Comments on: Big Picture: The CEO as Diplomat http://insidework.net/resources/articles/big-picture-the-ceo-as-diplomat faith and the bible at work and business for leading and innovating in a global economy Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:16:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Glynn http://insidework.net/resources/articles/big-picture-the-ceo-as-diplomat/comment-page-1#comment-4518 Glynn Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:38:35 +0000 http://insidework.net/?p=9008#comment-4518 A number of things seem to be converging here: the extraordinary changes in communications media; globalism and anti-globalism; society's heightened expectations of what "business performance" actually is (it's not only about jobs and taxes); the recent economic meltdown; and a growing public demand for candor and honesty. Think about a CEO sitting at the convergence of all of that, and suddenly it does begin to look a lot more like diplomacy and diplomatic skills. Good, thoughtful post. A number of things seem to be converging here: the extraordinary changes in communications media; globalism and anti-globalism; society’s heightened expectations of what "business performance" actually is (it’s not only about jobs and taxes); the recent economic meltdown; and a growing public demand for candor and honesty. Think about a CEO sitting at the convergence of all of that, and suddenly it does begin to look a lot more like diplomacy and diplomatic skills.

Good, thoughtful post.

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