A miracle: Pakistan score in Long Term Orientation goes from Zero to 50
A miracle has happened at least academically speaking.
For over 20 years, I have been teaching leadership to MBA students in Pakistans premier business schools in Islamabad (IIUI), Lahore (UMT) and Karachi (IBA, CBM, Zabist).
To teach the cultural aspect of leadership, I have been using a cultural tool developed by Geert-Hofstede, a Dutch social psychologist and the founder of comparative intercultural research.Through various stages of development, the tool is now called 6-D Model. D for dimension.One of the six dimensions is called Long Term Orientation (LTO).
The miracle is that while all these years, Pakistans score in LTO had been Zero (yes, 0), this year, it is now showing a score of 50.It may not mean anything to you. But to me, its a miracle.My alumni would remember that all these years I moaned about Pakistans lack of LTO (read this) and kept on contrasting it with China, India, US or even Bangladesh, hoping one day it will change. And it has changed now.
The Geert-Hofstede 6-D Model is in real time and interactive. Try here.
So, what has happened in the past couple of years that the Pakistan score changed from legendary Zero to a reasonably 50?
With Sharif, came Pakistan Vision 2025 (I was part of the first V2025 planning meeting Minister Ahsan Iqbal convened at the Planning Commission Islamabad in August 2013). See my perspective of Year 2050 Wali on Pakistan of future.
In our neighbourhood, China, for the first time crossed USA in GDP (PPP) as the worlds largest economy.
For its currently expensive and long 13,000km Beijing to Persian Gulf sea route, China found a shorter route replacement: A 2,000km Kashgar-Gwadar CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor). China sealed this opportunity with $46 billion investment.
CPEC is a 15-year initiative to be completed in four phases and through 51 projects.
Now, this is future. This is Long Term!
With CPEC came SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation). Led by China and Russia, Pakistan gained full-time membership in SCO. SCO is likely to change the destiny of the countries in the region.See our report on Chinas leader: Xi Jinping: most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong
With CPEC and SCO came China-led AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) that is likely to challenge The World Bank.With 1.2 percent stake in AIIB, Pakistan became the founding member and the 17th largest shareholder. AIIB is going to change the rules of game in the world.
Now, this is future. This is Long Term!
To be the neighbour of the superpower that is going to change the world isnt bad, after all. How our scores compare with China on 6-D Model, above.PS: There is still a worrying score: Zero on Indulgence. Shall we hope that it too will change over the coming 5-10 years?
Also: When Chinese Leadership style meets Pakistani: Walis Talk PPt for China Mobile/Zong strategy team
Wali Zahid is a futurist, disruptor, blogger, social media strategist, reformer, LinkedIn writer, author of iBook,Great Training in 10 Steps. He runs a #Pakistan2050 hashtag on Twitter. On walizahid.com, hes writing a series called How We Messed Up Pakistan. As CEO of SkillCity, he coaches several Fortune-500 CEOs on leadership. Hes founder of a global movement for humanizing medical education and practice. He can be reached at Twitter @walizahid.
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A miracle has happened at least academically speaking.
For over 20 years, I have been teaching leadership to MBA students in Pakistans premier business schools in Islamabad (IIUI), Lahore (UMT) and Karachi (IBA, CBM, Zabist).
To teach the cultural aspect of leadership, I have been using a cultural tool developed by Geert-Hofstede, a Dutch social psychologist and the founder of comparative intercultural research.Through various stages of development, the tool is now called 6-D Model. D for dimension.One of the six dimensions is called Long Term Orientation (LTO).
The miracle is that while all these years, Pakistans score in LTO had been Zero (yes, 0), this year, it is now showing a score of 50.It may not mean anything to you. But to me, its a miracle.My alumni would remember that all these years I moaned about Pakistans lack of LTO (read this) and kept on contrasting it with China, India, US or even Bangladesh, hoping one day it will change. And it has changed now.
The Geert-Hofstede 6-D Model is in real time and interactive. Try here.
So, what has happened in the past couple of years that the Pakistan score changed from legendary Zero to a reasonably 50?
I tend to think Nawaz Sharif happened.
[Nearly all of the corporate executives and CEOs I have taught, trained or coached are Sharif-haters and PTI-loving creature. But instead of trashing Sharif and leaving the post, keeping reading.]
With Sharif, came Pakistan Vision 2025 (I was part of the first V2025 planning meeting Minister Ahsan Iqbal convened at the Planning Commission Islamabad in August 2013). See my perspective of Year 2050 Wali on Pakistan of future.
In our neighbourhood, China, for the first time crossed USA in GDP (PPP) as the worlds largest economy.
For its currently expensive and long 13,000km Beijing to Persian Gulf sea route, China found a shorter route replacement: A 2,000km Kashgar-Gwadar CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor). China sealed this opportunity with $46 billion investment.
CPEC is a 15-year initiative to be completed in four phases and through 51 projects.
Now, this is future. This is Long Term!
With CPEC came SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation). Led by China and Russia, Pakistan gained full-time membership in SCO. SCO is likely to change the destiny of the countries in the region.See our report on Chinas leader: Xi Jinping: most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong
With CPEC and SCO came China-led AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) that is likely to challenge The World Bank.With 1.2 percent stake in AIIB, Pakistan became the founding member and the 17th largest shareholder. AIIB is going to change the rules of game in the world.
Now, this is future. This is Long Term!
To be the neighbour of the superpower that is going to change the world isnt bad, after all. How our scores compare with China on 6-D Model, above.PS: There is still a worrying score: Zero on Indulgence. Shall we hope that it too will change over the coming 5-10 years?
Also: When Chinese Leadership style meets Pakistani: Walis Talk PPt for China Mobile/Zong strategy team
Wali Zahid is a futurist, disruptor, blogger, social media strategist, reformer, LinkedIn writer, author of iBook,Great Training in 10 Steps. He runs a #Pakistan2050 hashtag on Twitter. On walizahid.com, hes writing a series called How We Messed Up Pakistan. As CEO of SkillCity, he coaches several Fortune-500 CEOs on leadership. Hes founder of a global movement for humanizing medical education and practice. He can be reached at Twitter @walizahid.
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