Leadership in Multinational, Cross-Cultural Teams

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Leadership in Multinational, Cross-Cultural Teams

This course is part of Management of Multinational and Cross-Cultural Teams Specialization

Instructors: Daniel Student

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

29 reviews

Intermediate level

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1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Explore different models of leadership and understand how the cultural differences in what is expected of leaders affect team performance.

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Whether you are currently a manager or not, you should now be ready to learn to play a leadership role in a multinational team. Leadership is more than management, and culture greatly affects what is expected of leaders. For instance, some cultures expect their leaders to give directives; others expect them to facilitate so that everyone on the team has a chance for their voice to be heard. No matter which way they lean, you are likely to hear “that’s just the way it’s done” if you try to shake things up. Leadership requires adapting your style to build comfort from team members with different backgrounds than yours while also helping change the narrative for people who don’t want to adapt to your strengths. You need to help others find the levers to pull that work for them to adjust to a cross-cultural environment. As leaders you also need to be constantly learning to prepare for the inevitable changes of the future? By looking into the future, how will different cultures grow, and how will climate change and technology fundamentally alter the line between physical and virtual space. What will all this mean for multinational team leadership in the future?

In this module, you will be able to define how leadership can show up on a team and distinguish between leadership and management. You'll be able to name acts of leadership that can have influence without any formal authority. You will also be able to identify when one should lead and when to follow and you will be able to recognize the different leadership styles.

What's included

5 videos10 readings2 assignments6 discussion prompts

5 videos Total 29 minutes

Course Introduction 8 minutes
Module Introduction 2 minutes
Definition of Leadership 5 minutes
Adaptive Leadership 7 minutes
Styles Of Leadership 6 minutes

10 readings Total 60 minutes

A Note From UC Davis 10 minutes
Professional Panelist: Anneli Adams 5 minutes
Professional Panelist: Manisha Gupta 5 minutes
Professional Panelist: Donald James 5 minutes
Professional Panelist: Maheedharan Thiagarajan 5 minutes
Professional Panelist: Pankaj Mehta 5 minutes
Professional Panelist: Renato Junqueira Santos Pereira 5 minutes
Professional Panelist: Karine Salanon 5 minutes
Professional Panelist: Yu-Chao (Justin) Wang 5 minutes
Leadership 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Leadership vs. Management Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Module 1 Quiz 30 minutes

6 discussion prompts Total 65 minutes

Learning Goals 10 minutes
Define Leadership 10 minutes
Adaptive Challenges 10 minutes
Leadership Styles 15 minutes
Followers 15 minutes
Reflection 5 minutes

In this module, you will be able to discuss how culture and bias affects your vision of a leader and differentiate between hierarchical and flat leadership and the cultural expectations of those styles. You'll be able to recognize how power is demonstrated across cultures and identify the challenges of other sub-cultures within your team. You will be able to discuss how decisions are made in various cultures and be able to differentiate how leaders are viewed in various cultures.

What's included

5 videos2 readings2 assignments5 discussion prompts

5 videos Total 36 minutes

Module Introduction 4 minutes
Culture and Leadership 10 minutes
Gender and Culture 7 minutes
Egalitarian vs. Hierarchical Cultures 10 minutes
Consensual vs. Top-Down Decision Making Cultures 6 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

Sources of Intelligence (Activity) 10 minutes
Cross-Cultural Awareness 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Egalitarian or Hierarchical in Practice 30 minutes
Module 2 Quiz 30 minutes

5 discussion prompts Total 55 minutes

What Does a Leader Look Like? 10 minutes
Gender and Leadership 15 minutes
Egalitarian/Hierarchical Scale 10 minutes
Culture Map 10 minutes
Consensual Decision Making 10 minutes

In this module, you will be able to adapt your cultural style to build comfort and familiarity within your teams. You'll be able to recognize and change the narrative for cultural dissenters and be able to help others find the levers that work for them for cultural exchange. You will also be able to use strategies to create decision making norms for your team.

What's included

4 videos1 assignment6 discussion prompts

4 videos Total 26 minutes

Module Introduction 4 minutes
Cultural Competencies - Part 1 8 minutes
Cultural Competencies - Part 2 7 minutes
Handling Dissent 7 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 3 Quiz 30 minutes

6 discussion prompts Total 125 minutes

Intrinsic Motivation 10 minutes
Podcast and Discussion 50 minutes
Increasing Cultural Awareness 25 minutes
Bringing It All Together 20 minutes
Scenario - Daisuke and Massimo 10 minutes
Reflection 10 minutes

In this module, you will be able to envision what a multinational, cross-cultural team will look like in the next 20+ years. You will be able to consider the factors on generational influence like age, global matters, climate, etc. in the future of multinational, cross-cultural teams and leadership. You will be able to anticipate how globalization, technology, economies, and environmental change can impact teamwork. You'll also be able to identify opportunities and challenges these changes will bring for the multinational, cross-cultural team leaders building this new future.

What's included

5 videos1 assignment7 discussion prompts

5 videos Total 28 minutes

Module Introduction 3 minutes
Future of Multinational Teams 9 minutes
Environment, Economy, Technology 5 minutes
Future of Leading Multinational, Cross-Cultural Teams 8 minutes
Course Summary 4 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 4 Quiz 30 minutes

7 discussion prompts Total 90 minutes

Leading Generational Differences 10 minutes
Predicting the Future 20 minutes
Predicting the Future 10 minutes
Challenges and Opportunities 10 minutes
Reflection 10 minutes
Notable Nine 20 minutes
Self-Reflection 10 minutes

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University of California, Davis

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