Yearly Archives: 2019

As a small business, sometimes you need specialized help and support and a community of business people with whom to brainstorm. Consider the benefits of engaging with an “innovation center”. Innovation Centers are communities of best practice where business people can incubate their growing and evolving companies.

This Brookings Institute Research on the benefits to business and the community of innovation centers aligns with our experience. Birchtree Global leaders are frequent speakers and supporters of innovation centers, domestically and globally. Here is the Innovation Center in Santiago, Chile: https://lnkd.in/d3JePBt

The case for growth centers: How to spread tech innovation across America https://brook.gs/2OORaWm via @BrookingsInst

Enjoyed an excellent lunch and discussion last week with John Emerson (former US Ambassador to Germany, Vice Chairman of the Capital Group International, Chair of the American Council on Germany, and Board member of the German Marshall Fund, Pacific Council on International Policy).  The lunch was hosted by my ACG colleague Kathy Nalywajko, Senior Vice President the Capital Group (President, Board of Directors Ukrainian Institute of America, Association for Corporate Growth Board) last week.  John had returned from recent high-level discussions with country leaders on 2020 global business trends, and Kathy just returned from meetings with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky.  Takeaways from the discussion included the following thoughts:

1. There is trend toward greater burden sharing of global problems, rather that the US always leading efforts.
2. Weaponization of tariffs and more aggressive global trade is becoming more common.
3. While lower level production jobs may not be coming back to the US, there is a greater focus on people left behind with skills that are not in demand. Retraining and upskilling will be the result.
4. The consequences of the US exiting multiple treaties (IMF Agreement, NAFTA, Iran Nuclear Agreement, Climate Change, TPP, etc.) will have longer lasting consequences for future presidents. As one country president said, “How can we be sure the US will honor its commitments a from administration to administration?”
5. The current state of affairs in Cuba is primarily a political issue specifically of interest to Florida and New Jersey. However, the lack of engagement from the US gives another opportunity for Russia and China to develop strong relationships with Cuba and a continued presence 90 miles from Miami. The issue with the economic collapse of Venezuela offers Russia and China additional opportunities.
6. Changes to Nafta and the rules regarding percentage of origin in products from 62.5% to 75% as well as the 45% minimum wage requirements on products sold abroad may have the effect of limiting immigration to the US, long term.
7. China is receiving US agricultural products despite tariffs. Products are being sold to Brazil and in South America then shipped to China.
8. China is making significant investment in global projects designed to increase trade to China such as the “Belt and Road” initiatives.
9. Europe is likely to be the next target of US trade tariffs as soon as the Chinese tariff issues are settled.
10. The general thought re the upcoming US presidential election is the Democratic representative will come from the moderate leaning Democrats (Bloomberg, Biden, Buttigieg) vs. more left leaning candidates (Warren, Sanders).
11. As the US retreats from leadership positions in global programs, issues such as ethical implications in artificial intelligence (remember the Chinese scientists who reportedly cloned a baby) remain without a strong global leader.

Birchtree Global is pleased to partner with LinkedIn to present HRCI and SHRM certified retraining content.  In December we will be bringing you a well-researched webinar on the future of recruiting.  The webinar will highlight the results from the Future of Recruiting Report and help you identify actions you need to take now to strengthen your recruiting processes.  Participants will receive 1 HRCI and SHRM SCP credit for participating.

Speakers:

Host: Amy Schultz (Product Recruiting, LinkedIn)

Co-host: Rebecca White (People Analytics, LinkedIn)

Co-host: Jen Phillips Kirkwood (VP, The Edge – Future of Work, ADP)

Abstract: The future of recruiting is coming. To help your team prepare, Amy Schultz, Product Recruiting LinkedIn, Rebecca White, Director People Analytics, LinkedIn, and Jen Phillips Kirkwood, VP THE EDGE-Future of Work, ADP will show you the latest trends in recruiting.  The results from the Future of Recruiting Report will be shared with participants and the key metrics, strategies, and skills will be highlighted.  These three hiring experts from LinkedIn and ADP will break down some of the key insights and trends specifically to help your team get ahead—and gain a seat at the table.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

1. Why quality of hire is the most impactful metric, even though it’s not the most used
   2. How to elevate your tactical hiring role and become a strategic business advisor
   3. The engaging, analyzing, and advising skills that you’ll need over the next 5 years to competitively find, engage, and hire people
   4. Tips for identifying transferable skills and experiences to find your next recruiting head

Dates and Times:

North America: December 4, 2019; 11 am PT/2 pm EThttps://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/webinars/19/12/live-event-the-future-of-recruiting

Asia Pacific: December 10, 2019; 9:30 am IST   https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/webinars/19/11/live-event-the-future-of-recruiting-apac

Europe and Middle East: December 10, 2019; 11 am GMT  https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/webinars/19/11/live-event-the-future-of-recruiting-emea

Birchtree Global has been working in China for 20 years, ever since we were founded.  Our leadership team has worked in China for the last
30 years, so we are keenly interested in reading well-researched information.  Here is a terrific article from the Brookings Institution to which
we’d like to direct your attention.  As you plan for 2020, this might be exceptionally valuable.

https://www.brookings.edu/interactives/global-china/?utm_campaign=Brookings%20Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=77488322

Congratulations to my colleagues Ken Pinnock and Dr. Laura Persky! Our paper on the effects of high performance bullying behavior on organizational performance is now in the top ten journal downloads!!

You can see the abstract here!

https://ssrn.com/abstract=3408215

I was thrilled to meet Dr. Ken Lacovara, paleontologist at Rowan University, Fellow of the Explorers Club, and discoverer of the Titanosaurian Dinosaur Dreadnoughtus. In March 2019 Ken received the Explorers Club’s highest honor, the Explorers Club Medal, awarded for “extraordinary contributions directly in the field of exploration, scientific research, or to the welfare of humanity.  His colleagues hosted a surprise party for him (after spending the day digging in the Fossil Park…) to celebrate his medal at the Edelman Fossil Park in New Jersey.

If you don’t know about this park, I encourage you to go visit.  You can dig up fossils and keep them.  A great place to show young people the wonders of paleontology.

Richard Wiese, president of the Explorers Club and Ken Lacovara at the Edelman Fossil Park in Mantua, New Jersey.

It seems like everyone wants to invite you to join a webinar, watch a program, or read a blog.  The problem is you don’t always know how well the information being produced is researched.  Or, the information presented may be about a country of interest, but not a subject.  A big concern right now is upcoming changes to legal, financial, HR, or tax regulations that will take effect January 1, 2020.  Then, there is BREXIT, for which what will happen is anybody’s guess….

What can you do if you are looking for well-researched information upon which you can build your business?  Here is one idea….

ttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/janetwalsh_hr-global-globalbusiness-activity-6577702874829082626-BrC-/

Dr. Walsh shares her perspective on hiking and entering a new market:

https://dms.licdn.com/playback/C5605AQEa0wgAIXRGyA/4647b1b08bad4ff7a874d036098d9115/feedshare-mp4_3300-captions-thumbnails/1507940147251-drlcss?e=1564678800&v=beta&t=Qsr6-1KzwPGRQPNJpaPDZks9nObG2lfJXsHcdIs4VeM

Do you know how your customers use the internet to purchase your services? If not, check out this article from Thomas Young, fellow Vistage speaker.  It gives executive suite leaders insight into the way customers connect with a vendor prior to making a purchasing decision.

https://www.vistage.com/research-center/marketing/20190625-create-high-powered-digital-marketing-funnel-get-more-leads/?utm_campaign=2019-06-30-Executive-Street-Team&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua