Psychic Reading | Spiritual Guidance – Astro Ganesh Ji
Leadership in a Time of Change
1. Take Off Program April 2012
Leadership in a
Time of Change
Dr. Guido Gianasso
Vice President, Human Capital
2. April 2012Take Off Program
Leadership is…
Articulating a vision
Aligning people to it
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There is nothing more difficult to take in
hand, more perilous to conduct, or more
uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in
the introduction of a new order of things.
Because the innovator has for enemies all those
who have done well under the old conditions,
. . . . . and lukewarm defenders in those who may
do well under the new.
Niccoló Machiavelli, The Prince. 1537.
7. A definition of Culture
“A pattern of shared basic assumptions that
the group learned as it solved its problems
of external adaptation and internal
integration, that has worked well enough to
be considered valid and, therefore, to be
taught to new members as the correct way
to perceive, think, and feel in relation to
those problems.”
– Schein, 1992
8. National Culture…
Is about values of national group in the following areas:
1. Time – its importance vs. social relations and content
2. Social inequality, including the relationship with
authority
3. The relationship between the individual and the
group
4. Ways of dealing with uncertainty relating to the
control of aggression and the expression of emotions
5. Concept of masculinity and femininity: the focus of
the group on male versus female values
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Different Classification Criteria
Time awareness reflects the importance
that his given to time (as a scarce
resource) vs. social relations and
content. High time awareness cultures
value punctuality, obeying deadlines,
sticking to the agenda, etc.
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Different Classification Criteria
Power distance reflects the extent to
which the less powerful people in a
culture accept and expect power to be
distributed unequally. In high power
distance countries, there is a considerable
dependence of subordinates on bosses and
preference for autocratic or paternalistic
boss. Power is based on family, friends and
charisma and the ability to use force. In low
power countries there is a limited
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Different Classification Criteria
Individualism/Collectivism dimension
reflects the extent to which culture
encourages individuals as opposed to
collectivism, group-centered concerns. In
individualistic cultures the emphasis is on
personal commitment and achievement. By
contrast, in collectivist cultures the interest of
the group prevails over that of the individual.
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Different Classification Criteria
Uncertainty avoidance reflects the extent
to which people become nervous in
unstructured, ambiguous situations, and
try to avoid such situations by
developing rules to guide behavior and a
belief in an absolute truth. Coping with
uncertainty is achieved through the domain
of technology, law and religion. Religious
beliefs tend to deal with the ultimate
uncertainties of life and death. In
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Different Classification Criteria
Masculinity/Femininity concerns the
extent of emphasis on work goals and
assertiveness, as opposed to personal
goals and nurturance. The first set of
values is thought to be associated with
males and the second more with females.
14. Power Distance vs. Individualism
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• Guatemala
• Costa Rica • Pakistan
• Ecuador
• Venezuela
• Indonesia
•Singapore • China•Thailand
• Hong Kong
• Romania• Mexico • Philippines
• Russia• Arabs• Turkey
• Iran
• Japan
• India
• Switzerland FR
• France
• Belgium FR
• Canada Quebec
• Israel
• Finland
• Germany
• Norway
• Sweden
• Denmark
• New Zealand
United States
• UK
• Brazil
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