Assignment 3: Helping an
International Friend
Your company has just hired your
foreign friend to work in a middle-management position. Since you have lived in
the United States for many years, your friend believes that you understand job
coaching for a traditional American company. She wants to work with you and has
many questions—some of which concern the manner in which cultural nuances
related to religious customs, verbal and nonverbal communication, etc. may
affect leadership roles.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page
paper in which you:
- Recommend whether or not your
friend should insert herself as a coach from the beginning. Provide a
rationale for your response. - Determine two (2) conflicts
that could possibly arise as a result of asking people to work on days of
religious significance. Propose concrete solutions for these two (2)
possible conflicts. - Determine whether or not
cultural quirks could restrain the foreign manager from expressing his or
her ideas readily. Provide a rationale for your response. - Determine two (2) actions that
you can take in order to prepare yourself and your friend to become
multicultural leaders. Provide two (2) examples to support your response. - Predict two (2) major conflicts
that may arise out of nonverbal communication misunderstandings (e.g.,
words misinterpreted, hand gestures, looks, shoulder shrugs, names of
objects, etc.). Suggest two (2) actions that your friend could take in
order to diffuse these types of misunderstandings and thus make the
workplace more harmonious. Justify your response. - Use at least five (5) quality
academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as
an academic resource.
Your assignment must follow these
formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using
Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides;
citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check
with your professor for any additional instructions. - Include a cover page containing
the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the
course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning
outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Examine how leadership
influences organizational performance. - Determine key leadership
qualities that contribute to leadership effectiveness. - Determine basic approaches to
resolving conflict and negotiating. - Write clearly and concisely
about leadership strategies using proper writing mechanics. - Use technology and information
resources to research issues in leadership strategies.
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