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Being too collaborative can actually hold you back at work, argues leadership coach Rebecca Shambaugh. Instead of showing how well you build consensus and work with others, it can look like indecision or failure to prioritize. She explains what to do if you over-collaborate, how to manage someone who does, and offers some advice for women—whose bosses are more likely to see them as overly consensus-driven. Shambaugh is the author of the books It's Not a Glass Ceiling, It's a Sticky Floor and Make Room for Her. Key episode topics include: leadership styles, collaboration, decision making, problem solving HBR On Leadership curates the best conversations and case studies with the world's top business and management experts, to help you unlock the best in those around you. New episodes every week. Listen to the original HBR IdeaCast episode: Managing Someone Who's Too CollaborativeFind more episodes of HBR IdeaCastDiscover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at HBR.org.]]>

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Noah Smith & Brad DeLong Record the Podcast We, at Least, Would Like to Listen to!; Aspirationally Bi-Weekly (Meaning Every Other Week); Aspirationally an hour...Key Insights:* Someone is wrong on the internet! Specifically Brad… He needs to shape up and scrub his brain… * Back in the 2000s, Brad argued that the U.S. should over the next few generations try to pass the baton of world leadership to a prosperous, democratic, liberal China…* Back in the 2000s, Noah thought that Brad was wrong—he looked at the Chinese Communist Party, and he thought: communist parties do not do “coëxistence”…* Noah understands people with a limitless authoritarian desire for power—people like Trump, Xi, Putin, and in the reverse Abe—and the systems that nurture and promote them…* Why did Brad go wrong? Excessive reliance in the deep structures of his brain on the now 60-year-old Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World.* Why did Brad go wrong? A failure to understand Lenin's party of a new type as a bureaucratic-cultural organization…* Suggestions for what Brad DeLong should earn during his forthcoming stint in the reëducation camp are welcome…* &, as always, Hexapodia…References:* Bear, Greg. 1985. Blood Music. New York: Arbor House. .* Brown, Kerry. 2022. Xi: A Study in Power. London: Icon Books..* Cai, Xia. 2022. "The Weakness of Xi Jinping: How Hubris and Paranoia Threaten China's Future." Foreign Affairs. September/October. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/xi-jinping-china-weakness-hubris-paranoia-threaten-future.* DeLong, J. Bradford. 2019. "What to Do About China?" Project Syndicate, June 5. .* DeLong, J. Bradford. 2019. "America's Superpower Panic". Project Syndicate, August 14. .* DeLong, J. Bradford. 2023. "Theses on China, the US, Political-Economic Systems, Global Value Chains, & the Relationship". Grasping Reality. Accessed June 19. .* Lampton, David M. 2019. Following the Leader: Ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping. Berkeley: University of California Press..* Moore, Barrington, Jr. 1966. Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord & Peasant in the Making of the Modern World. Boston: Beacon Press. .* Pronin, Ivan, & Mikhail Stepichev. 1969. Leninist Standards of Party Life. Moscow: Progress Publishers. .* Sandbu, Martin. 2022. “Brad DeLong: ‘The US is now an anti-globalisation outlier'”. Financial Times. November 23. .* Sasaki, Norihiko. 2023. "Functions and Significance of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms and the Central Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Commission." Chinese Journal of Political Science 28 (3): 1-15. Accessed May 14, 2024. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24761028.2023.2185394.* Shambaugh, David, ed. 2020. China and the World. New York: Oxford University Press. .&* Vinge, Vernor. 1999. A Deepness in the Sky. New York: Tor Books. . Get full access to Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality at braddelong.substack.com/subscribe

Construction metaphors are a popular way to describe the process of building anything worthwhile, and creating a lucrative career is no different. You begin laying a solid foundation by choosing the career path you wish to take, acquiring the necessary credentials (education, skills, certification, etc.), and earning an entry-level position or internship. Once you start working, you gain a reputation that can help your growth potential through technical and soft skills like communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. Career growth typically follows as you get more experience and show aptitude in your profession.Today's guest on Find Your Niche: A Career Podcast, Grant Bucher, built his construction career through that foundational work. He earned an engineering degree at Purdue University and leveled up his credentials by picking up his MBA from Indiana. During that time, he worked his way up the ranks with Shambaugh and Son, beginning as a summer intern while he finished his bachelor's degree and eventually becoming a project manager before moving on to Weigand Construction. He joins host Lori Cole to discuss:• How to become a construction project manager• What a typical day looks like in construction project management• What qualities he looks for when hiring someone to join his team• How he pivoted into launching a political campaignListen to the full episode for more information on construction careers, and subscribe to Find Your Niche: A Career Podcast for more career advice. You can also find additional content on our YouTube channel!

The Season of Influence!Your Intuitive Channel is your greatest gift. It's your direct connection to your Soul and the truth you are here to live on Earth.This season is devoted to co-creating POWERFUL space with some of the most brilliant and intuitive women I've had the pleasure of working with, and with a special emphasis because all of these women are soulful, integral, and influential women within the Cleveland area! So for those who are local, you will find this opens your eyes to the power and purpose echoing through our midwest city.. and those who are not local, you will find tremendous value in the episodes and also will likely be able to connect with these women virtually! So, let's lean in!This episode continues our season with a woman who simply can be described as “personal power on legs”; KIm Shambaugh! She's an Intuitive & Nutrition Lifestyle Transformation Expert and the Founder of Never Settle Lifestyle and she is here to rock this world!Together, we explore:The power of AUTHENTIC and genuine coaching (multiple types of coaching, in fact)Steps she sees her clients navigate in the transformation journey and why they are so successful with her workThe call to a Higher (Self) standard... both for coaches and clients alike and how to embrace this callDeveloping authenticity in every area of life and coming back to our Highest Self when we waverAnd so much more!As you tune in, be sure to check out Never Settle Lifestyle online:Website: https://neversettlelife.mykajabi.com/storeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/neversettlelife/Thank you for being here my friends! I love this podcast and can't wait to see where the season takes us!Xx Courtney If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me on Instagram @courtney.vanatta! And please, don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and share with a sister who you know will appreciate the wisdom as well! Connect With Courtney:Newsletter Sign UpCourtney's Instagram & Facebook

Marissa talks with Tara Shambaugh about how connect travel with the education of our kids. While Tara's family was traveling she combined where they were in the world with what her son was learning. Because of this the education and travel worked together to help him learn by hands on activity and work at home.  If you are traveling within the U.S.A. make sure you go to as many National Parks as you can. The Junior Ranger programs are great quality, and if you have a 4th grader and are a U.S. citizen you can get a free pass to the parks.  Make sure you follow Tara on Instagram to see what her and her family are up to nowadays! 

originally aired 03.09.2022, 02.09.2022, 05.25.2022We revisit the Best of Frankie Boyer's interviews with Becky Shambaugh, Christopher G De Pree, and Morgan Champion

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What happens when even the best-laid plans are consistently challenged by supply chain disruptions? Join David Hamilton, VP of Purchasing at Structure Tone, Joe Rossi, Executive Director of Workplace Delivery & National Real Estate at Verizon, Charlie Pavelec, SVP of Shambaugh's Electrical Division, and Tom Ike, EVP of Lutron Electronics, as they dive into the day-to-day challenges and long-term opportunities today's unpredictable supply chain represents.

Frankie Boyer is an award winning talk show host that empowers listeners to live healthy vibrant lives http://www.frankieboyer.comGuests:Becky Shambaugh is President of SHAMBAUGH Leadership, and Founder of Women in Leadership and Learning. Rebecca has served as a strategic partner with a number of executives and their organizations to create inclusive work cultures that drive greater talent utilization, innovation and gender balance. Her Ted X Talk was called It's Not a Glass Ceiling, It's a Sticky Floor. https://shambaughleadership.com/Olympia LePoint, an internationally recognized scientist, helped launch NASA's Endeavour, Discovery, Columbia, and Atlantis Space Shuttles, part of a career total of 28 Space Shuttle Launches. LePoint has gained numerous engineering awards. With her new book and her award-winning Answers Unleashed® educational science book series, LePoint discusses how human decisions can alter the course of time and how science and technology will change the course of our future. https://olympialepoint.com/

In this *very relaxed* episode, join me in my living room with my fiancé Kurt + our best friend Alex. We discuss what it's like to experience body dysmorphia from a guy's perspective, steroid use, + where competition has its place. --- Ways to work with me

Ben Shambaugh founded Wayside Farm in Sandwich, NH over 30 years ago. Since 2013 he has been trying a variety of alternative fruit crops under the Great Northern Berries name. Through trial and error he has found what works and what doesn't for his business. Come join us and learn about their journey into producing honey berry and other unique small fruit crops.   ResourcesWayside Farm   Interviewer Nick Rowley Produced byThe University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity educator and employer. UNH, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and New Hampshire counties cooperating. Our programs and policies are consistent with pertinent Federal and State laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, reprisal orretaliation for prior civil rights activity. 

On this edition of ST, we welcome back to the show Prof. David Shambaugh of George Washington University. He recently gave an address at the Tulsa Committee on Foreign Relations (or TCFR) titled "Where Great Powers Meet: America and China in Southeast Asia." An internationally recognized authority and award-winning author on contemporary China and the global relations of Asia, Shambaugh has visited or lived in China every year since 1979 and has traveled extensively throughout Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The title of his talk at the TCFR is also the name of his recent book from Oxford University Press. (He's written more than 30 books overall, and another volume that he'll publish this year is titled "China's Leaders from Mao to Xi.")

4. Meet my Fiancé, Kurt! In this episode you get to know Kurt + I, how we met + how the name "Never Settle Lifestyle" came to be for my Nutrition + Lifestyle Coaching business. We discuss what "never settling" means to us + how we use the mantra as a cornerstone for our lives. -- Come hang out with me Sept 22nd at 1 pm EST for a FREE Masterclass: "Stick To Your Nutrition Program No Matter What!" If you're on the journey to bettering your health + body through better nutrition but just can't seem to stick with it, this is for you! Learn why we self-sabatoge + just can't stick to most programs. Learn how to stick to your program, no matter what life throws at you so you can get the results you've been working so hard for! The nutrition program that works is the one that you will consistently stick to. RSVP HERE. -- Follow me on: Instagram Facebook --

Water drainage is critical for farms in the Midwest. But farmers don't usually receive comprehensive and unbiased information about water management and drainage solutions, and have to focus on short-term costs instead of long-term equity. Taking a holistic and objective approach can improve farms and water quality, as explained in this episode with Quint Shambaugh, Co-Founder of DIGS Associates. Quint discusses the opportunities to address agricultural drainage across a watershed, bring farms together on projects, reduce nutrient pollution, and help the health of local waterways and the Mississippi River. waterloop is made possible in part by grants from Spring Point Partners and the Walton Family Foundation. waterloop is sponsored by High Sierra Showerheads, the smart and stylish way to save water, energy, and money while enjoying a powerful shower. Use promo code Loop20 for 20 percent off at https://www.highsierrashowerheads.com​​​.

This week, Mike is joined by David Shambaugh, the Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies at George Washington University, to discuss his new book, “Where Great Powers Meet: America and China in Southeast Asia.” The two start with a discussion about how U.S.-China relations have gotten to their lowest point since normalization, and how Southeast Asia has become an open field for competition. Perception matters, but Shambaugh argues that it has become out of touch with reality. Is China's inevitable rise in the region a false narrative? Why is U.S. engagement in Southeast Asia underappreciated, and how can we increase U.S. diplomatic efforts in the region?

Everyday Black men and women endure racial discrimination, prejudice, injustice, and oppression. Racism is a national crisis and has been since America’s founding. Reading the recent stories of George Flyod and Breonna Taylor, who are among thousands of other Black people victim of police brutality is upsetting and disheartening. I’ve thought very hard about how to approach this week’s episode, while also being conscious of my privilege. In this week’s episode I hope to continue a broader discussion of racial inequality in this country. The article mentioned in the episode: Patten, Eileen. “Racial, Gender Wage Gaps Persist in U.S. despite Some Progress.” Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, 1 July 2016, www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/01/racial-gender-wage-gaps-persist-in-u-s-despite-some-progress/ Non-profit and NGOs: Black Lives Matter; Minnesota Freedom Fund; George Floyd Memorial Fund; Philadelphia Bail Fund; Brooklyn Community Bail Fund; National Bail Out; The Bail Project; Color of Change; UndocuBlack Network; NAACP; ACLU; Community Justice Exchange; Campaign Zero; Integrate NYC; Black Girls Code; National Black Disability Coalition Relevant Articles: Imhoff, Jordyn. “Health Inequality Actually Is a ‘Black and White Issue’, Research Says.” Health & Wellness Topics, Health Tips & Disease Prevention, 3 June 2020, healthblog.uofmhealth.org/lifestyle/health-inequality-actually-a-black-and-white-issue-research-says. Jackson, Trevor. “The Inequality of ‘Human Rights.’” Public Books, 31 Dec. 2018, www.publicbooks.org/the-inequality-of-human-rights/. Loury, Glenn C., et al. “Why Does Racial Inequality Persist?” Manhattan Institute, 7 May 2019, www.manhattan-institute.org/racial-inequality-in-america-post-jim-crow-segregation. McIntosh, Kriston, et al. “Examining the Black-White Wealth Gap.” Brookings, Brookings, 27 Feb. 2020, www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/02/27/examining-the-black-white-wealth-gap/. Shambaugh, Jay, et al. “How Racial and Regional Inequality Affect Economic Opportunity.” Brookings, Brookings, 19 Feb. 2019, www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2019/02/15/how-racial-and-regional-inequality-affect-economic-opportunity/. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buddiesinthebigapple/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/buddiesinthebigapple/support

After days of intense negotiations, the Senate's expansive coronavirus relief bill "needs to get both the health response right and the economic response right for the economy to do well," says Jay Shambaugh, director of the Hamilton Project at Brookings.  Shambaugh explains the different assistance programs for individuals and  businesses, how the bill creatively boosts unemployment insurance, and what policymakers' next move should be to continue protecting workers and the economy.  Full show notes: https://brook.gs/2UyOP3L  Subscribe to Brookings podcasts on Apple or Google podcasts, or on Spotify. Send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. The Current is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.  

As we celebrate this month 50 YEARS of Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies and Multidisciplinary Engineering Degree Programs, we are excited to share a new installment of the programs' podcast. Co-hosts Oscar and Zach, both recent MDE acoustical engineering alumni, talk with 1976 IDE Alumnus Mark Shambaugh of Shambaugh and Son, a construction engineering services company specializing in the design build philosophy. He discussed the philosophy of design build and how it has been pivotal in their success, as well as Mark’s personal journey through this industry.   Mark also reflected on his time at Purdue University and how IDE helped to tailor his degree to match his career aspirations. He shared some great insights into program’s past and how this program can continue to prepare students while also allowing them to explore their passions.  

Jay Shambaugh, a senior fellow at Brookings and director of the Hamilton Project, joins David Dollar to discuss why economic prosperity is concentrated in certain regions of the United States while other areas are left behind. Their conversation draws from “Place-based policies for shared economic growth,” a recent book from the Hamilton Project that presents strategies for addressing regional inequality and explains why many previous place-based proposals have failed. Shambaugh and Dollar also unpack the significance of U.S. presidential candidates advocating for manipulating the value of the dollar to support U.S. manufacturing and whether that would help traditionally industrial areas like the old Rust Belt. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Rebecca Shambaugh, a leadership coach, says being too collaborative can actually hold you back at work. Instead of showing how well you build consensus and work with others, it can look like indecision or failure to prioritize. She explains what to do if you over-collaborate, how to manage someone who does, and offers some advice for women — whose bosses are more likely to see them as overly consensus-driven. Shambaugh is the author of the books "It's Not a Glass Ceiling, It's a Sticky Floor" and "Make Room For Her."

Birch Shambaugh and Fayth Preyer are the husband-and-wife team behind Woodford Food and Beverage, a neighborhood bar and restaurant in Portland. The two had dreamed of bringing the vitality of a neighborhood eatery to the former Valle’s Steakhouse in the center of Woodfords Corner. Now open for nearly two years, Woodford Food and Beverage continues to play a role in the dynamic off-peninsula hospitality landscape. As local residents and parents of a pair of young children, they are proud to contribute to that vitality by bringing another quality dining option to the neighborhood they call home. https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/birch-shambaugh-woodford-fb/

October 19, 2017 The 19th Party Congress is a “Xi Jinping Show” and China’s political system, under Xi’s rule, has lost much of its flexibility. That’s the rather blunt assessment of David Shambaugh of George Washington University in Washington D.C. Shortly before the start of the 19th Party Congress, Shambaugh visited Berlin and discussed China under Xi Jinping with Willy Lam of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who was equally sober in his assessment of the state of the People’s Republic. The exchange between the two renowned China experts on September 28 was jointly organized by the Robert Bosch Foundation and Merics and was moderated by Merics researcher Kristin Shi-Kupfer. You can listen to an edited version of the public event in our new Merics Experts podcast.

Jay Shambaugh is a professor of economics and international affairs at The George Washington University and a former member on the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Today, he joins the show to discuss his work on the “Macroeconomic Trilemma” (or “Impossible Trinity”): the problem that a country cannot maintain a fixed exchange rate, free movement of capital, and an independent monetary policy all at once. He also shares stories from his time at the CEA as well as thoughts on current monetary policy both for the U.S. and the Eurozone. David’s blog: http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com/ Jay Shambaugh’s GW profile: https://www2.gwu.edu/~iiep/about/faculty/jshambaugh/ David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth Jay Shambaugh’s Twitter: @JayCShambaugh Related links: “The Euro’s Three Crises” by Jay C. Shambaugh https://www.brookings.edu/bpea-articles/the-euros-three-crises/ “Financial Stability, the Trilemma, and International Reserves” by Maurice Obstfeld, Jay C. Shambaugh, & Alan M. Taylor http://www.nber.org/papers/w14217

Ladies and gentlemen and people of all diverse experiences: Your ideas and experiences are each and all required in the managerial mix for any company that wants to survive.  Host Bart Jackson brings on board author and women's leadership consultant Ms. Rebecca Shambaugh to discuss the benefits of boradening the corporate scope by diversifying your leadership.  Ms. Shambaugh's, a feminine C-suite pioneer in her own right, has pointed the way for women's leadership in her best-selling The Leadership Style of Hillary Clinton,  and latest Make Room For Her.  If you are a man seeking to bring more ideas and fresh perspectives to your company table, or a woman seeking to get the ultimate fulfillment from your career, tune in and revel in the insights. –

A pro-Beijing radio network spreads its message via American airwaves. Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images This is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on this link to subscribe. As China’s economy has exploded like a nitroglycerin firecracker, a campaign of positive messaging has emanated from Beijing. » Subscribe in iTunes » Subscribe using RSS This week, a Reuters investigation uncovered what it calls a “covert radio network” of “China-friendly news” engineered by the Chinese government. China watchers say the effort is part of a government strategy to combat global criticism of human rights abuses. This week on our Shortwave podcast, we speak with John Shiffman, who was part of the Reuters team that investigated the Chinese radio initiative, as well as David Shambaugh of George Washington University, author of the book “China Goes Global.” Shambaugh puts the Reuters story in context of what he calls China’s “soft power push.” Also, this is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on the link above. The post Podcast: How the Chinese government gets its messages on America’s airwaves appeared first on PBS NewsHour.

Ladies and gentlemen and people of all diverse experiences: Your ideas and experiences are each and all required in the managerial mix for any company that wants to survive.  Host Bart Jackson brings on board author and women's leadership consultant Ms. Rebecca Shambaugh to discuss the benefits of boradening the corporate scope by diversifying your leadership.  Ms. Shambaugh's, a feminine C-suite pioneer in her own right, has pointed the way for women's leadership in her best-selling The Leadership Style of Hillary Clinton,  and latest Make Room For Her.  If you are a man seeking to bring more ideas and fresh perspectives to your company table, or a woman seeking to get the ultimate fulfillment from your career, tune in and revel in the insights. 

Joining me is Rebecca Shambaugh. A nationally known leadership strategist, Becky has over 20 years of experience helping organizations and executives respond to critical leadership challenges and opportunities in today’s business environment. She is CEO of Shambaugh Leadership. Becky founded Women In Leadership and Learning (WILL), the first executive leadership development program in the country, dedicated to the research, advancement, and retention of women leaders and executives.Becky is a known thought leader in the industry and is the author of two best seller books titled, “Leadership Secrets of Hillary Clinton” and “It’s Not A Glass Ceiling, It’s A Sticky Floor,” and her new book, “Make Room For Her: Why Companies Need an Integrated Leadership Model To Achieve Extraordinary Results.”She has been showcased on Fox News (New York), Washington Business, ABC, and numerous syndicated radio talk shows. She has been featured in publications such as: Leader to Leader, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Time Magazine, USA Today, Fortune Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Pink Magazine, and Entrepreneur Magazine.Show originally aired on CBS Radio's Sky Network, and is the property of Bonnie MarcusListen to the October 1st show.

Citizens of nations across the globe cannot help but notice the spectacular growth of the Chinese economy in recent years. This country, the famous "workshop of the world," appears on the front page of major newspapers on a daily basis. But, while many have focused on China's politics, economic development, and social changes, few have considered how much influence China has in regional and international affairs. Is China trying to establish itself a global power, a challenger to the United States as a global leader? In his book, CHINA GOES GLOBAL: The Partial Power (Oxford | February 14, 2013), David Shambaugh—a leading expert in Chinese studies with more than three decades of experience in China-watching—offers a comprehensive account of China's prominence in the global arena. Assessing China's activities all across the world and along six different dimensions—perceptual, diplomatic, global governance, economic, cultural, and strategic—Shambaugh argues that China lacks influence in most international domains and is not the kind of challenge to global order and the United States that many argue it is. Shambaugh traces China's development over the past thirty years, when its role in global affairs was relatively minor and mostly limited to East Asia. Drawing on his vast knowledge of the country, Shambaugh shows how China's growing economic power has given the nation access to other industries, ranging from mineral mines in Africa, to currency markets in the West, to oilfields in the Middle East, to agribusiness in Latin America, to the factories of East Asia. And, he demonstrates China's ambition by pointing to its growing military power and presence in diplomatic affairs, as well as its increasing cultural influence and the large role it plays in commercialism across the world. In spite of its astronomic growth, however, Shambaugh argues that China's influence is still more broad than deep and that it lacks the influence attributed to a major world power. Instead, it is a "partial power." Topics for discussion include: • China's role as a global diplomatic actor • China's behavior in the UN Security Council and other international organizations • China's contributions (or lack thereof) to global governance • China's energy consumption and environmental impact • China's military development • China's outbound direct investment and multinational corporations • China's attempts to accrue "soft power" • China's challenge to the United States in Asian and world affairs • China as a rising power

Citizens of nations across the globe cannot help but notice the spectacular growth of the Chinese economy in recent years. This country, the famous "workshop of the world," appears on the front page of major newspapers on a daily basis. But, while many have focused on China's politics, economic development, and social changes, few have considered how much influence China has in regional and international affairs. Is China trying to establish itself a global power, a challenger to the United States as a global leader? In his book, CHINA GOES GLOBAL: The Partial Power (Oxford | February 14, 2013), David Shambaugh—a leading expert in Chinese studies with more than three decades of experience in China-watching—offers a comprehensive account of China's prominence in the global arena. Assessing China's activities all across the world and along six different dimensions—perceptual, diplomatic, global governance, economic, cultural, and strategic—Shambaugh argues that China lacks influence in most international domains and is not the kind of challenge to global order and the United States that many argue it is. Shambaugh traces China's development over the past thirty years, when its role in global affairs was relatively minor and mostly limited to East Asia. Drawing on his vast knowledge of the country, Shambaugh shows how China's growing economic power has given the nation access to other industries, ranging from mineral mines in Africa, to currency markets in the West, to oilfields in the Middle East, to agribusiness in Latin America, to the factories of East Asia. And, he demonstrates China's ambition by pointing to its growing military power and presence in diplomatic affairs, as well as its increasing cultural influence and the large role it plays in commercialism across the world. In spite of its astronomic growth, however, Shambaugh argues that China's influence is still more broad than deep and that it lacks the influence attributed to a major world power. Instead, it is a "partial power." Topics for discussion include: • China's role as a global diplomatic actor • China's behavior in the UN Security Council and other international organizations • China's contributions (or lack thereof) to global governance • China's energy consumption and environmental impact • China's military development • China's outbound direct investment and multinational corporations • China's attempts to accrue "soft power" • China's challenge to the United States in Asian and world affairs • China as a rising power