Dynamic Leadership Models for Global Business: Enhancing Digitally Connected Environments

As global business systems are becoming ever more complex and they continue to grow and expand, it is increasingly more difficult to stand out as an effective and efficient leader. Dynamic Leadership Models for Global Business: Enhancing Digitally Connected Environments describes various models on how to become an outstanding leader in today’s rapidly growing global business environments. This book seeks to provide positive instruction which illuminates a practical path to becoming a successful leader in such large and competitive markets. The approach is consistent with any existing leadership development program, or it may be undertaken as an individual initiative.

Peter Smith has maintained a worldwide consulting practice assisting leading public and private sector organizations boost their performance by enhancing their leadership capabilities. The breadth of Peters previous practical hands-on management experience with Exxon has proven invaluable in ensuring that he continues to relate to the problems and pressures faced by organizations in todays complex and ambiguous global environments, and is fundamental to framing his research interests which include complexity leadership, global business drivers, organizational strategy, socio-digital technology, sustainability, innovation, knowledge management, organizational learning, and related emerging paradigms. Peter is Managing Editor of the Journal of Knowledge Management Practice, Consulting and Special Issues Editor The Learning Organization, and Associate Editor (Practitioners) International Journal of Sociotechnology & Knowledge Management. Peter has published over sixty scholarly papers and is in demand internationally as a speaker, workshop leader and conference chair.

Tom Cockburn is a Senior Associate, The leadership Alliance Inc. He obtained his first degree with honors from Leicester University, England, and his MBA and Doctorate frm Cardiff University, Wales. He has several professional teaching and assessment qualifications, including e-moderator certification and executive coaching qualifications from the UK Universities of Wolverhampton, Liverpool, and University of Ulster; the Waikato Institute of Technology (New Zealand); Hay Consulting (Australia); and EdExcel Foundation in London. Tom is Associate Fellow, New Zealand Institute of Management; a member of a number of editorial boards of international academic journals; and review member of the Cutting Edge Awards Committee, US Academy of HRD. Tom has 5 years Board experience on the Standing Conference of Welsh Management Education Centers, 8 years as Head of a UK Business school and a deputy Head of School in New Zealand. He has adjunct and visiting E-faculty roles on Henley Business School (UK) and Ulster University Business Schools MBA and MS programs.