Reflective essay

1. Esmeralda Adame EDUD 6303 Fall 2014 Week 5 Assignment
Week Five Assignment – Culminating Project
My culminating project is in the form of a power point presentation in which I review the
10 key behaviors of great global leaders as addressed by Gundling, Hogan, & Cvitovich, (2011).
The integration of a group based case study is covered and an example case study is provided.
The global leadership reflection cycle is also provided and will be explained. The presentation
also provides an example of what a reflection paper will be about. The benefits of the project
will be reviewed followed by a summary of the 10 key behaviors of global leaders and how our
manufacturing students will be exposed to them by using this project.
I would like to expose my students in the classroom and the rest of the students from our
Manufacturing Technology department to global leadership. The majority of them enter the
technology programs to obtain a certificate and or associate degree and most of them lack the
motivation and encouragement to strive for more. There are a few that do display leadership
skills however they tend to hold back and don't want to demonstrate those qualities for fear or
just not wanting to reveal such skills in front of their classmates. I would like to assist in
developing future leaders and expose them to the diversity of challenges in a global setting.
Gundling, Hogan, & Cvitovich (2011) list this key factor as one of the ten behaviors of great
global leaders. As a faculty I would like to equip my students the best way possible so they can
be open to new ideas, willing to be ethical and dedicated.
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The power point presentation will explain the 10 key behaviors of great global leaders
along with sample activities to implement and incorporate in the classroom or to be used as a
workshop for our manufacturing students. The integrated case studies are to be discussed and be
completed as a group in order to encourage students to interact with classmates. Reflection
papers will be incorporated to each case study in order to have students reflect and demonstrate
the experience and knowledge gain from the exercise. The purpose of the activities will be to
engage and motivate students while empowering them to lead and learn from one another. Pace
(2012) in her article, Preparing Today's Youth for Tomorrow's Workplace, mentions how Ernst
& Young LLP provide many workshops with such focus as leadership and communication.
They see the need to prepare the youth for the future by developing global awareness with such
seminars.
When our Professor first talked about our project I really had no idea how I would
incorporate the 10 key global behaviors anywhere. However as I continued to read the assigned
chapters and resources I realized that a lot of those principals can be applied in our local
everyday job. It was then that I realized that I would want to expose my students to such skills.
I know that they would really profit from this type of global leadership exposure. Therefore I
decided that for my culminating global leadership project I would create something to benefit my
students.
I really enjoyed doing this project especially because I would like to implement it in the
classroom with my current students. Everything went smooth after I chose the topic since I tried
to do a bit everyday so that I would not be doing everything at the last minute. I brainstormed
for a while until I realized that case studies and reflection papers would be idea method to
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incorporate into my project. I would use these techniques in the classroom and or in a
workshop. The brainstorming and research into what kind of project would be used took about a
week. However once I knew that the best way to present the 10 key global behaviors would be a
group based case study, I decided that the best method to address my assignment would be a
power point presentation. After this was defined the rest of the tasks followed smoothly. The
timeline I set for myself worked fine and kept me on schedule into what to accomplish each
week. I tried to do each task on the assigned week so that the project could be completed on
time.
Around week 3 I posted my ideas of the project on my group discussion and I received
good feedback on the format and the case study activities. The positive feedback obtained
reinforced my thoughts of providing such activities to my students and how this project will
definitely benefit them in the future. I like my culminating project topic as well as the format I
chose to present and apply it. If I would of had more time for this project I would not change a
thing. However I would have liked to implement this activities in the classroom to show results
as part of my conclusions.
If I had the opportunity to do this project again I would do it and use the same format and
activities. I feel that the power point presentation can be used to explain the project well to other
faculty in my department. And know and expect that both the case study and reflection
activities would be a great means to expose our students to the 10 key traits of global leadership.
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I chose a power point presentation as my format to render the global leadership
culminating project because I would like to present this to the other faculty in the department in
hopes that they would implement such activities in their classroom as well. Or at least would
like to present it to them and give details on the variety of benefits this would provide our
students with.
I will be incorporating various rubric elements into my project in order to better prepare
my students for global leadership. The seven rubrics are listed below along with a small
explanation of the integration.
-Acquiring Competencies: Random groups will be assigned to complete an interview
activity among the group to get to know each other's background and expertise during the first
week of class or in the beginning of the workshop.
-Taking Risks: This idea will be presented to the Precision Manufacturing Department
for possible adaptation to class or classes and or to create workshop for our students.
-Solving Problems: A Case Study activity will be created consisting of a situation
involving diverse cultural individuals or gender and students will be asked to come up with
possible solutions
-Embracing Contradictions: Regarding Case Study: how will this situation or possible
solutions be solved if this had happened in the country of Mexico or if the manager in charged
would be a female?
-Innovative Thinking: Case Studies will involve critical thinking and a presentation of
solutions from each group and a reflection exercise after team discussion among with group.
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-Connecting, Synthesizing, Transforming: Groups will be diverse and will work
together to come up with possible solutions making use of each member's skill sets and
expertise.
-Collaboration: Different tasks will be assigned to each person in the group for example
each team will have a time keeper, recorder, observer, presenter etc, depending on size of group.
Gundling, Hogan, & Cvitovich (2011) provide us with ten behavioral habits of great
global leaders. My goal for this project is to expose my students to such practices and equip
them for the future as best as possible. This ten key traits will be incorporated and addressed in
my project presentation.
1) Cultural Self Awareness will be addressed by having a diverse group come up with
possible solutions to case studies and contribute their ideas to the reflection statements.
2) Inviting the Unknown, this key behavior will be incorporated with the diversity of the
group. Each member of the team will bring a diversity of expertise and opinions to the table
exposing others to a variety of views and ideas.
3) Results through Relationships will be integrated into the project by having students
rotate for each activity so that everyone can get to know each other in a group setting. Therefore
creating more close relationships and ties in the classroom.
4) Frame Shifting actions will also be included by having each member of the group
change roles for the different activities. They will be advise and encouraged to adapt their
approaches during the diverse groups in order to meet goals of the activity
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5) Expanding Ownership will also be addressed by assigning a task to each group
member to keep everyone engaged and focused in the activity.
6) Developing Future Leaders will be incorporated in this project as well. It's very
important that each member of the group is given the opportunity to be a leader of a team at one
point. This will develop their leadership skills and style. And will enhance their communication
skills which is also a key component of a great leader.
7) Adapting and Adding Value, this key trait will be added to the project by having
students work in groups. Leaders and group member will need to adapt to the others'
communication styles. Everyone will have to learn to listen and share ideas in order to
accomplish the tasks. Different ideas will be exposed and every person will be adding value to
the goals of the group.
8) Core Values and Flexibility will be included by instructing everyone to respect each
others' opinions and to try to learn about and from each other in the first interview activity. As
the class progresses and the activities continue they will become more familiar with each other's
principals.
9) Influencing Across Boundaries will also be integrated by rotating activities and tasks
among groups. This will help students become familiar with the different functions and the
diversity of the group members. As the activities progress hence students can learn strategies to
become better leaders and therefore influence others in a positive way.
10) Third Way Solutions will also be a big part of this project. Everyone's opinions and
expertise will be used to generate possible solutions to the activities and case studies.
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Consequently a greater and better output of ideas and skills learned will be used to generate real
solutions as outline by Gundling, Hogan, & Cvitovich (2011).
I believe that in order for a leader to be successful in a global/international/multicultural
organization in the future he or she must possess a variety of leadership characteristics and must
be equipped with the right knowledge. Some of these key traits are being transparent, be
multicultural and global aware within their organization and their counterparts, be adaptable,
practice ethical values, and others described by Gundling, Hogan, & Cvitovich (2011).
Therefore I would like to expose my students to this information and the advantage of becoming
a global leader. I want to prepare them for the future and make them aware of the key behaviors
of global leadership if they want to flourish in a the global realm. Finn (2012) notes how leaders
should look for ways to maximize the positives in every culture. Regardless of the background
and location of each team member, leaders must be able to overcome barriers and comprehend
everyone's position.
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References
Finn, Edward W. (2012). Global leadership in a changing world. Leadership and
Organizational Management Journal, 2012(4), 18-27.
Gundling, E., Hogan, T. &Cvitovich, K. (2011). What is global leadership? 10 key behaviors that
define great global leaders. Boston, MA: Nicholas Brealy.
Pace, A. (2012). Preparing today's youth for tomorrow's workplace. T+D, P. 42-46.
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