Global Leadership

Author: Liu Weiping / Wang Lili
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
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John Thain, the global CEO of Goldman Sachs, gave up a seven-figure salary to come to China. With the vision of "promoting the world through Tsinghua," he became a professor at Tsinghua University. The purpose of the "Global Leadership" course he led was to cultivate world-class leaders for China's future. "The most significant event in our lifetime will be the rise of China! China's development is the most important thing I have encountered in my life, and it is also the most important thing in yours! Over 100 world-class CEOs from around the world have a positive outlook on China's economic growth." "Leadership is passion, it is enthusiasm! Leaders must not only have social significance but also financial significance." Professor Thain inspired and motivated Tsinghua students to develop their leadership skills. He has a grand goal: to help Tsinghua become an outstanding center for nurturing global leaders. Using his influence, he invited renowned leaders from politics, business, academia, and non-governmental organizations, giving Chinese students the opportunity to engage in in-depth dialogues with these globally outstanding leaders, while also allowing more people to understand China. As a comprehensive record of this course, this book is the first pioneering work in China to introduce global leadership. It holds significant academic value for the emerging leadership education and research in the country. For hundreds of millions of young Chinese who aspire to develop and enhance their leadership skills, this book also offers substantial reference and inspirational value. After all, only a few young Chinese are privileged to be Thain's students, but any young Chinese who dreams of success can "enter" Thain's classroom through this book, become his student for a while, and engage in dialogues with world-class leaders alongside Tsinghua students, experiencing and understanding "Global Leadership."