Global Mindset

Terry Lisbon

Nyack College

Global Mindset

According to the "Global Mindset: Expat Success Strategy" (2006), the global mindset is defined by four characteristics: Intellectual Capital, Psychological Capital-Cultural Sensitivity, Psychological Capital –Psychological Fortitude, and Social Capital.

Intellectual capital:

• Understanding of how to build and manage global alliances, partnerships, and value networks.

• The ability to manage the tension between corporate requirements and local challenge

• Ability to handle complex cross-cultural issues

• Understanding of global business and industry

• Understanding cultural similarities

• Understanding other cultures and histories

Psychological Capital-Cultural Sensitivity:

• Respect for other cultures

• Willingness to adapt, learn, and cope with other cultures

• Willingness to accept good ideas no matter where they come from

• Acknowledgment of the validity of different views

• Openness to cultural diversity

• Ability to suspend judgment about those from other cultures

• Positive attitude toward those from other cultures and regions

• Ability to adjust behavior in a different cultural setting

• Willingness to work across time and distance

• Desire to lean about other cultures and other parts of the world

Psychological Capital – Psychological