It takes a certain attitude, outlook to be a global leader. A global leader often needs to not only work with a different cultural viewpoint from their own, they also need to live in a different country and be surrounded by an unfamiliar culture. Making it Overseas gives a set of attributes the authors feel is necessary to live, work, and thrive while working abroad. The authors also provide a sample test so readers can evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses in the context of global leadership (Javidan, Teagarden, Bowen, 2010).
Javidan, Teagarden, and Bowen lay out their template for effective global leadership into three categories and each category is broken down further by skills that are needed to achieve each attribute. I will discuss …show more content…
This means being respectful and knowing how and when to compromise. This and diplomacy, knowing how to listen will help establish relationships with not just the "important" people but as many people as possible because a verity of people will bring a variety of viewpoints. When it comes to Social Capital the linchpin is intercultural empathy. The listening and ability to make a positive impact is impossible if the ability to empathize isn 't there. a good way to start to build empathy across cultures is to realize that while a culture may be different the basics are the same. As people, we all need food, we all want to be happy, we all need social connections. In the realm of business, we all want to succeed and do a good job. Methods might differ but sucess is the shared goal (Javidan, Teagarden, Bowen, 2010, p. …show more content…
I took the assessment and it was enlightening, and encouraging. I scored a 1.75 in Intellectual Capital, which is classified as needing significant improvement, not surprising considering that while my background is in cultural studies, I am very new to the world of business and don’t have general knowledge about business practices in different areas. Intellectual Capital is, according to the authors, the easiest to build up. It takes research and a willingness to learn I love to learn new things so I know I can build my Intellectual Capital (Javidan, Teagarden, Bowen, 2010, p.
Javidan, Teagarden, and Bowen lay out their template for effective global leadership into three categories and each category is broken down further by skills that are needed to achieve each attribute. I will discuss …show more content…
This means being respectful and knowing how and when to compromise. This and diplomacy, knowing how to listen will help establish relationships with not just the "important" people but as many people as possible because a verity of people will bring a variety of viewpoints. When it comes to Social Capital the linchpin is intercultural empathy. The listening and ability to make a positive impact is impossible if the ability to empathize isn 't there. a good way to start to build empathy across cultures is to realize that while a culture may be different the basics are the same. As people, we all need food, we all want to be happy, we all need social connections. In the realm of business, we all want to succeed and do a good job. Methods might differ but sucess is the shared goal (Javidan, Teagarden, Bowen, 2010, p. …show more content…
I took the assessment and it was enlightening, and encouraging. I scored a 1.75 in Intellectual Capital, which is classified as needing significant improvement, not surprising considering that while my background is in cultural studies, I am very new to the world of business and don’t have general knowledge about business practices in different areas. Intellectual Capital is, according to the authors, the easiest to build up. It takes research and a willingness to learn I love to learn new things so I know I can build my Intellectual Capital (Javidan, Teagarden, Bowen, 2010, p.