Synergy An effective leader utilizes many different skills to influence and lead subordinates. Although each leader may place more emphasis on some skills than on others, certain core skills are the foundation of effective leadership. Exceptional communication skills are among these core skills. The leader must be able to portray a clear and concise message that is understood by the intended recipient whether it is written, oral, or body language. The leader should also have a certain level of interpersonal skills to encourage cohesiveness and camaraderie within the group. The leader should be an effective planner and decision maker, as well as a motivator and a mentor. This creates a synergistic environment.There is a very large learning curve when considering the role of synergy in international or global corporate environments. Researchers note that effective leaders are constantly learning. Senge (1990) has devoted an entire book to the study of learning organizations.On the basis of the readings and learning of the week, discuss any two of the following: *Assess the characteristics that leaders as learners in learning organizations should possess. How will these characteristics help leaders establish and maintain synergy in a global environment? *Explain how a business organization that embraces diversity in its domestic operations can become positioned to develop synergy and succeed in the international marketplace. *Evaluate the difficulties of creating synergy in a culturally diverse organization. What problems will a leader face? How can these problems be overcome? Use examples to illustrate your point. *Identify the values or principles that you would instill in yourself and your organizational culture to create an open yet cohesive organizational culture. How do you think these values or principles will help in the global environment? Reference: Senge, P. (1990). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization . New York, NY: Doubleday. 1page .

1. Synergy
An effective leader utilizes many different skills to influence
and lead subordinates. Although each leader may place more
emphasis on some skills than on others, certain core skills are
the foundation of effective leadership. Exceptional
communication skills are among these core skills. The leader
must be able to portray a clear and concise message that is
understood by the intended recipient whether it is written, oral,
or body language. The leader should also have a certain level of
interpersonal skills to encourage cohesiveness and camaraderie
within the group. The leader should be an effective planner and
decision maker, as well as a motivator and a mentor. This
creates a synergistic environment.There is a very large learning
curve when considering the role of synergy in international or
global corporate environments. Researchers note that effective
leaders are constantly learning. Senge (1990) has devoted an
entire book to the study of learning organizations.On the basis
of the readings and learning of the week, discuss any two of the
following:
*Assess the characteristics that leaders as learners in learning
organizations should possess. How will these characteristics
help leaders establish and maintain synergy in a global
environment?
*Explain how a business organization that embraces diversity in
its domestic operations can become positioned to develop
synergy and succeed in the international marketplace.
*Evaluate the difficulties of creating synergy in a culturally
diverse organization. What problems will a leader face? How
can these problems be overcome? Use examples to illustrate
your point.

2. *Identify the values or principles that you would instill in
yourself and your organizational culture to create an open yet
cohesive organizational culture. How do you think these values
or principles will help in the global environment?
Reference: Senge, P. (1990).
The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the
learning organization
. New York, NY: Doubleday.
1page