Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Leadership in a Global Environment
Management vs. Leadership Management Leadership ââ¬â Vision & strategy ââ¬â Keeping an eye on the horizon ââ¬â Creating shared values ââ¬â Helping others grow ââ¬â Reducing boundaries ââ¬â Focusing on people ââ¬â Based on personal power ââ¬â Acting as a coach ââ¬â Emotional connections ââ¬â Open mind ââ¬â Listening ââ¬â Nonconformity ââ¬â Insight into self ââ¬â Creates change and a culture of integrity Source: Daft (2008), p. 15 Leadership Direction: Planning & budgeting ââ¬â Keeping an eye on the bottom line ââ¬â Organizing & staffing ââ¬â Directing & controlling ââ¬â Creating boundaries ââ¬â Focusing on products ââ¬â Based on position power ââ¬â Acting as boss ââ¬â Emotional distance ââ¬â Expert mind ââ¬â Talking ââ¬â Conformity ââ¬â Insight into organization Alignment: Relationships: Personal Qualities: Outcomes: ââ¬â Maintains stability ââ¬â Creates culture of efficienc y Definition of culture Internet in Leadership Germany Members of a group or a society sharing a distinct way of life with common values, attitudes and behaviors that are transmitted over time in a gradual, yet dynamic process.Source: Harris, J. E. / Moran, R. T. (1979). International Context Culture Bbehavior Values Attitudes Source: Adler (2002) p. 17. Values ââ¬â attitudes ââ¬â behavior Internet in Leadership Germany Values => explicit or implicit desirable to an individual or group => influences the selection from available modes, mearns and ends of action International Context => can be both consciously and unconsciously Attitudes => expresses values and disposes a person to act or react in a certain way to something Bbehavior => any form of human action Source: Adler ( 2002), p. 18. Linking values to behavior Internet in Leadership GermanyBbehavior Value Sample Countries/Areas China/Thailand Australia/United States 1 2 Use of understatement Asking people to call you by your first name Taking off from work to attend the funeral of an aunt Not helping the person next to you on an exam Disagreeing openly with someone at a meeting Not laying off an older worker whose performance is weak H Indirectness F Informality Centrality of family Self-reliance 3 B Venezuela/Korea International Context 4 5 6 I Switzerland/Canada Germany/England A Directness E Respect for age Japan/Pakistan 7 At a meeting agreeing with a suggestion you think is wrong D Saving faceAsia generally 8 Inviting the teaboy to eat lunch with you in your office J Egalitarianism Cambodia/Vietnam 9 Asking the headmaster's opinion about something you're an expert on G Defence to authority India/Brazil 10 Accepting, without question that something can't be changed C External Control Saudi Arabia/Turkey Source: www. uop. edu/sis/culture. Culture: The hidden dimension Culture has observable aspects and suspected, imagined, or intuited. Internet in Leadership Germany Holiday customs Facial expre ssions Paintings Food Music Eating habits Literature Concept of personal space Work ethic GesturesInternational Context Rules of social etiquete Religious beliefs Concept of beauty Childraising beliefs Importance of time Values Concept of leadership Concept of fairness Concept of self General world view Nature of friendship Source: www. uop. edu/sis/culture. Cultural dimensions by Hofstede Internet in Leadership Germany ââ¬â based on the first and most detailed cross-cultural research study ââ¬â national culture explained more of the differences in work-related values and attitudes than did position, profession, age or gender International Context 1. Power distance . Individualism 3. Masculinity 4. Uncertainty avoidance 5. Long term orientation Source: www. geert-hofstede. com. Power distance Internet in Leadership Germany 1. Power distance = degree of equality, or inequality, between people in the country's society. International Context High Power Distance ââ¬â Core va lue: respect for status ââ¬â Core distinction: powerful/dependant ââ¬â Key element: centralization Low Power Distance ââ¬â Core value: peopleââ¬Ës equality ââ¬â Core distinction: whether or not responsible for a certain task ââ¬â Key element: decentralization Individualism 2.
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