Globalization allows individuals, groups, companies and countries to reach the world further, faster, deeper and more cheaply than ever before. Most large local companies view globalization as an opportunity, thus exploring foreign markets to gain maximum market share and optimal business strategies. However, managers would face a number of challenges caused by leadership models, cultural backgrounds, political and economic risks, human resource management, etc. Studying multinational management skills is very useful for my future career. In this essay I will set goals for this topic, identify the skills I have honed and need to improve, and explain my strategies for achieving the goals. Goal Setting Over the next six to twelve months, as a student, my short-term goal is to follow an exchange program that I could study in a foreign country in my last semester. Exchange students from different countries with multicultural backgrounds come together to study, which for me is a great challenge in communicating and working in a team based on good mutual understanding. After completing my graduation, I worked as a financial consultant in a multinational enterprise is my dream trying to come true. Endless conflicts with partners, constant misunderstandings with customers, and mutual distrust between parent companies and subsidiaries often occur in multinational companies. Whatever the campus or workplace, I face many thorny issues related to cultural difference, management models, communication barriers or interpersonal conflicts. . Therefore, to be able to work well in a multinational company, my next plan is to improve management skills based on case learning and turn theory into practice. Self-e...... half of the document ......reader understanding and comprehension. In the future, I may apply methods and skills to manage conflicts if I am faced with difficult situations. Likewise, studying different character leadership models in cases is a good way to develop my leadership skills. • Quantitative and qualitative measures After taking the above actions, I will take both quantitative and qualitative measures to evaluate whether my skills have improved or not. The quantitative measure consists in carrying out a survey that asks categorical questions to my colleagues or group mates who must evaluate an answer from 1 to 10 points each time. Each survey result would be calculated and compared, so I can know what I should improve the most and what I achieved. Additionally, I will apply qualitative measures, such as the verbal interview, which asks open-ended questions for colleagues to obtain evaluations or feedback.
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