Connecting Countries

TELSTRA GLOBAL 'CONNECTING COUNTRIES' US COMPANIES DELIVERING RESULTS IN ASIA ASIA IS A BEACON OF GROWTH •A PROFILE OF ASIA BUSINESS CHAMPIONS • 32% HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL OPTIMISTIC PERFORMANCE FOR FUTURE LAST THREE YEARS OUTLOOK OF ASIA BUSINESS CHAMPIONS ARE US COMPANIES CONNECTING COUNTRIES FOCUSES ON ASIA BUSINESS CHAMPIONS, THE TOP 5% OF COMPANIES IN ASIA BASED ON PAST HIGH PERFORMANCE AND FUTURE PROMISE OF MORE LIKELY TO BE COMPANIES MORE LIKELY TO BE OPERATING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ASIA 41% HEADQUARTERED IN THE US OR UK ASIA BUSINESS CHAMPIONS MORE LIKELY TO BE STAFFED FOR SUCCESS OF US COMPANIES THINK IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANTWITH 200+ STAFF TO SCREEN CANDIDATES TO ASSESS THEIR SUITABILITY :: : : FOR OVERSEAS POSTINGS +SUCCESSES -CHALLENGES 68% OFUS COMPANIES HAVE $$ 38% OF US COMPANIES BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING IN ASIA SAY THAT THEIR FINANCIALAND STRATEGC FINDING GOOD LOCAL OBJECTIVES IN ASIAIN THE LAST THREEYEARS TALENT IS EXTREMELY CHALLENGING 31% SAY THAT US COMPANIES EXPECTING 45% OF US COMPANIES IN TO SEE FINANCIAL ASIA EXPECT TO EXCEED RESULTS FROM LOCAL THEIR FINANCIAL AND MARKETS TOO QUICKLY IS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS EXTREMELY CHALLENGING • 9 LESSONS FROM ASIA'S TOP PERFORMING COMPANIES EXPATRIATE SERVICE IS CHALLENGING, MANAGING ACROSS COUNTRIES WALK THE TALK. MINIMISE THE BUT PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIRES SPECIAL SKILLS- GAP BETWEEN INTENTION AND ACTIONS REWARDS ENSURE EMPLOYEE LOYALTY ... ES PECIALLY COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENTIN SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVE FORWARD LOOK FOR EXPANSION WITHIN ASIA WHERE OTHER COMPANIES ARE NOT LOOKING GLOBAL HQ AND LOCAL OFFICES MULTIPLESTRATEGIES TO MAXIMISE PROVIDES BALANCE OF LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND AUTONOMY FOR OVERSEAS POSTINGS SOFT SKILLS KEY LEADERSHIPTRAITS TO MANAGE ACROSS COUNTRIES: RESILIENCE, CURIOSITY, CREATMITY SUCH AS PERSONALITY TRAITS MATTER HONESTLY IDENTIFY CHALLENGES MORE TO LEADERSHIP ABILITY THAN SO THEY CAN BE OVERCOME HARD SKILLS SUCH AS PRIOR EXPERIENCE OR TELSTRA CONNECTING COUNTRIES GLOBAL T TELSTRAGLOBAL.COM/CONNECTINGCOUNTRIES