Reflective essay

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Developing Leadership Diver

WEEK 11

Dr Edward Kachab

Oct 17th

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Learning Objectives

Understand and reduce the difficulties faced by minorities in organizations

Apply an awareness of the dimensions of diversity and multicultural issues in your everyday life

Encourage and support diversity to meet organizational needs

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Learning Objectives

Consider the role of cultural values and attitudes in determining how to deal with employees from different cultures or ethnic backgrounds

Break down personal barriers that may stand in the way of becoming an inclusive leader

Use sponsorship and employee affinity groups to support female and minority participation and advancement

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What is diversity?

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Definition of Diversity

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Exhibit 11.1 – Traditional vs. Inclusive Models of Diversity

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Changing Attitudes Toward Diversity

Factors contributing to increased acceptance of diversity

• Demographic changes

• Shifting social values

• Globalization

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Paired Discussion

Why is diversity of thought important for today’s organizations? Do you think an organization can have diversity of thought if all employees are of the same race and approximately the same age and background?

Discuss

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Value of Organizational Diversity

Diversity of thought aids in achieving high performance

Broader and deeper base of ideas, opinions, and experiences

Increased creativity and innovation

Financial competitiveness

Helps meet the needs of diverse customers

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What Are Some Challenges Minorities Face?

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Challenges Minorities Face

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Challenges Women Face at Workplaces?

Although some women voluntarily leave the fast track, many genuinely want to move up the corporate ladder but find their paths blocked.

The greatest disadvantages for women leaders stem largely from prejudicial attitudes and a heavily male-oriented corporate culture.

Many organizations have found that high-performing women leave the company when they fail to receive opportunities for growth and advancement.

Companies need women leaders more than ever in today’s environment because of the strengths they bring to leadership.

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Exhibit 11.2 – Primary Domestic Responsibilities of High-Achieving Men and Women

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Paired Discussion

As a leader what can you do to break down some of these challenges at workplaces?

Discuss in item individually

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Surprising Solution to Workplace Diversity

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Women as Leaders

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Organizations with female leaders have up to 65 percent higher financial results than those without female leaders.

Women’s approach contributes to positive results, and it is more attuned to the needs and values of a multicultural environment.

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Women as Leaders

Idealized influence means that followers identify with and want to emulate the leader; the leader is trusted and respected, maintains high standards, and is considered to have power because of who she is rather than what position she holds.

Inspirational motivation is derived from the leader who appeals emotionally and symbolically to employees’ desire to do a good job and help achieve organizational goals.

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Women as Leaders

Individual consideration means each follower is treated as an individual but all are treated equitably; individual needs are recognized, and assignments are delegated to followers to provide learning opportunities.

Intellectual stimulation means questioning current methods and challenging employees to think in new ways.

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Exhibit 11.3 – Comparison of Male and Female Leaders by Their Subordinates

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Global Diversity and Sociocultural Environment

One of the most rapidly increasing sources of diversity is globalization.

Leaders can get a handle on the challenges of global diversity by understanding the sociocultural environment and by developing a higher cultural intelligence quotient (CQ) to know how to behave appropriately.

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Exhibit 11.4 – How Do You Shake Hands?

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What Might be Some Social Value Systems You Know?

Power distance: how much people accept equality in power; high power distance reflects an acceptance of power inequality among institutions, organizations, and individuals; low power distance means people expect equality in power.

Uncertainty avoidance: the degree to which members of a society feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity and thus support beliefs and behaviors that promise certainty and conformity.

Individualism: a value for a loosely knit social framework in which individuals are expected to take care of themselves.

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What Might be Some Social Value Systems You Know?

Collectivism: a preference for a tightly knit social framework in which people look out for one another and organizations protect their members’ interests.

Masculinity: a preference for achievement, heroism, assertiveness, work centrality, and material success.

Femininity: a preference for relationships, cooperation, group decision making, and quality of life.

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Exhibit 11.5 – Rank Orderings of 10 Countries along Four Dimensions of National Value System

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Paired Discussion

Discuss ways in which low power distance as a social value among followers could affect their interaction with a leader who displays high power distance.

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What is meant by Cultural Intelligence (CQ)?

Cultural intelligence refers to a person’s ability to use reasoning and observation skills to interpret unfamiliar gestures and situations and devise appropriate behavioral responses.

Developing a high CQ enables a person to interpret unfamiliar situations and adapt quickly.

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Cultural Intelligence Components

Cognitive component involves a person’s observational and learning skills and the ability to pick up on clues to understanding.

Emotional aspect concerns one’s self-confidence and self-motivation. A leader has to believe in his or her ability to understand and assimilate into a different culture.

Physical component refers to a person’s ability to shift his or her speech patterns, expressions, and body language to be in tune with people from a different culture.

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Exhibit 11.6 – Are Leaders Expected to Be Experts?

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Paired Discussion

1. Why is it important for today’s leaders to develop cultural intelligence?

2. Do you think a leader who has never had experience with people different from himself or herself can develop the ability to smoothly adapt to culturally different ways of thinking and behaving?

3. As a leader what can you do to develop your capacity for CQ?

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Exhibit 11.7 – Stages of Personal Diversity Awareness

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Paired Discussion

Recall a leader you worked for. At what stage of personal diversity awareness (refer to Exhibit 11.7) was this leader? Explain. At what stage of diversity awareness are you?

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Affinity Groups

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Case Study

The trouble with Bangles

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Case posted on LEO

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