From today’s simulation, our groups were placed in two different scenarios: the first one as a solar wireless speaker company, and the other as a distributor if clean water to areas in need. In our initial run, I was a nonnative English speaker who could only read every other word or so that the other…
Tag: Leadership in a Global Context
Global Collaboration Simulation: Tip of the Iceberg – #8
In today’s simulation we worked as a group on Global Collaboration Simulation: Tip of the Iceberg. Students are assigned the role of a native English speaker or a nonnative English speaker at their organization, I was a nonnative English speaker in both simulations. The simulation constrains the ways in which the native and nonnative speakers…
Tip of the Iceberg and My Overall Experience
Tip of The Iceberg During our last simulation, Tip of the Iceberg, there were two different scenarios that the group participated in: ShrineTek and SafeWater. In the ShrineTek simulation, I was assigned the role of CEO and I had to communicate with my three team members in a text chat to answer four questions about…
LIGC Final Blog Post – Language Barriers
In today’s final simulation, titled “Tip of the Iceberg”, I learned the impact of language barriers when working on a team. In this simulation, I was placed on a team with three other members and we were each given a unique role— either CEO, Director of Community Outreach (COM), Finance Director (FIN), or Director of…
Reflecting on “Tip of the Iceberg”, and Looking Back at “Leadership in a Global Context”
Today in “Leadership in a Global Context”, we completed our journey through various simulations with “Tip of the Iceberg”, a simulation meant to highlight the pitfalls of global communication—especially with nonnative speakers. The simulation had two groups of four try to collaborate on a series of questions where each team member held different information, but…
Tip of the Iceberg – Communication and Collaboration Reflection
The Tip of the Iceberg simulation put us through two different scenarios. In the first one, we were tasked with deciding where to sell solar-powered speakers and then convincing venture capitalists to invest in them. In the second simulation, we were tasked with developing a plan for providing clean drinking water to a city in…
Tip of the Iceberg: Language Barriers in Leadership
Today marked our final simulation in Leadership in a Global context. Overall, it has been a great experience, and I have really enjoyed the format used in the course incorporating aspects of experiential learning. The lessons I have learned throughout this course will surely prove valuable, both as I continue my undergraduate career and later…
Tip of the Iceberg and Leadership Reflection – Blog #8
In the two runs of the “Tip of the Iceberg” simulation that we did, both scenarios revolved around a company collaborating on a presentation that would hopefully encourage investment in the company’s products. I was a nonnative English speaker in both simulations, serving as the marketing and community outreach director in the first and…
LIGC Blog Post 7 – Global Leadership
Today, we looked at leadership and analyzed it with a global lens. Leadership in a global context means being aware of cultural differences and the obstacles that accompany them while actively using methods to triumph over them. It means being able to lead beyond the borders of your own culture, but rather on a global…
The Importance of Global Competency
Leadership in a global context means being able to be an effective leader even when you are working with a team that has different cultures than what you are used to. This means having an understanding of how people interact in different cultures and how business is conducted in a global context. Have a global…