US China global brand summit
I was invited to attend this event US China global brand summit which I could only attend the 2nd of 2 days.  At the close, we were told that the presentations would be made available on the website, but I haven’t seen them you, so I’ll summarize what I saw. Michael Morley, formerly of Edelman Worldwide [...]

strategic overview of the global financial crisis today
The Chicago Counicil on Global Affairs hosted this event NAVIGATING GLOBAL BUSINESS IN THE NEW ECONOMY featuring David Nelms, CEO of Discover, Carlos Cabrera, former CEO of UOP, & moderated by Paul Laudicina, Chairman of the Board of A.T. Kearney.  They had some interesting insights on how the world is fairing in the global financial [...]

is world unemployment or a worker shortage the issue?
I saw this presentation by Dr. Edward Gordon organized by the Independent Writers of Chicago (IWOC): Taming the Talent Revolution: Thriving in the Brave World of Work.  He posited that despite rising unemployment in much of the world, the most pressing problem is an impending labor shortage.  The bottom line is the future is in [...]

global midwest alliance sets up shop & hosts clean-tech conference
I checked out Business Network Chicago international group ’s meeting featuring the Global Midwest Alliance, (GMA) a new organization formed by by Gail Longmore, formerly of the Illinois Global Partnership, under the auspices of the Economic Development Council.  Apparently the World Bank has ignored the US, in that up until the GMA roped them [...]

international panel @ Human Resources Technology conference
I attended this panel discussion Going Global Panel: Lessons From Executives Who’ve Been There at the Human Resources Technology Conference which was more interesting than I thought it would be.  Here are some of the points they brought out: Interpretation of HR feedback varies across countries. There is a variation of extremes in orientation from a focus [...]