On-line workshop (110 minutes) Having what it takes - Exploring intercultural perspectives on leadership more

Sat, Nov 27, 13:20-15:10 Asia/Tokyo

Research has demonstrated that effective leadership is critical for successful businesses, as well as for educational, social and political organizations (Bush, 2003). Even in everyday life, there are numerous examples where disappointing outcomes can be easily traced to the people at the top. In the past, it was thought that a good leader would have knowledge and experience in their particular field; however, studies have shown that effective leadership, in fact, involves an additional separate skill—it is not necessarily a naturally given talent. The effective leader has the ability to shape the goals, motivations and actions of others. Some would claim that vision is an essential requirement, and all would agree that the ability to communicate to others is essential. Rather than an academic analysis of good leadership, this workshop invites participants to explore this area in a unique way—through first observing an actual interaction of two people and then participating in a discussion to try to understand what qualities and actions of leadership occurred or were not displayed. It is expected that there will be different points of view as far as what motivations were displayed and what actions were most effective. The goal is not for everyone to reach the same conclusion, but instead to encourage a diversity of perspectives where hopefully every participant can hear a new viewpoint that had never occurred to them before. Unlike most conference discussions, this one welcomes healthy disagreement. Bush, T. (2003) Educational leadership and management. Sage: London