FESTIVAL OF GLOBAL PEOPLE IS GOING VIRTUAL


In an exciting new series of webinars, video and podcasts, we will bring together thought- leaders from around the world to discuss the blueprint for a new style of leadership that puts people at the heart of business and growth and combines purpose, performance and passion in a global context.


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any businesses are facing fundamental questions over their purpose, aims and reason for existence,” says Fiona Murchie, managing editor of Relocate magazine and Relocate Global. “It is an immensely challenging


time to be a leader and a manager. Organisations are having to be agile and reinvent themselves, and need to embrace fresh thinking if they are to survive. “The world is competitive on a global, not just a national level and


amid the COVID–19 crisis, we are having to respond to challenges that will benefit from a collaborative approach. The old blueprint of leadership doesn’t work anymore. We originally introduced the Festival of Global People two years ago, looking at not just mobility and relocation, but global leadership, productivity and management challenges across multiple disciplines and industry sectors. For 2020, we will explore the new skills executives will need in this rapidly changing world. We are staging a


virtual Festival of Global People with a series of webinars, video, podcasts and virtual events to focus on leadership and purpose, as well as international management and global mobility. Because without excellence in these areas, organisations will struggle in the months and years ahead.”


NAVIGATING A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD In an uncertain world, your employees look to you for inspirational leadership and an ability to welcome and embrace change. Companies that fail to change and don’t make the most of the talent and skills that their people possess are at risk of falling behind in this global economy. With coronavirus, for example, we are seeing how, at times of great threat and crisis, we look to leaders to keep us informed in an honest and open dialogue. In this context, how can CEOs, COOs and executive teams build an organisation based on trust and inclusivity, and really listen to the concerns, ideas and feedback of their staff? Connect virtually with C-suite executives, managers, HR


professionals, mobility experts, educators, coaches, relocation specialists and diversity experts over the coming months. Our line-up of the best thought-leaders in the industry will be analysing the key trends of 2020. They will be looking at the new suite of skills that managers need to navigate the challenges of talent shortages, the advance of AI and technology, the multi-generational workforce, issues around Brexit and the demand for new, more open and innovative leadership styles.


TRUST AT THE HEART OF LEADERSHIP Dr John Blakey is the author of The Trusted Executive and one of the top international thought leaders on organisational trust. He combines prize-winning doctoral research on trust with practical experience as a business leader and pioneer in the executive coaching profession. “When senior leaders act as role models for trust, then this cascades down through an organisation,” he says. “The behaviour of the CEO is critical in fostering a high-trust culture. Leaders say to me that they feel as though the rules of the game have changed, but no one has explained what they need to do to navigate these changes.” He describes the shift as “renewing the licence to lead based


on trust rather than the old one based on power.” To achieve this, CEOs and leaders need to be more open, vulnerable and receptive to new ideas. Many leaders find this both exhilarating and terrifying. “One leader said to me recently, ‘We know the system is broken, but we need to find out how to fix it,’ and that is the challenge,” Dr Blakey says. “Millennials ask challenging questions, such as why is the singular purpose of business profit?” Dr Blakey’s presentation will ask Why Trust, and why now? Using


deep data, he will explain how the three pillars of trust are ability, integrity and benevolence, and how these will underpin the future success of an organisation.


Right: Dr John Blakey, Debra Corey, Teresa Boughey, Professor Vlatka Hlupic, Paul Williamson


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