minute is 148
(8,880 persons per hour)

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5 Global Trends Influencing 21st Century Leaders
Population
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Demographics
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"Never before has demographic change
happened so quickly“
Ernest and Young
Global Trend #2 - Demographics

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Five Generations in the Global Workforce
Generation Born Attributes Career Goals Mentoring Retention Workplace
Source: 2013 ASTD Global HR Conference
Traditionalists
1925-
1945
Loyal, Obedience,
Dedication,
Sacrifice
Build Legacy,
One Company
Not Required Loyalty Office Only
Baby Boomers
1946-
1964
Optimism, Work
Ethic, Team
Orientation
Build a single
Career
No Negative
Feedback
Salary
Long hours-
office only
Generation X
1965-
1981
Positive attitude,
Goal Oriented,
Multi-tasking,
Think Globally
Transferable
Career
Not Required
Security/
Salary
Office/Home-
desires
flexibility
Generation Y
(Millennials)
1982-
1994
Confidence,
Sociability,
Morality, Diversity,
Technology Savvy
Multiple
Careers,
Multiple
Industries
Constant
feedback
Personal
Relationship
Office/Home,
Flexibility
Generation Z
(Digital Natives)
1995-
2012
Diversity, Social
Responsibility,
Global Connectivity,
Technology
Sophistication
Gen Z prefers communicating through social networks and instant
messaging, and considers email to be “so yesterday”. Just starting to enter
the workforce.

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5 Global Trends Influencing 21st Century Leadership
Population
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Demographics
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World
Economies

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PWC Economics
Global Trend #3 – World Economies
“Emerging Economies forecast to be
larger than the G7 by 2050”

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10 Country
Comparisons
Flag
Population
(millions)
Growth
Rate (%)
Median Age
(years)
Unemployment
Rate (%)
G7 (Developed)
or
E7 (Emerging)
China 1,379 0.43 37.1 4.2 E7
India 1,266 1.19 27.6 8.4 E7
U.S.A. 324 0.81 37.9 4.7 G7
Brazil 206 0.75 31.6 12.6 E7
Nigeria 186 2.44 18.3 23.9 E7
Russia 142 -0.06 39.3 8.2 E7
Japan 127 -0.19 46.9 3.2 G7
Mexico 123 1.15 28.0 4.4 E7
Germany 81 -0.16 46.8 4.3 G7
Canada 35 0.74 42.0 7.1 G7
Source: World Fact Book 2017, PWC Economics, 2014
Economies - Developed and Emerging Countries

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5 Global Trends Influencing 21st Century Leadership
Population
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Demographics
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World
Economies
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Technology &
Innovation

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“ Half the world will be online by 2017~
Approximately 3.5 Billion.“
ITU
Global Trend #4 – Technology and Innovation

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Global Trend #4 – Technology and Innovation
Technology / Social Media Global
Frequency of
Use
Internet Users 3.7 billion -
Mobile Phone Subscriptions 7 billion -
Instant Messaging Accounts 3.5 billion -
Linkedin Users 467 million -
Emails Sent and Received 225 million daily
Facebook Generated Likes 4.5 billion daily
YouTube Views 68 thousand second
Tweets 7 thousand second
Google Searches 58 thousand second
 Anywhere access
to information, at
anytime and from
any location, is a
common trend
 Consumer emails
forecasted to
decrease next
4yrs, opt to use
social networking,
IM and text
messaging
Source: Internetlivestats.com, ITU, ASTD

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5 Global Trends Influencing 21st Century Leadership
Population
Workplace
Transformation
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Demographics
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World
Economies
Technology &
Innovation

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Global Trend #5 – Workplace Transformation
• End of 9-5, blurring personal
and professional
• Reverse Mentoring between
generations
• Intrapreneurship, adopt start up
culture
• Results orientation, dispersed
organizations and customized
benefits
• Business touch down centers,
work anywhere
Source: LeaderBoom Research, ASTD

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