PERSONAL POSITIONING PERSONAL POSITIONING FOR TOMORROW'S FOR TOMORROW'S CHALLENGES CHALLENGES Steven C.M. Wong Assistant Director-General Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia [email protected]9/4/2010 @ Taylor's University College
PERSONAL POSITIONING FOR TOMORROW'S CHALLENGES. "THE RIGHT STUFF”. 9/4/2010 @ Taylor's University College. Steven C.M. Wong Assistant Director-General Institute of Strategic and Internation al Studies (ISIS) Malaysia [email protected]. Overview. World awash in money. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PERSONAL POSITIONING PERSONAL POSITIONING FOR TOMORROW'S FOR TOMORROW'S CHALLENGESCHALLENGES
Steven C.M. WongAssistant Director-GeneralInstitute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) [email protected]
9/4/2010 @ Taylor's University College
Easy but not painless: Easy money, fiscal spending-led recovery; wealth illusion on a grand scale; value unhinged; speculation & risk management industry•Liberalisation globalisation financialisation•Inflated asset & commodity prices•Awesome pay packets for the few•Massive resource misallocation – capital hoarding•Shifting of liabilities to the next (your) generation
Fractious times: Convergence of geoeconomic and geopolitical concerns; highly advanced economies also most highly indebted; trade, investment, currency battles; rise of economic nationalism. •End of the public debt road approaches•Strong arming to appease domestic voters•Unemployment – employment trends are worrying•Shift of centre of economic gravity to Asia•Decoupling myth - someone kill this please
Strategic maneuvering: Business concentration through global M&A. Splitting up of value chain. Technology race replacing conventional arms race.•Control of capital vs. capital controls•Investment decisions vs. industry leadership•Management across borders (i.e. diversity)•Multiple skill sets required•Organization & project management
• Norms• Habits• Cause-and-effect
• Sharing• Participation• Competition
• Competition• Goal-setting• Achievement
• Morality & ethics• Sacrifice• Cooperation
• Values, belief & attitudes are ‘given’; form or be formed; set/reset anchors; invest wisely
• Opinions count but are not all that count; age of ‘instant’ experts; instead question & reflect
• Excellent communication expected but not enough; talk is getting cheaper by the day
• Mental agility must take its place alongside values, ability & knowledge; otherwise ‘misguided’ missiles result
• Predigested and prepackaged knowledge is creating parrot & ‘cut-and-paste’ generation’; be creative
• Look for opportunities to practice & perfect your crafts; take shortcuts at your own cost
• Remember cultural capital: language, norms, etc. Key word is resonate
• Don’t underestimate power of the Internet but don’t overestimate it ; blogs, tribes, Facebook, etc.