On becoming a Global Manager ...continued
In my previous blog, we looked at some aspects of how individuals are working to become Global Managers…a trend that is getting to be truly globalized (pun intended).
The Economist magazine, in a recent article “The battle for brainpower” talks about how talent has become the world's most sought-after commodity, and the shortage is causing serious problems. The article echoes a general trend that most managers at multinationals are observing, adding “Over the past decade multinational companies have shipped back-office and IT operations to the developing world, particularly India and China. More recently they have started moving better jobs offshore as well, capitalising on high-grade workers with local knowledge; but now they are bumping up against talent shortages in the developing world too.”
Similarly in a recent Silicon India article, Being a Global Manager, the author focuses on a few key imperatives for a manager to succeed in the global IT industry, and elaborates on.
- Management
- Leadership
- Communication
- Relationship
- Innovation
For those of us in the Offshoring IT Services space who live and learn the best-practices of managing global teams across time-and-space boundaries, the articles in the business and technical press corroborate our empirical observations.
Before I end: Season’s Greetings for Id and Diwali. [This year even NASDAQ is wishing Indians Diwali]
