When Talent Goes Global: What CEOs, Boards and Management Teams Must Learn and Do to Lead a Diverse Global Workforce - Paperback

by Uzma S. Burki (Author)

As companies recognize the importance of the talent necessary to compete in a global marketplace, they also recognize that developing global leaders and creating a diverse workforce is the product of a culture and mindset centered on universal global competencies. Although some key components of global talent development have remained steady over the past few years, the business environment is anything but status quo. When Talent Goes Global rightly makes the case that a more progressive recognition of what is required to work beyond borders is essential. The companies that master this will truly achieve and sustain high performance.

Author Biography

Uzma S. Burki began her career with Citigroup abroad in the emerging markets and then worked in New York and Ft. Lauderdale, respectively, as Vice President of employee development and training. She has also held several executive level positions, such as, Senior Vice President, Head of Retail Performance and Development for National City Bank in Cleveland; Chief Learning and OD Officer and HR Strategist at Ameriprise Financial. Later she joined Biomedical Services at the American Red Cross based in Washington, D.C., as Head of HR. Currently, she is the Head of HR strategy, talent acquisition, employment branding, talent management, risk, audit and compliance, change management, workforce planning and analytics, leadership and executive development and technical training at Amtrak Corporation. She also has a private consulting firm Altvia Consulting, which she founded in 2006. Ms. Burki holds Master's degrees from Columbia University and Kansas State, and holds MALD and Ph.D. (ABD) from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and is multilingual. She has taught at Kansas State University, Tufts University and Harvard University. She is an adjunct professor for the School of Management, George Mason University, on issues of Organizational Change, Diversity and Cultural Globalization. She regularly presents at conferences and has written on various aspects of human capital.