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Would the leaders of your organization be willing to serve as teachers of strategy, innovation, new product development, or a new diversity initiative? How well equipped are they at using blogging and other social media to teach?

UK-born Terence Brake was used to meeting conversations that followed a sequence of your turn, my turn. He didn’t know how to interrupt without being impolite. Desperate to prove himself in the U.S., he wrote, “My turn,” on a Post-It during one meeting and put it on the end of his nose. After the conversation ground to a halt, he explained his predicament and asked his colleagues to help by asking for his input occasionally.

Those who have had the greatest impact on our lives typically are those who took an interest in us: mentors and sponsors.

By Neal Goodman, Ph.D., President, Global Dynamics, Inc. Is it possible to provide the learning and development that usually would take place in a classroom environment and flip it so the content is provided before the class ever meets? The value of classroom instruction is the spontaneity and serendipitous learning that cannot be replicated in an online e-learning classroom. But it is possible to use online tools for their maximum benefit and still retain the value of interpersonal interaction.

By Jean Abinader, Senior Associate, Global Dynamics Inc. Egypt’s future at the center of regional Arab and European business activity based on its large domestic market and critical geographic position is in transition. Although the Muslim Brotherhood-led government is bullish on business, there is a vocal minority distrustful of Western companies with previous regime connections.

By Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan

By Neal Goodman, Ph.D., President, and John Schieman, Vice President, Global Programs and Marketing, Global Dynamics, Inc. The ubiquity of information networks and mobile computing is transforming the nature and quality of global learning. More than ever, learning is now a continuous process, delivered through just-in-time training and other techniques that maximize value. Continuous Learning

By Frank Lloyd, Associate Dean, Executive Education, Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business Although the U.S. Hispanic market—47 million strong—represents the nation’s largest ethnic minority, gaps in representation continue to exist within U.S. companies. Hispanic managers are significantly underrepresented in executive and senior executive positions.

By Neal Goodman, Ph.D. We all have heard that being a great Bosshole is not genetic but learned. Still, I am certain that one day an MRI or some genetic research is going to find a malevolent gene or brain defect that causes BAD (Bosshole Abusiveness Disorder).

By Jill Attkisson, Global Insights and Innovations Research Leader, and Carol Sladek, Partner and Work-Life Consulting Leader, Aon Hewitt