US gives leading light to Scottish companies
Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International (SDI) will this week lead a delegation of ambitious Scottish companies on a learning journey to the
The mission has been developed to help Scottish companies to strengthen and improve their leadership skills, and will provide a unique opportunity for the companies to meet some of the US’s most successful business leaders and hear first-hand how successful leadership can make or break a business.
The companies will meet representatives from Ralph Lauren, Bloomberg and IBM as well as hearing how good leadership is essential in crisis management from James Trainor, special agent in charge of the Intelligence Division at the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
On Wednesday of this week, the companies will also attend a GlobalScot regional conference in
Lena Wilson, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, will address the learning journey participants at a welcome reception, before attending the GlobalScot conference mid week and then travelling on to Washington
She said: “Scotland needs business leaders who have high aspirations, who are unafraid to take risks and who can inspire and motivate their people to succeed.
“It is leaders like this who will seek a better way of doing something, a better product or service and proactively go after opportunities in new markets, so developing leadership skills is a key element of how we help Scottish companies to grow and internationalise.
“As such, we are working with our colleagues at Scottish Development International to establish a culture of leadership in our businesses, and this learning journey aims to connect some of Scotland’s most promising companies with some of the world’s most successful business leaders.
“This is an unrivalled opportunity for Scottish companies seeking to develop a more international perspective to make those invaluable, face-to-face connections with US business leaders and GlobalScots.
“The connections that will be made during this learning journey have the potential not only to generate new international business for Scottish companies, but to really accelerate Scotland’s economic growth.”