Jennie Walker
Dr. Jennie Walker is currently a Faculty Associate for the Najafi Global Mindset Institute at Thunderbird School of Global Management. She is also the owner of the consulting firm Luminary Global L.L.C. Her area of expertise is in global leadership development. She has worked in human resources development since 1995, facilitating skill building in communications, conflict management, inclusive diversity practices, performance management, and talent management for multiple industries including telecommunications, mining, broadcasting, retail, and student affairs. She began specializing in corporate leadership development in 2002, designing and delivering leadership programs for 3 Fortune 500 companies. Her work has included regional, national, and global audiences. Dr. Walker is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and earned her Ph.D. at the University of Denver.
Articles by Jennie Walker
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Global Leaders Aren’t Made in the Classroom
Last month, we chatted about what global leaders need to know—Intellectual Capital, Psychological Capital, and Social Capital--and where to start with their development—by leveraging development opportunities and tools already in your organization. Once you’ve identified existing resources, what do you do with them?…
February 22, 2012 | in Workforce
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Global Leadership: Why Such a Struggle?
There are 9,497 books with ‘global leadership’ in the title on Amazon.com, as of January 12, 2012. Yet multinational organizations continue to struggle with how to develop their global leaders. We see that daily in our work with these organizations at the Najafi Global Mindset Institute at Thunderbird…
January 26, 2012 | in Trends
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What is global leadership anyway?
If you have read anything about leadership in the last 10 years, the case for leadership at all levels of an organization is clear. Executives, managers, and employees must all use personal leadership skills in their various functions and departments to accomplish goals and build relationships along the way. …
November 29, 2011 | in Workforce
