BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 28, 2000 ISSUE
THE 21ST CENTURY CORPORATION -- THE NEW LEADERSHIP A Resume for the 21st Century EXPERIENCE -- Multinational Corp.-Worked with top-notch mentors in an established company with global operations. Managed a talented and fickle staff and helped tap new markets. -- Foreign Operation LLC-A stint at a subsidiary of a U.S. company, or at a foreign operation in a local market. Exposure to different cultures, conditions, and ways of doing business. -- Startup Inc.-Helped to build a business from the ground up, assisting with everything from product development to market research. Honed entrepreneurial skills. -- Major Competitor Ltd.-Scooped up by the competition and exposed to more than one corporate culture. EDUCATION -- Liberal Arts University -Majored in economics, but took courses in psychology (how to motivate customers and employees), foreign language (the world is a lot bigger than the 50 states), and philosophy (to seek vision and meaning in your work). -- Graduate Studies-The subject almost doesn't matter, so long as you developed your thinking and analytical skills. EXTRACURRICULAR -- Debating (where you learned to market ideas and think on your feet). -- Sports (where you learned discipline and team work). -- Volunteer work (where you learned to step outside your own narrow world to help others). -- Travel (where you learned about different cultures). _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS The New Leadership The Boss in the Web Age TABLE: The Boss in the Web Age TABLE: Now and Then: How CEOs Will Change over the Next 20 Years See the World, Erase Its Borders TABLE: Going Global: The Growing Importance of Worldwide Markets Up from Bean Counter TABLE: Desired Skills An Executive Whose Time Has Gone From Gearhead to Grand High Pooh-Bah TABLE: Not Just Any CIO Mining a Company's Mother Lode of Talent TABLE: What Does a Knowledge Manager Do for a Living? Hey, Are You Listening to Me? TABLE: What It Will Take to Keep Me as a Customer Perspectives: Getting Rid of Guesswork Wanted: Eclectic Visionary with a Sense of Humor TABLE: A Resume for the 21st Century Write Your Own Title Essential Reading for Modern Managers ONLINE ORIGINAL: Q&A with McKinsey's Lowell Bryan ONLINE ORIGINAL: Q&A with INSEAD's Subramanian Rangan ONLINE ORIGINAL: Custom-Designing the Global Corporation INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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