The Thinkers 50 Global Business Awards, the premier ranking of global business thinkers, has nominated several of Leading Authorities speakers, including Vijay Govindarajan, Marshall Goldsmith, Marcus Buckingham, and Haiyan Wang, for their prestigious annual awards. In each category, there is a short list of nominees, and the winner of each award will be announced in London on November 14.
This year’s awards highlight thinkers whose ideas have the potential to change the world for the better. Nominations for the Breakthrough Idea, for example, include the $300 house – an idea put forward by Vijay Govindarajan and Christian Sarkar in a 2010 blog that set off a campaign to re-invent housing for the world’s poorest people. In fact, Govindarajan was nominated in two award categories: Breakthrough Idea Award and Innovation Award. Leading Authorities’ speakers also have representation in the Leadership and Global Village Awards categories.
Breakthrough Idea:
Vijay Govindarajan “The $300 House: An August 2010 blog by Govindarajan and Christian Sarkar set off a campaign to re-invent housing for the world’s poorest people.
Innovation Award:
Vijay Govindarajan An Indian-born professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School, Govindarajan is a recent champion of the $300 house and the concept of reverse innovation, which emerged from his time spent as professor in residence and chief innovation consultant at General Electric.
Leadership Award:
Marshall Goldsmith Author of the best-sellers What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, and Mojo, Marshall Goldsmith is corporate America’s favorite executive coach. His success is built on a no-nonsense approach to leaders and leadership and a Buddhist philosophy.
Marcus Buckingham With a string of best sellers to his name and a reputation as a charismatic speaker, Buckingham argues that we should all play to our strengths.
Global Village Award:
Haiyan Wang The managing partner of the China India Institute is US-based and Chinese-born. Co-author of two books, Getting China and India Right and The Quest for Global Dominance, Wang advises on what it takes to succeed in the new world order.
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