Global Business

Laura Kriska on the power of We. There has never been a more important time for leaders to foster connection among people of diverse backgrounds. To thrive in the global marketplace teams must learn to work across differences of age, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status and many other identity factors. Laura talks about how to prevent Us versus Them culture clashes by promoting inclusion in the organizations to increase employee retention and productivity and to prevent misunderstandings that lead to lost time and increased legal risk. Laura offers a practical roadmap at a time when stakeholders at all levels – investors, employees, customers – are demanding action that will lead to lasting change. These timely tools can help any leader successfully navigate Us versus Them dynamics to create cohesive, productive and inclusive teams.

Listen to a practitioner and an academician, Dr Sreedharan talk about his latest book on the importance of International Business Operations for success of Globalization.

Listen to Lance Tyson, the most sought after coach & trainer of sales leaders, who has also authored two best selling books; Igniting sales EQ: Driving Sales Confidence During Uncertainty & Selling is an Away Game: Close Business and Compete in a Complex World, talk about how to motivate sales teams and the enterprise to keep winning business in the uncertain times of Pandemic. Lance addresses the so desired role of EQ in such times.

Howard shore in discussion about his latest book The Leader Launchpad. Howard offers a five-step, clear-cut, actionable plan to help leaders feel in control of their professional destiny. He elaborates the concepts in his book for profit-actualizing and scale-enhancing systems for: • Identifying mindsets essential to creating great companies • Recognizing the crucial steps to increase employee engagement • Developing a strategy that leads to faster growth and higher profitability • Aligning teams with priorities to significantly impact results • Ensuring the right people are in the right seats doing the right thing • Building a culture of accountability

Peabody Award winner, Firdaus Kharas; A Thought Leader, Global Communicator, Author, and Speaker joins us to discuss how to leverage the rapid changes and a world in turmoil around us to transform the professional and personal lives by harnessing the innate creativity.

Is it Zoom & Bloom or Zoom & Doom for you while working remotely. Gaurav Rastogi in discussion on how to keep your creativity, efficiency and productivity alive when working remote . Remote working by itself, has shown to improve productivity and employee satisfaction. Now it is Pandemic forced work remotely to isolate employees for Health reasons. It is Health crisis compounded with social & economic crisis. The real danger in current situation is lack of a physical separation between work and the rest of life. People may not stop working, causing burnouts, which is a huge cost for employees as well as the organizations. Two weeks into Pandemic driven remote work in USA, triggered an all-time high Google search Traffic for Symptoms of anxiety. There is a relationship between remote set-ups & mental-health challenges which must be addressed. If this shift leads to widespread remote work in the future, will that make our brains healthier, or will we all feel more alone more often?

John Vespian presents his 11th book, Assymmetry. Knowledge is the only valid response to stress, the only formula that can make you more effective, Vespasian argues.

Is the pandemic a wake-up call to the manufacturing sector, bringing the Industry 4.0 technologies to the fore front for survival in the marketplace which requires agile and flexible production systems and supply chains. Will 3D printing, the internet of things (IoT), advanced robotics, artificial intelligence and big data bring the benefits of applying a digitization mindset to a physical business. The need for remote interaction and asset management during the pandemic has highlighted the requirement of advanced manufacturing technologies, cloudbased services and 5G solutions.

Listen to the author of the book; 2040, The battle for life. A story for tomorrow. The author shares the insight into future of humanity and role of technology, possible scenarios of Geopolitics and technology.

We are discussing Responsible Investing and how to do it with Ian Robertson, Director and Vice President of Odlum Brown. He explains how ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) has gained importance in the last decade and is providing a moral compass, an analytical tool for investors, and how the power of proxy voting can be used to influence Responsible Investing.