Most of what is written about leadership has been written by western scholars and practitioners-mostly from the United
States- Thus, what we have studied in this module so far reflects western assumptions and values about how to improve
leadership performance-
But leadership quality, we know, is mostly about perception- If the followers perceive that a person is a leader, that
person will be treated with respect and the followers will grant him the power and authority to guide their actions- These
perceptions can vary across cultures, and successful global leaders know that leadership is viewed differently in
different cultures and modify their behaviors to align with culturally diverse expectations- This is what is called Cultural
Intelligence-
The following reading discusses the importance of cultural awareness in increasing organizational effectiveness:
O’Reilly, C- (2013)- Why is cultural intelligence important? Retrieved from httpzlllmmw-trainingzone-co-uk/topic/soft-skills
Iwhy-cultuiral-intelligence-important/181942
In this exercise, there are two sets of quizzes (A & B) that you will participate in-
Select either the Cross Cultural Work Scenarios or Working Globally Across Cultures quiz from httpzllwnN-commisceo-
global-com/quizzes/cultural-awareness-quizzes?view=qcategory&cat_id=39 _‘ W, – ; g l l – , . 7-
Choose any one of the country quizzes at httpzthMN-commisceo-globalcom/quizzes/cultucéglfawaren,essf