Latest information from Kepner Tregoe: A recent Forbes article focused on the top 10 most critical job skills and identified the following skills as the top three: Critical thinking Complex problem solving Judgment and decision making Does your organization have an adequate pipeline of leaders with these specialized skills and the ability to work together toward common strategic and operational goals? The foundation to building future leaders is to build [...]

December 17, 2012 As 2012 closes, Indonesia’s exports remain under pressure amidst global growth constraints. Economic growth however still outpaces most of its major trading partners.           The economic outlook for Indonesia in 2013 remains positive despite a weak global economy, but maintaining strong investment growth is vital. The World Bank projects growth of 6.1 percent for Indonesia in 2012, with a marginal rise to 6.3 [...]

On Thursday, 13th December 2012, the Indonesian Institute for Management Development (IPMI) will hold their 38th  graduation ceremony for students in their Master of Management and Undergraduate Programs. The event is also hosted by the Indonesian Foundation for Management Development. We are fortunate that Mr. Leonardo Stoute, President of the LSI Group, has been invited to this prestigious event. Mr. Stoute has a long history with IPMI, where he has [...]

Yale University and many other prestigious educational institutions around the world have formed the Global Network for Advanced Management to promote collaboration in the areas of business and management. This is their mission: In order to succeed, enterprises need leaders who understand how markets and organizations work in these increasingly diverse and complex contexts and who can move supplely from a global perspective to specific understanding. Leaders need to be [...]

Business enterprises in Indonesia have traditional been dominated by sectors including mining and agriculture, due to the abundance of natural resources throughout the country. However, recent announcements by government ministers, including the Minister of Research and Technology, Dr. Gusti Muhammad Hatta, suggest that Indonesia may soon be headed in a new direction: encouraging small business growth. Read the recent article in Forbes Magazine

Hosted by the Foreign Policy Association and coinciding with the United Nations General Assembly, the World Leadership Forum is one of the foremost public forums on global affairs. Over the years, heads of government and state, executives, investors and policy makers, have participated to discuss and exchange views on global trends and issues that shape business and foreign policy agendas. One of the keynote addresses offered during this forum was [...]

Indonesia’s economic development continues to move forward and progress with new rules and regulations regarding the acquisition of stakes in Indonesian banks by both foreign and domestic investors.  A recent article in the Wall Street Journal documents several of the changes that will take effect at the end of July. Image: The towers of Bank Indonesia over the Arjuna Wijaya chariot statue in Jakarta