The development of the skills of global leaders: An approach based on studies of global mindset leadership

Abstract

The need of global leaders is a topic discussed in organizations. The Global Mindset Leadership is a handbook for development of the competencies of global leaders that should be able to transcend national and corporate barriers to integrate different perspectives and people and to adapt to any context. Being aware of the developments taking place in the market is the task of leaders that need to understand different cultural system and adapt to them. The objective of this research is to analyze the perception of competence development of global leaders in the intellectual, psychological and social dimensions, of the professionals that work in the academic and corporate environments. This research is classified as field research, descriptive, using qualitative approach. The main contribution of this research was to identify that global leaders are identified by competencies that make them be flexible, with a high degree of adaptation to new contexts and people. Based on the perception of active global leaders at a university in South Korea, it was possible to characterize, both in the academic and organizational perspectives, the desired profile of a global leader.

Keywords

• global mindset leadership
• globalização
• competências
• liderança