...Helping an International Friend Develop as a Team Leader Gena Lucas Leadership Strategies February 29th, 2016 Strayer University International Leader In a diverse world many companies include employees from different races, nationalities, religions and age groups to become leaders within the company. A multicultural leader is a leader with the skills and attitudes to relate effectively to and motivate people across race, gender, age, social attitudes and lifestyles. (DuBrin, 2013) As a team lead in my company, I have been tasked with coaching a multicultural employee into a leadership position. I feel that as a leader, my job is to motivate and influence anyone who wants to take the task on as being a leader. As a leader, I do recommend that anyone taking on the task of showing others how to become a successful leader should be aware as DuBrin stated “of overt and subtle cultural differences”. Conflicts with Work on Days of Religious Significance There are many conflicts with having employees work on days where they have religious obligations. As a leader, you have to be aware of these conflicts and how to handle them. One conflict that can arise is how the employee dress or groom themselves. There are some religions that require women to wear head dressings or prohibit men from cutting their hair. Another conflict that an employee may have is needing time off for religious holidays or breaks during the day for prayer with a schedule that will...
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...Introduction to Leadership West Cliff University Professor: Dr. Yvan Nezerwe 3rd April, 2016 Abstract This main purpose of this paper is to presents a brief summary of Queen Elizabeth I of England. This paper includes Elizabeth leadership style, conflicts, resolution, management, empowerment and effectiveness of Elizabeth leadership. Queen Elizabeth The Virgin Queen is the nickname of Queen Elizabeth I. Her regime starts from 1558 to 1603. After the death of her half sister Mary, Elizabeth I became the ruler of the England. Her regime period is said to be the golden age in the history of England. She didn’t have any difference on protestant and catholic religion. In the movie, Elizabeth I leadership is showed as the follow the protocol in meetings, inexperienced to be formal, her regime as a simple girl to the tactician where she realized the true meaning of trust and loyalty in the palace. Queen Elizabeth I was successful leader because she made good relationship with other countries and also develop economic condition of England. [ (Lewis, 2003) ], [ (Hanson, 2015) ] Leadership style of Queen Elizabeth In the movie it showed Queen Elizabeth I ruled from her heart not forms head. Queen Elizabeth is a leader who care and love for its peoples and also improved the skill and knowledge of the people. She served her kin to engage them. She had different kind of leadership style such as participative and direct style of leadership. She throws...
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...Conflict Identification and Resolution Name of Student Institutional Affiliation Conflict refers to the struggle or disagreement between people or parties with opposing principles or opinions. An interactive human being is involved in quite a few conflict scenarios through the course of his or her life and a group of people in a team or organization is quite often faced with conflicts as a result of differences in ideologies or when one party doesn't perform as well as expected. Examples of these conflicts include; leadership conflict, interdependency based conflict, working style differences, cultural based conflicts and personality clashes (Fareed, 2015). In an organization, for example, personal issues are one of the biggest causes of conflict. Interpersonal conflict is known to be one of the lowest conflict levels in an organization. It occurs between two or more people within a team or organization who are knowingly or unknowingly opposed to one another. These kinds of conflicts may arise from organizational factors such as budget, management and leadership structure. Interpersonal clashes at a place of work may also be fueled by poor communication, scarce resources, poor performance or the difference in personalities among workmates (Fareed, 2015). One common cause of interpersonal conflicts is drug and substance abuse. Substance abuse has been linked to negative behavioral changes and poor work output which translates to a generally poor performance...
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...Muslims in the Philippines: The Mindanao Conflict The Philippines is composed of over seven thousand islands and islets and is the only Christian majority nation in Southeast Asia. Of these islands, Mindanao makes up one-third of the island of the Philippines and is home to twenty one million residents who represent a quarter of the Filipino population. For decades, Mindanao has experienced ethno religious conflict. The Mindanao conflict between the Muslims of the Philippines and the Christian Filipino government dates back over forty years. The Muslims believe that they have never been a part of the Philippines and that the struggle today can be related back to the war of independence from Spanish and then American rule. On the other side, the Filipino government argues that the Muslims have to obtain land that is in accordance with the law and is accepted by the community. This disagreement has been the underlying conflict between the state and the Muslim community. Among the reasons for conflict in Mindanao today, religious beliefs best represent why problems arose, not merely because it was the underlying factor for years, but because of its impact on all aspects of culture: its affect on the comminutes identity, the political roles, and the nationality of the region. The conflict in Mindanao began in the late sixteenth century when the Philippines were colonized by Spain. This colonial rule influenced the ethnic and religious structure of the Philippines, in huge part...
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... In the first example the organization is not named, the type of van is not named, and the conflict going on is not named, to say the least, the entire section is very vague and does not refer or mention any one thing that is going on. The second example does not mention who, how or what was thrown out of the truck, why the truck went off the road. The first example states "this particular case study will reflect an organization with a van that has undergoing internal conflict. It will also analyze the reason for the conflict and offer positive resolutions of this conflict. The project must first understand that conflict among the membership, its leaders, group or anyone attached did not just show up one day. Conflict has been in existence for a very long time. The religious leaders have a great responsibility to the congregation (and others who look for guidance and direction according to the scriptures). It does not matter what title he or she holds, if they are in a leadership role, they bare responsible and accountable." Being vague in the first example influences understanding because not one person that is reading it would know anything about what is going on with the organization. There is no who, what, where or how stated in any part of the example. How would anyone understand what the organization is, what van is being talked about, what the conflict is, and why religious leaders are involved. The second example says, "I was thrown from my truck as it left the...
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...Religion and religious organizations assert a most important impact on international conflicts. To date, religious, ethnic and nationalist conflicts remain ignored in the study of international relations and peace. The end of The Cold War brought an escalation of nationalist violence and many expected an additional escalation of religious conflicts. Despite the attention given to the religious element of conflicts, it exists as an under-inquired subject. No critical study of the impact of religious organizations on conflict behavior or comparative research of peace-making and peace-building efforts of different religious organizations can document the facts we know in our hearts and should execute as human beings. World religious conflicts continue to affect global peace at a rate exceeding economic or political gains. Even the illustrious United States of America avoids engaging in war for “real reasons” of persecution. Using the veils of ability, lack of enemies, volunteer military, entrenched positions of foreign policy and a steady usurpation of power from Congress to the Presidency since the end of The Cold War (Huffington Post), our great nation engages for reasons of employing democracy as an assumption of our historical position. Regardless, the most disturbing form of conflict remains those of religiously tempered ancient struggles. In particular, the enduring and explosive struggle between the Israelis and the Palestinians remains front and center on the world stage...
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...LUCELE D. PASINAG, MAED-EM INTEGRATING PEACE EDUCATION IN THE PRESENT CURRICULUM “Without an integrated understanding of life, our individual and collective problems will only deepen and extend. The purpose of education is not to produce mere scholars, technicians and job hunters, but integrated men and women who are free of fear; for only between such human beings can there be enduring peace. * J. Krishnamurti Facets of Peace Education I. Knowledge * Conflict * Students should study a variety of contemporary conflict situations from the personal to the global and attempts made to resolve them. * Peace * Students should study different concepts of peace, both as a state of being and as an active process, on scales from the personal to the global. * War * Students should explore some of the key issues and ethical dilemmas to do with conventional war. * Nuclear Issues * Students should learn about a wide range of nuclear issues and be aware of the key viewpoints on defence and disarmament. * Justice * Students should study a wide range of situations illustrating injustice. * Power * Students should study issues to do with power in the world today. * Gender * Students should study issues on discrimination based on gender. * Race * Students should study issues to do with discrimination based on race. * Environment * Students should have a concern for the environment welfare...
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...In any nation state, internal and external policies are closely related to the country’s own traditional social culture and reflect the country’s own cultural values. The United States is a society of religions, a vast field of religious identities and conceptions, a sea of swirling religious currents. Religions legitimate the existing social system, institutions and values to a certain extent. They also provide a means to contend with and change the system; they are at once conservative and liberal. They motivate people to do things, to change the world in many ways. It might be said that the ultimate purpose and effect of religion is to take humans and their cultures to the “Ultimate”. (Eller, p 330) Owing to the importance of religion in America’s national identity, which is largely shaped by American core cultural values and "mainstream religions", these attitudes and traditions have played an important role in American social life, thus religious power naturally has penetrated into politics and foreign policy decisions more regularly in America than in other countries. Religious values are the sources of American “exceptionalism” and “messianism”. (Xie, p 39) After the Cold War¹, it became evident that religion was a key factor in many conflicts, including Bosnia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan. However, the ¹ “Cold War”: the state of hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the Western powers from 1945 to 1990. Oxford Dictionaries...
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...Learning Team B Leadership Analysis To become a leader in the 21st century requires the tenacity to embrace change. For example, how information is transmitted, and how resources are allocated requires visionary leaders who are equipped with a broad range of talents and temperaments. According to Clawson (2006), "the more organizations are built around teams; the more old measures of performance become outdated" (p. 241). Leadership in the 21st century requires the tenacity to embrace change, and have a broad range of talents and temperaments. According to Wren (1995), “the only thing of real importance that leaders do is to create and manage culture, and the unique talents of leaders is their ability to understand and work with culture” (p. 273). In the past 100 years, researchers have studied the means, methods, and models of building and leading teams. The research on leadership models and behaviors emerged through the modernization of manufacturing and production of goods and services. Studies included the study of biographical characteristics of members, such as sex, age, education, marital status, race, religious affiliation, geographic region of birth, weight, and height are some of the data collected (Bass, 2010, p. 7). Moreover, the purpose of this essay is to give an overview of the team’s online assessment scores and how each team member’s leadership style translates into specific leadership behaviors and practices. In addition to the overview...
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...Rabin and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Benjamin Petree The Arab-Israeli conflict has been around for nearly a century and peace is still a goal yet to be found. Former prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, was the reason peace was nearly achieved in the early 90s. However, since his assassination in 1995, the whole of Southwest Asia hasn’t been close to a resolution regarding the conflict. Political unrest is reaching a stalemate with progress and the region is in desperate need for a peacemaker or compromiser. Rabin, being a peacemaker, was highly respected by most of his Israeli followers and even some Palestinians. Undoubtedly, peace was his and most other Israeli’s ultimate goal and would have been achieved if it hadn’t been for his death...
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...complexity of the merge that involves different leadership styles, systems, policies, ingrained cultures and employees’ beliefs, and it bears financial constraints. Diversity and complexity impact upon two main dimensions: (a) behavioral (motivation, retention, employee relations, cultural integration) and (b) organizational (design of new systems, management practices, processes and in general O.D. issues). Both dimensions ultimately influence the organizations’ efficiency and in turn a professional delivery of health services to the community. 2. 2. Environment analysis: The two hospitals face external pressures from: (a) the shareholders to reduce costs; (b) the community to deliver high quality health services; (c) the labor market with shortage of qualified staff; also (d) political pressures demanding a restructuring; and (e) from citywide union agreements that can influence HR decisions. These external factors must be duly accounted as they impact upon behavioral and organizational dimensions and by reflection can affect the success of the consolidation. 3. 3. Problem identification: Leadership in handling the change. Internal and external complexities and challenges suggest that effective leadership, especially handling human aspects of the change, would be key for a successful consolidation process. In both hospitals employees face low motivation, uncertainty on the future, differences in leadership styles, ethical approaches, and in working cultures...
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...Two conflicts that are discussed in The Washington Post from December 11, 2006, both describe a conflicts between Shi’a and Sunni Muslims. One of the articles describes violence that broke out between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq. Currently the situation in Iraq seems to be escalating and the groups are becoming increasingly polarized. Shi’a Muslims have been persecuted during the time of Saddam Hussein’s presidency and currently they are seeking recognition and revenge against the Sunnis, who enjoyed powerful positions and more freedom during Saddam's reign. Since the escalation of conflict, people on both sides have been killed or kidnapped; others had to leave their homes because they feared for their lives. The second Washington Post article on this topic talks about the conflict in Lebanon between its official government and the Hezbollah party. Lebanon also has a conflict between Sunnis and Shiites, since the prime minister of Lebanon, Fouad Seniora, is Sunni and a Hezbollah leader, Hasan Nasrallah, is Shi’a. So far, no military tactics have been used in Lebanon, but threats were exchanged. Supporters of Hezbollah have come out to the streets to protest against the government and there were rumors that the protestors were planning to block the roads in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. As a response, the government has sent troops to patrol the streets. The Hezbollah members have adopted a contentious tactic and would not settle for a compromise. One of Hezbollah's supporters...
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...EMMERGING ROLE OF UN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FUTURE CONFLICTS INTRODUCTION Since the end of cold war, the world has been in a constant flux of changes, resulting into serious security risks. These risks range from border disputes to ethno-religious conflicts, most of which are likely to cause regional and global destabilization. In today’s unipolar world no single or group of states has the capacity to counter balance by themselves and therefore, the world is looking more towards United Nations (UN) for establishing World peace. The Collective power to shape the future is greater now than ever before. The world needs a new vision that can mobilize people everywhere to achieve higher levels of cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The foundation of UN some fifty five years ago was an expression by world leaders towards a new world wherein the international behavior and governance was about to begin. The domination of power blocks and less respect for use of UN forum for vested interest has curved the UN role. The potentialities of international organization led by UN are immense in this regard though not utilized to its full potential. At this new millenium every ones expectations are of more peaceful world order. But the natures of conflicts in future days are likely to be more diverse and complicated to be handled by UN. The causes of these conflicts will be mainly of race for nuclear power, global militarization, prolong economic sanction on...
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...families, and caregivers | |B. Act to influence local, district, state, and national decisions affecting student learning | |C. Assess, analyze, and anticipate emerging trends and initiatives in order to adapt leadership strategies | |Knowledge |Skills |Enduring Understandings |Essential Questions | |Administrators will know… |Administrators will be able to …|Administrators will understand | | | | |that… | | |The community based family |Analyze programs and assist |Educational institutions cannot |How do administrators | |agencies that provide |families as they contact support|provide all basic and supportive |differentiate between which | |educational financial, |agencies in times of need. |supports to families and students.|community agencies are most | |healthcare, religious, and |(ISLLC, 2008: 6a)...
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...subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Do not remove this notice. 13 11I11"11"1~"IIIII"III"~I""IIII~""II"11111 004113733 Metaphors of LeaderShip: An Overview ROBERT DUBIN I am not an expert on leadership. However, some knowledge of organizations and organizational behavior is claimed. It is from this perspective that I will engage in an over-view, not a re-view of the contents of this volume. One way to interpret an overview is to think of it as looking overliterally as looking beyond. It is in this sense that this overview is prepared. Initial Observations Two initial observations have struck me. 1) Leadership must ~urely mean followership. 12) Leadership is interestingto us because it occurs within organizations. Of clearly secondary importance for students of organizations is leadership expressed in informal groups, in natural groups, and in temporary groups. Yet, in this volume these simple points seem to slide by unnoticed and ignored to the peril of clarity in presenting and interpreting results. Another observation: 3) The ease with which the concept of leadership is treated as a synonym for management and supervision. This is amazing. My knowledge of org~nizational behavior has .led me to the conclusion that effective organizations can be managed and supervised and not led, while some ineffective organizations can be led into their...
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