Leaders and Leadership

Leaders are everywhere and hail from all walks of life. Sometimes they are business or government leaders, or even leaders in your own families.

Most people meet someone in their lives whom they admire for their leadership characteristics and skills. Think about some leaders you have known

or read about and why they inspired you.

Use the library, your course materials, and the Internet to research biographies of various leaders and leadership theories. Then, respond to the

following:

Identify 3 leaders, and discuss why you admire them.

Briefly describe 1 of the leaders you admire and why you selected that leader.

What leadership traits does he or she possess that you think are most important in being an effective leader?

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

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