Global Mindset Book
First Edition · 2022
Stand Up & Be Counted with a Global Mindset
◆ Archive edition · no longer available for sale
By Imtiaz Rastgar
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- 1st Edition
By the time I retired, the company I built was exporting heavy axle parts to more than 70 countries. This book is that road, distilled.
If your best product left the factory tomorrow, which country would want it first — and do you know why?
Every page pairs one short provocation with space for your own thinking.
About the book
One thought per page.
Room to write your own.
It comes from a life that started a metal-casting business in college — no money, fees to pay, a supportive father without deep pockets — and ended with the Rastgar name recognized worldwide. Metallurgy to product development, branding to distribution, trade fairs to building systems for export: continuous learning, set down plainly.
◆ A read-and-reflect workbook, not a 400-page lecture
Who it's for
Written for the owner in the thick of it.
01.
The bootstrapped founder
02.
The manufacturer eyeing exports
03.
The owner short on time
04.
The next generation
The mindset behind a name that travels.
The book moves the way the author’s own career did — from the shop floor outward to the world.
01. Think beyond borders
02. Build systems, not one-off sales
03. Product, brand & distribution
04. Trade fairs & market entry
Imtiaz Rastgar
- Founder & Chairman of the Rastgar Group, established 1967 — a leading manufacturer and exporter of heavy axle parts.
- Former CEO of the Engineering Development Board (2004–2007), tasked with taking Pakistani industry to Europe.
- CBI Netherlands Engineering Sector Expert — training and mentoring SMEs across multiple countries into export readiness.
- Author of three books bridging boardroom strategy and shop-floor execution.
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Rs. 2,500
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The book that started the Global Mindset conversation.
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Stand Up & Be Counted
The Global Mindset
Stand Up & Be Counted
The Global Mindset
Imtiaz Rastgar
About Author
Former CBI Netherlands Senior Trainer and Internationalization Strategist
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My consulting practice is built on the CBI Export Coaching Methodology — a proven, structured system that evaluates export readiness, builds management capacity, and creates tailored strategies for sustainable international growth. From export audits and market-entry strategies to partner identification, quality management, and training, I work closely with businesses and institutions to help them build competitiveness and achieve long-term export success.
- Expert in CBI Export Coaching Methodology
- International Business & Strategy Consultant
- Mentor to Successful Global SMEs
Stand Up & Be Counted
with a Global Mindset
The original edition that started the Global Mindset journey — now sold out and superseded by Imtiaz Rastgar's revised and updated Second Edition.
By the time I retired, the company I built was exporting heavy axle parts to more than 70 countries. This book is that road, distilled.
”One thought per page.
Room to write your own.
This is a book about your SME business — and how to scale it into a global player in whatever you do. It's written for the owner caught in a familiar bind: small size, small resources, and advisors who have never been through the mill themselves.
It comes from a life that started a metal-casting business in college — no money, fees to pay, a supportive father without deep pockets — and ended with the Rastgar name recognized worldwide. Metallurgy to product development, branding to distribution, trade fairs to building systems for export: continuous learning, set down plainly.
The narrative is deliberately short and crisp, because owners are busy. Every page leaves you a single thought to sit with — and the space beside it to answer in your own words. By the last page, you've drafted the future shape of your own business.
◆ A read-and-reflect workbook, not a 400-page lectureIf your best product left the factory tomorrow, which country would want it first — and do you know why?
Written for the owner in the thick of it.
Not for consultants who theorize from the sidelines. For the person who signs the cheques and carries the risk.
The bootstrapped founder
Small size, small resources, no rich backers — building something real from the ground up.
The manufacturer eyeing exports
Ready to sell beyond the local market, but unsure where the first serious buyer comes from.
The owner short on time
Wants signal, not noise — a book that respects the hours you don't have.
The next generation
Turning a family business into a name that travels, on systems that outlast any one deal.
The mindset behind a name that travels.
The book moves the way the author's own career did — from the shop floor outward to the world.
Think beyond borders
Why a global mindset — not just a bigger sales target — is what actually changes a small company's trajectory.
Build systems, not one-off sales
The shift from chasing chance orders to designing a repeatable machine for worldwide export.
Product, brand & distribution
From product development to branding to getting goods into distant markets — the full arc, made concrete.
Trade fairs & market entry
How to show up in international markets and be taken seriously — lessons paid for in real experience.
The original sold out. The thinking moved forward.
The First Edition was published in 2022 and is no longer available for sale. Imtiaz Rastgar subsequently revised and updated the book, resulting in the Second Edition published in 2026.
The First Edition introduced the book's practical read-and-reflect format: concise thoughts for SME owners, with space to record their own thoughts, hunches and action points.
If you are discovering the book today, the Second Edition is the edition to read. It carries the Global Mindset philosophy forward in a revised and updated 2026 edition.
Continue with the updated Second Edition.
The First Edition will not be re-stocked. The revised Second Edition is the current version and is available now.
- Revised and updated by Imtiaz Rastgar
- The current edition for new readers
- Physical read-and-reflect format
- Available for delivery across Pakistan
- Full Second Edition overview
- Updated book positioning
- Author background and Global Mindset story
- Current purchase links
The First Edition opened the conversation.
The Second Edition carries it forward.
The 2022 First Edition is sold out and preserved here as part of the book's publishing history. For the current, revised version, continue to the Second Edition.
The book that started the Global Mindset conversation.
This archive page preserves the First Edition published in 2022. It is sold out and is not being reprinted. The original book used a practical read-and-reflect format: a short thought on one page, with space opposite to record your own thoughts, hunches and action points. The revised Second Edition, published in 2026, is the current edition.