Connecting Countries

TELSTRA GLO BAL 'CONNECTING COUNTRIES' A 2014 PROFILE OF HIGH PERFORMING BUSINESSES IN ASIA ASIA IS A BEACON OF GROWTH • A PROFILE OF ASIA BUSINESS CHAMPIONS 83% 27% HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL OPTIMISTIC PERFORMANCE FOR FUTURE LAST THREE YEARS OUTLOOK YEARS OF COMPANIES IN ASIA EXPECT TO MEET OR EXCEED THEIR FINANCIAL ICT COMPANI ES IN ASIA ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN VERY AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OVER CONNECTING COUNTRIES FOCUSES ON ASIA BUSINESS CHAMPIONS, THE TOP 5% OF COM PANIES IN ASIA BASED ON PAST HIGH PERFORMANCE AND FUTURE PROMISE OF SUCCESS THE NEXT THREE YEARS SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, COMPARED TO 21% ACROSS ALL SECTORS MORE LIKELY TO BE COMPANIES MORE LIKELY TO BE OPERATING HEADQUARTERED IN THE US OR UK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ASIA FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INSURANCE COMPANIES IN ASIA ARE MORE BULLISH THAN OTHER INDUSTRIES 50% OF INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES ASIA BUSINESS CHAMPIONS MORE LIKELY TO BE STAFFED FOR SUCCESS ABOUT EXCEEDING THEIR OBJECTIVES PURSUING EXPANSION IN ASIA WITH 200+ STAFF IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS NOMINATED CHINA AS PART OF THEIR STRATEGIC PLANS +SUCCESSES -CHALLENGES 21% OF COMPANIES HAVE $$$ 31% SAY FINDING BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL GOOD LOCAL TALENT IS EXTREMELY CHALLENGING MEETING THEIR FINANCIAL AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS 29% SAY COMPANIES OPTIMISM FOR THE EXPECTING TO SEE FUTURE IS HIGH ACROSS FINANCIAL RETURNS BOARD, WITH 42% OF COMPANIES EX PECTI NG TO T0O QUICKLY FROM A LOCAL MARKET IS EXCEED THEIR FINANCIAL EXTREMELY AND STRATEG IC CHALLENGING OBJECTIVES IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS 9 LESSONS FROM ASIA'S TOP PERFORMING COMPANIES EX PATRIATE SERVICE IS CHALLENGING, MANAGING ACROSS COUNTRIES WALK THE TALK. MINIMISE THE BUT PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIRES SPECIAL SKILLS - GAP BETWEEN INTENTION AND ACTION REWARDS ENSURE EMPLOYEE LOYALTY ESPECIALLY COMMUNICATION ... EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT IN SIMULTAN EOUSLY MOVE FORWARD LOOK FOR EXPAN SION WITHIN GLOBAL HO AND LOCAL OFFICES MU LTIPLE STRATEGIES TO MAXIMISE ASIA WHERE OTH ER COMPANIES ARE PROVIDES BALAN CE OF LEADERSHIP AND AUTONOMY OPPORTU NITIES NOT LOOKING FOR OVERSEAS POSTINGS - SOFT SKILLS SU CH AS PERSONALITY TRAITS MATTER KEY LEADERSHIP TRAITS TO HONESTLY IDENTIFY CHALLENGES MANAGE ACROSS COUNTRIES: RESILIENCE, CU RIOSITY, CREATIVITY MORE TO LEADERSHIP ABILITY THAN HARD SKILLS SU CH AS PRIOR EXPERIEN CE OR LOCAL LANGUAGE FLUENCY SO THEY CAN BE OVERCOME CONNECTING COUNTRIES TELSTRA GLOBAL TELSTRAGLOBAL.COM/CONNECTINGCOUNTRIES