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LDRS 303 Assignment

–

Gender

and Culture in

Leadership

Rania Llewellyn, CEO of Laurentian Bank of Canada

Please read the article “

Rania Llewellyn, CEO of Laurentian Bank of Canada

”

Within your team, please discuss

how this arti

cle substantiate what you learned in:

·

Northouse, Chapter 1

5

–

Gender and

Leadership

.

·

Northouse, Chapter 1

6

–

Culture

and Leadership.

Use

might want to consider the following points

.

1.

In the article,

what are

the challenges Ra

nia Llewellyn faced

?

2.

What

personal

characteristics does Rania have

to over

come

?

3.

What did she

have to do to break the

“

class

ceiling

”

?

4.

Do you think

“

ethnocentrism

”

affects Rania

’

s career?

5.

Can you identify any

“

critical life events

”

in this article?

6.

Did you learn anything that is not covered by Northouse? If yes, please share with us

what you learned. Please be specific.

7.

What did you learn about female leaders in Northouse? Is this different in the article?

H

as your opinion change? Yes or no? Please explain.

8.

What are some of initiatives Rania can take to promote

multiculturalism and

di

versity?

9.

As a person of colour,

what can you do to promote mu

lticulturalism and diversity?

The following

gender

qu

estions will be

assigned by your instructor

.

·

What is a

“

labyrinth

”

?

·

Discuss the differenc

e between

“

glass ceiling, glass cliff, and glass escalator

”

?

·

Do you think

“

prejudice

”

exist in all of us? Why or why not?

·

Explain

the difference between

“

agentic

”

and

“

communal

”

characteristics.

·

Pleas

e explain to the class what

“

inter

sectionality

”

means.

The following

cultur

al

qu

estions will be

assigned by your instructor

.

·

What is the difference between

“

multicultural”

and

“

diversity

?

”

·

Do you think

“e

thnocentrism

” exist in

your culture? Why or why not?

·

Please

tell the class about your cultur

al orientation.

Compare your culture with the culture

of your cl

assmates.

·

Discuss

with the class the foll

owing cultur

al dimensions of your culture

comparing to

o

ther cultures.

o

Chari

smatic/value

-

based leadership

o

Team

-

oriented leadership

o

Participat

ive leadership

o

Humane

-

oriented leadership

o

Autonomous leadership

o

Self

-

protective leadership

·

Discuss the difference between eastern and western cultures. How

would you lead in a

western culture?

·

Discuss the difference between eastern and western cultures. How wo

uld you lead in a

n

eastern

culture?

LDRS 303 Assignment – Gender and Culture in Leadership

Rania Llewellyn, CEO of Laurentian Bank of Canada

Please read the article “Rania Llewellyn, CEO of Laurentian Bank of Canada”

Within your team, please discuss how this article substantiate what you learned in:

 Northouse, Chapter 15 – Gender and Leadership.

 Northouse, Chapter 16 – Culture and Leadership.

Use might want to consider the following points.

1. In the article, what are the challenges Rania Llewellyn faced?

2. What personal characteristics does Rania have to overcome?

3. What did she have to do to break the “class ceiling”?

4. Do you think “ethnocentrism” affects Rania’s career?

5. Can you identify any “critical life events” in this article?

6. Did you learn anything that is not covered by Northouse? If yes, please share with us

what you learned. Please be specific.

7. What did you learn about female leaders in Northouse? Is this different in the article?

Has your opinion change? Yes or no? Please explain.

8. What are some of initiatives Rania can take to promote multiculturalism and diversity?

9. As a person of colour, what can you do to promote multiculturalism and diversity?

The following gender questions will be assigned by your instructor.

 What is a “labyrinth”?

 Discuss the difference between “glass ceiling, glass cliff, and glass escalator”?

 Do you think “prejudice” exist in all of us? Why or why not?

 Explain the difference between “agentic” and “communal” characteristics.

 Please explain to the class what “intersectionality” means.

The following cultural questions will be assigned by your instructor.

 What is the difference between “multicultural” and “diversity?”

 Do you think “ethnocentrism” exist in your culture? Why or why not?

 Please tell the class about your cultural orientation. Compare your culture with the culture

of your classmates.

 Discuss with the class the following cultural dimensions of your culture comparing to

other cultures.

o Charismatic/value-based leadership

o Team-oriented leadership

o Participative leadership

o Humane-oriented leadership

o Autonomous leadership

o Self-protective leadership

 Discuss the difference between eastern and western cultures. How would you lead in a

western culture?

 Discuss the difference between eastern and western cultures. How would you lead in an

eastern culture?