In advance of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's February 2012 meeting with President Obama and senior administration officials in Washington, D.C., Cheng Li discussed the importance of the visit, the challenges that Xi and a new generation
of leaders face, and how the U.S. - China relationship might evolve in coming years.
Here's how a panel
of leaders face, accept and fix mistakes across their businesses.
President Trump has tried to surround himself with corporate executives, but the president's actions and rhetoric have left
some of these leaders facing angry customers and employees.
Not exact matches
There's the popular image
of great
leaders involving lots
of stern -
faced seriousness and pointing confidently into the future, and then there's real - life great leadership.
Because
leaders» mental health affects their leadership, should we know
of any mental health issues they are
facing, especially in the case
of senior executives?
A Perth company that has become a global
leader in the education software market is
facing uncertain times as main rival Blackboard takes over two
of its biggest partners.
Mary Miller, assistant Treasury secretary for financial markets, said: «We believe S&P's negative outlook underestimates the ability
of America's
leaders to come together to address the difficult fiscal challenges
facing the nation.»
While top - down channels are used to communicate vision and strategy in order to get policies and processes aligned with them, bottom - up processes are necessary too, in order for
leaders to be aware
of the issues
faced at the lower levels, as well as to measure the impact
of the policies and practices implemented.
Former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire Gordon Humphrey, a
leader in the «Never Trump» movement, holds a business card in front
of his
face as he arrives on the floor.
The move to preemptively brand «property scalpers» a problem, however, smacks
of an effort to create a villain that the government can then vanquish — a useful tactic for a government headed by a
leader with a record - low approval rating
facing an election next year.
Organizations have heaped more and more on the plates
of leaders, forcing them to limit
face - to -
face conversations.
According to Wolfango Piccoli, from analysis firm Teneo Intelligence, the Five Star
leader faces a dilemma: partner up with Lega and risk alienating his own party due to conflicting platforms, or run the risk
of holding multiple inconclusive voting rounds and not end up with a speaker in the House.
But The Irish Times editorialized in favor
of attending, saying, «no matter how gratifying to our sense
of moral superiority, a boycott will be seen as a lost opportunity for
face time with the world's most important
leader.»
Leaders who will strive to push forward with reforms, but will
face a plethora
of obstacles, including Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman and Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari.
While you and I may never
face multi-billion global challenges like the
leaders of GM (GM) Chrysler or the Fed, we do
face our own personal and professional challenges from which we can learn and forge new leadership skills.
For these business
leaders, their unique set
of challenges have forced them to develop a set
of strategies to push their ventures forward in the
face of adversity.
When a
leader is
faced with an obstacle, it is the culture
of the team that pushes the organization through the tough times.
To help guide you through the money tradeoffs you
face every day, Inc. asked founders, investors, and other business
leaders to pass along the best piece
of financial advice they've ever received.
Business
leaders are
faced with the task
of convincing their employees that workplace technology exists to improve and augment the way they work, not complicate it.
Talking for just shy
of an hour, Trump's banter shows how little he knows and cares about the domestic politics and constraints other
leaders face.
Homogeneous groups are comprised
of leaders from similarly sized companies
facing similarly complex issues.
There's no exception when one is put in a position
of authority: Suddenly, the newly appointed
leader forgets what it's like to deal with the problems he or she used to
face on a daily basis.
The two
leaders are expected to talk about a number
of subjects including geopolitical and economic issues that
face the world.
In politics, the
leaders of South Korea and North Korea met at the border between the two countries on Friday for historic
face - to -
face talks.
Although he's been the
face of the party since 2003, his candidacy for the country's top job has brought up issues
of disclosure and privacy: How much does the public need to know about a prospective
leader?
President Donald Trump and congressional
leaders are about to
face a slew
of deadlines that could result in a shutdown early in the new year.
Leaders often
face the task
of speaking to large audiences.
«Most
of my clients do
face difficult ethical problems,» says van den Muyzenberg, who consults
leaders.
The greatest
leaders have the drive to ensure that their vision comes to fruition even in the
face of adversity.
As
leaders, there are many times when members
of our team will
face tough situations.
Henna Inam
of Transformational Leadership: «As a
leader facing double standards, you have to decide who you are going to be that best inspires yourself and serves the greater good.
Inconsistency on the part
of a
leader can be caused by the fear
of making a mistake, intimidation in the
face of the unknown or a simple lack
of understanding
of the impact your behavior has on your team.
In their reaction to Facebook's growing list
of scandals, its
leaders seem two -
faced, too cowardly to admit they have lost control
of their Frankenstein monster.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis, reports OPEC and non-OPEC
leaders will meet in Russia to discuss some
of the challenges they're
facing as U.S. production steadily rises.
The difference between great
leaders and the pack is that they have the courage to
face their fear and act in spite
of it.
Vladislav Reznik, now the deputy head
of the finance committee in Russia's lower house
of parliament and a member
of the Putin - aligned United Russia Party,
faces charges accusing him
of giving allies
of the criminal organization's alleged
leader, Gennady Petrov, positions in the Russian government in exchange for a share
of the organization's assets.
When things go well, as the
leader of the company, your
face gets splashed all over.
Faced with uncertainty, Gates and Chambers have convened a new global group
of influential philanthropists, business people, bankers and political
leaders to plug commitment gaps.
In my time as Finance Minister, I am proud
of the work I have done to help manage the deepest economic challenge to
face Canada since the depression
of the 1930s and ensure Canada emerged stronger and as a recognized economic
leader on the international stage.
After more than 80 rounds
of matching and guessing
faces to occupations, the researchers found that the participants were able to accurately pick out the business, military and sports
leaders more consistently than if they were guessing by chance.
But Google and other tech
leaders also
face a bigger problem: the tension between their culture and those
of national - interest - minded lawmakers.
The
face - to -
face comes after Trudeau, whose government is struggling with a pipeline crisis at home, pitched Canada as a great place to invest by telling hundreds
of business
leaders «that big things can get done in Canada.»
«Even though the company's
facing intense criticism from the
leader of the free world, I think the stock's a buy, plain and simple,» Cramer argued.
The thought that any entrepreneurial enterprise could be traitorous seems far - fetched, but it is precisely the dilemma
faced by business
leaders that stand in the way
of the government's demands.
If you think about the challenges a typical business
leader faces on a regular basis, it's not hard to see why many
of them undergo huge levels
of stress.
After decades
of spectacular growth, the chain appears to be hitting the wall: same - store sales - growth is sagging in Canada, where Tims is suddenly
facing tough new competition from McDonald's new McCafé rebrand, clearly aimed at taking a big gulp out
of the market
leader's coffee sales.
Clearly, cyber-security has emerged as one
of the most compelling issues
faced by
leaders of enterprise - level entities.
And this is the most important point: When we talk about the qualities
of a great
leader or read their words on paper without truly understanding the enormous challenges they
face and the rare strength it takes to overcome them, we may as well be two - dimensional stick figures trying to imagine a three - dimensional world.
The
leaders of the world's major economies now
face a second question: If a bank tax isn't the solution, what is?
In an interview with Fortune, Eisen says Ivanka Trump and Kushner's apparent presence at Trump's first
face - to -
face meeting with the
leader of one
of our key allies was «shocking» and unprecedented.