Using the broaden-and-build theory as an organizing framework, we hypothesized and tested a model that provides evidence for the role of positivity in global leader competence. We found that positive psychological capital (PsyCap) mediates the relationship between global mindset and three relevant global leader competencies: nonjudgmentalness, inquisitiveness, and performance. PsyCap partially mediates the relationship between cognitive complexity and nonjudgmentalness and fully mediates the relationship between cosmopolitanism and inquisitiveness. Cognitive complexity and nonjudgmentalness both have direct relationships with performance. We include implications for global leadership selection, training, and development and future directions for PsyCap research in relation to global mindset.
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