200 words, 7th edition APA CITATION FORMAT WITH IN-TEXT

CITATIONS.

OVERVIEW:

One of the major challenges of leading global teams is to choose a

leadership style that suits the expectation of a culturally diverse

group of people. Leaders need to adjust their attitudes towards

authority and decision-making based on the team's cultural and

intellectual composition. Attitudes toward authority can range from

strongly hierarchical to strongly egalitarian. Approaches to

decision-making can range from top-down to consensual.

In the article, 'Being the boss in Brussels, Boston, and Beijing',

author Erin Meyer maps various leadership cultures in four quadrants

-consensual and egalitarian; consensual and hierarchical; top-down

and hierarchical; and top-down and egalitarian.

Read the article to understand the expectations of leadership in

various cultures and answer the following questions.

1. Compare and contrast the leadership culture of your country with

any other country of your choice. Discuss how power and authority

are perceived in both cultures.

2. Suppose you are asked to lead a global team. Your team members

are mostly from India, France, and Russia.

a) Discuss how your attitude to power and authority would differ

from that of your team members. How flexible would you be to adapt

to the team's expectations based on their cultural diversity?

b) Discuss the leadership approach you would adopt to effectively

manage the team's performance and motivation.

READINGS:

Zipple, A. T. (2020). How managers can sustain diverse and inclusive

workplaces. Security Management.