Leaders work with people to achieve a goal, bosses order people around and do not contribute to the end goal. I believe in being a leader, working along side others to reach an ultimate goal. Not everyone was born into a situation that has easily set him or her up for success. I come from a culture of people that has had to work extremely hard to get ahead in life. For this reason, I value equality on the power distance cultural value spectrum.
I put myself in the other person’s shoes to the best of my ability to gain an understanding of their point of view whenever I am presented with a conflict because the no one person is higher than the other, we are all humans and born equal beings. It is society that divides us. I do respect and recognize the hard work higher up subordinates have put into their job to land them a position of authority however, I do not agree with my culture when it comes to power distance.
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In that situation, I made a decision on my own without consulting my family first because it was something I had wanted to achieve since I was a young girl. Although I knew the chances of my family being hurt and affected by this were high, I did not allow that to alter my choice. This would represent an individualistic characteristic however, I consider myself to be more collective than individualist and I will explain why.
Despite the independent decision to move out-of-state for school, I place high emphasis on my family more so that on just myself. Me moving to Oregon is temporary, it is not a permanent move, which is why I pursued this option of attending school. I know I will move back home once I obtain my bachelor’s degree and seek work there as well. Because of this, I am giving up two years of living at home and being around family and friends because I know the positives outweigh the
I put myself in the other person’s shoes to the best of my ability to gain an understanding of their point of view whenever I am presented with a conflict because the no one person is higher than the other, we are all humans and born equal beings. It is society that divides us. I do respect and recognize the hard work higher up subordinates have put into their job to land them a position of authority however, I do not agree with my culture when it comes to power distance.
Not …show more content…
In that situation, I made a decision on my own without consulting my family first because it was something I had wanted to achieve since I was a young girl. Although I knew the chances of my family being hurt and affected by this were high, I did not allow that to alter my choice. This would represent an individualistic characteristic however, I consider myself to be more collective than individualist and I will explain why.
Despite the independent decision to move out-of-state for school, I place high emphasis on my family more so that on just myself. Me moving to Oregon is temporary, it is not a permanent move, which is why I pursued this option of attending school. I know I will move back home once I obtain my bachelor’s degree and seek work there as well. Because of this, I am giving up two years of living at home and being around family and friends because I know the positives outweigh the