A new, emerging economy is coming to the fore, one based on a distinct kind of economic output. Winning behaviors like a can-do spirit, bias for action, collaboration, mutual support, passion for the customer, openness to change, innovation, and positive attitudes support the success of any initiative. We use them all the time. The boundaries are changing between countries, between continents, and across cultures. Technology, communications, and transportation have changed the world.
Products can arrive across oceans and continents within hours.
Information takes seconds to be downloaded, uploaded, and accessed throughout the world. As one executive put it, 'I feel as if I have no self. All I do is struggle to meet the needs of my boss, the workplace, my children, and my aging parents. They take place within communities, families, companies, and work teams.