Good morning.
In my twenties, I reported throughout Asia and Africa, meeting numerous expats who would go on to take bigger leadership roles back home. Developing a global mindset, an ability to navigate cultures other than your own, was seen as a critical skill to hone if you wanted to lead a business. Today, the Fortune 500 itself is more global: About 10% of Fortune 500 CEOs are of Indian origin, and many others are immigrants from other nations.
I had an opportunity to speak with a globally diverse group of rising leaders in Texas yesterday at Deloitte’s Next Generation CEO Program. (Deloitte sponsors this newsletter.) I talked with some about how their cultures shaped them as leaders and the importance of being able to engage across borders.
