Global Leadership Conference 2012: Insights and Takeaways ...

Some fascinating insights at the Global Leadership Conference at the Ronald Reagan Building today from corporate and diplomatic leaders, Jay Johnson, Chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, Frederick Smith, the CEO of FedEX, Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup, David Rubinstein of the Carlyle Group, the Ambassador of India Her Excellency, Nirupama Rao, and His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates. The Summit was sponsored by the Meridian International Center in partnership with Gallup and the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

The takeaway: The world will not remain the same as it has been. According to General Dynamics CEO Jay Johnson , in coming decades, change will be the only constant and the United States cannot afford to be isolated if it wants to remain a major player on the world stage but must continue to collaborate with other countries in order to remain competitive in a globalized world threatened by pandemics, terrorism and climate change. Leadership, said the former naval commander, must be based on achieving positive outcomes, not war. Instead of individual navies patrolling the seas, Johnson, himself an Admiral, forsees a network of maritime partners around the world which would collaborate to achieve maritime security.

Gallup, no longer simply conducts polls to determine the winners of US elections, but now has 40 offices worldwide which work to predict the rise and fall of leaders and countries. Said Jim Clifton, Gallup CEO, World trade is now at $60 Trillion but according to economists, will rise to $140 trillion in the next three decades. Which countries will rise? Follow the money. The answer as to which countries will succeed he says, is where the $140 trillion goes. Gallup finds that the most important predictor of economic success or failure of a nation/state is the state of mind and the will of their populations. The best way to predict a rise or loss of GDP and who will rise and fall in the future is hope, whether a country is struggling and crashing, or hopeful and thriving. Tunisia?s GDP, for example may be up 5-6% but the Tunisians? sense of ?thriving? is crashing. Clifton said leaders will rise or fall based on their understanding of the wills of their people. For example, Rwanda may not be the safest place on earth, but Rwandans? state of mind is that it is safe. Why? ?Because it?s better than it used to be. ? In Ethiopia women used to worry about walking to market out of fear of being raped, but since the authorities established law and order, women feel safe, can go to market and GDP has risen. What used to drive the American dream has also changed Clifton said. For almost the last century the American Dream has been based on peace and having a good roof over one?s head. Now he says the American Dream is based on having a ?good job.? All decisions people now make is based on jobs.

What the entire global population, not just the US population, wants right now, said Clifton, is job growth, food and shelter and law and order. The global population is now at 7 billion adults. Three billion of them want good jobs. They don?t want ?informal jobs,? but rather full time 30 hr/week jobs. But there are only 2 billion real jobs in the world, so more jobs need to be created.

Source: http://stroudcommunications.org/?p=138

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