Globalization, Careers, and a “Cornucopia of Choices”

1. Globalization, Careers, and a “Cornucopia of Choices” • McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, found that international leadership calls for • global market pioneers that have a particular mind-set. When you look behind the success stories of leading globalizers, you find companies that have learned how to think differently from the herd. • They seek out different information, process it in a different way, come to different conclusions, and make different decisions. Where others see threats and complexity, they see opportunity. • Where others see a barren landscape, they see a cornucopia of choices.