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Global leadership: the rise of the GEO.

Australasian Business Intelligence, June, 2006

Byline: Dianne Jacobs

Jun 01, 2006 (Human Resources - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The global executive officer (GEO) is a new type of leader. GEOs need to be attuned to changes in the global business environment and to lead their organisations through a volatile, changeable landscape. One of their main challenges is coping with the trade-offs associated with "parallel global and local agendas". In order to produce sustainable change without fostering conflict, GEOs must be comfortable with mutuality and duality. Lynda Gratton, of the London Business School, says the high-performance corporation of the GEO is giving rise to the "democratic enterprise".

Publication Date: 30 May 2006

LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL

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