Global leadership essentially refers to those individuals who work in more than a single cultural and/or geographic arena. Global leadership involves connecting across a wide range of boundaries, not just national and linguistic ones. There are all kinds of boundaries in the workplace (and beyond) that people need to work across, such as age, religious…
Tag: Leadership in a Global Context
Global Collaboration: LIGC Entry #7
Global collaboration and approaching leadership scenarios through an inclusive lens are essential facets in today’s globalized environment. In today’s society, we are communicating with others from different cultures more than ever. Leaders must develop skills that allow them to effectively lead teams of incredibly diverse individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Without these skills, their…
Blogpost #7: Thinking Globally!
Personally, leadership in a global context means the ability to adapt and effectively lead a group while also navigating through cultural differences. Because of the differences among cultures both nationally and internationally, methods of communication over physical distance, language barriers, and different expectations can lead to problems within a team. Without a global viewpoint, misunderstandings…
The Global Context of “Leadership in a Global Context”
Today in “Leadership in a Global Context”, we focused on just that: leadership in a global context. For me, this leadership is all about turning the difficulties of working across geographic and cultural borders to a power that can be weaponized for a team’s success. Global collaborations, when handled effectively, can provide incredibly useful perspectives…
Reflection on Leadership from a Global Context
In today’s world, leaders frequently need to think beyond the borders of their own country. Globalization has brought the world closer together and has made interacting globally a fundamental part of most industries. To me, leading in collaborative or competitive global endeavors is how we can define leadership in a global context. Yet, in order…
Global Collaboration and Leadership – Blog #7
Leadership in a global context means leading across borders from my perspective. Not all teams will be from the same country and culture which is why having a global viewpoint is important. A good leader is able to recognize these differences and adapt their leadership style accordingly. The best way to learn about cultural…
LIGC Blog Post #6 – The Common Information Effect
Friday’s simulation, titled “Climbing Mount Everest”, put our decision-making and team leadership skills to the test. In this simulation, I was placed on a team with four other people and we were each given a unique role. There was a team leader, an environmentalist, a photographer, a physician, and a marathoner. Personally, my role was…
Blogpost #6: Climbing Mt. Everest!
In today’s simulation, I was the photographer with a group going up Mt. Everest. I had specific goals, including saying at camp 1 and 2 for multiple days so I could get some nice photos, and also making sure that I didn’t need to be rescued. The other roles, including leader, physician, environmentalist, and marathoner…
Climbing Mount Everest… virtually
On Friday, I participated in the Everest simulation where a group of 5 worked on a team to climb Mount Everest and attempt to collect points for successfully completing a variety of goals and challenges. During the simulation, each member of the team was assigned a different role and we had to communicate to make…
Leadership and Team Simulation: Everest V3 – #6
I climbed Mt. Everest in the Everest V3 group simulation. The simulation imitated the situation of working as a team to achieve the goal of climbing Mt. Everest. It is a team leadership simulation, with each team having a group of five people. Each person on the team had a distinct role as either Leader,…