In the context of Disaster Preparation, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery, discuss which of your leadership skills could you improve upon.

How Good Are Your Leadership Skills: Week 3

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Part 1: Take  How Good Are Your Leadership Skills  Quiz. Share with your peers what specific skills you need to improve or develop to become a stronger leader. Make sure to support the comparison of your skills to the required one for a healthcare leader using the content resources.

Part 2: Reflect on the results of your leadership skills assessment. In the context of Disaster Preparation, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery, discuss which of your leadership skills could you improve upon. Explain what you are going to do to accomplish this task.

In addition to your initial post, make sure your reply to at least two of your peers and use at least 3 different citations and references in your responses.

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How does this verse impact you in matters of faith in the workplace?

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“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Romans 12:2 (New International Version)

So often, we are quick to judge our neighbors and others around us. Today’s society has allowed us to forget what Christ has taught us: to love thy neighbor. Romans 12:2 is a blueprint that is set forth to show us how each one of us should transform our character and renew our mind. The biblical perspective recognizes the active opposition of a personal adversary. In the business world, we diversify ourselves with others from all walks of life, not knowing that God has placed each of us together for the common good. Thinking back on your workplace, how do you engage with others from other backgrounds? Do you place judgment on others? Do you reflect your views on social media and other blogging components? Is this right?

Instructions: 

  1. Take time to reflect on Romans 12:2. 
  2. Consider the following question:
    1. How does this verse impact you in matters of faith in the workplace?
  3. Post your answer in the discussion thread in 150-200 words. 
Compare and contrast attitudes toward authority between high power distance cultures and low power distance cultures.

1. Watch the video “10 Minutes with Geert Hofstede on Power Distance.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqAJclwfyCw 

2. Review the Power Distance  file

3. Navigate to the discussion below and post a substantive response to the following questions:

  1. Compare and contrast attitudes toward authority between high power distance cultures and low power distance cultures.
  2. Think about an organization you are involved in (work, church, civic organization, etc.). Identify the organization and describe how you would characterize the power distance dimension within the organization’s culture. Is it high, low, or somewhere in between? Explain how you came to this conclusion and provide an example to support your assertion.
  3. Describe how the principle of power distance is evident within the organization you identified. Your initial response should:
  4. Be 200–300 words in length
  5. Include a minimum of two adequately cited references. For questions on APA style, go to the APA Style Page.
What is the PDI (power distance index) for India compared to America? The difference between the two PDIs indicates what information for global managers?
  1. Read the article “How Indra Nooyi Turned Design Thinking Into Strategy.”
    1. Remember to look for the .pdf icon to print the article!
  2. Watch the video “Nooyi: You Can ‘Have It All’ With Support, Sacrifices.“
  3. Develop an American-Indian cultural profile via a 10- to 12-slide presentation (utilizing the presentation tool of your choice). Include narrative giving generalized country profiles based on a synthesis of research, primarily from Hofstede as well as numerous other sources. This profile illustrates how to synthesize information and gain a sense of the character of a society from which implications may be drawn about how to manage more effectively in that society.
  4. The 10- to 12-slide presentation should also include the answers to the following questions:
    1. What is the PDI (power distance index) for India compared to America? The difference between the two PDIs indicates what information for global managers?
    2. What were the factors that shaped Indra Nooyi as a leader?
    3. If PepsiCo were headquartered in India, how might Nooyi lead her employees in India based on the PDI of this country in comparison to America? 
    4. What leadership style is being used by Nooyi at PepsiCo? Highlight the mix of various leadership styles found in Nooyi, such as that of servant leadership, ethical leadership, socialized charismatic leadership, and authentic leadership.
  5. Your presentation should include a minimum of three properly cited references. For questions on APA style, go to the APA Style Page.
Concisely summarize key take aways from the video

Concisely summarize key take aways from the video (1 page, double-spaced: 10 points) 

Propose a plan for the completion of an IT project.

You have been selected to be the project manager (for a project of your choice). The project that you decide to use should meet all the key criteria of a project as outlined in the PMBOK, such as (a) having a beginning and an end; (b) resulting in something being delivered to someone; (c) requiring a series of activities that must be done to complete the project; and (d) requiring resources (for example, people and materials) to complete the work. The project should be an information technology-related project, something related to an area of information technology that is of interest to you. If you need help in determining a project, please consult with your professor.
Write a 7–11 page paper in which you define the scope of your chosen project. In your paper, you must do the following:

  1. Provide a brief summary of your chosen project.
  2. Describe at least three project goals and three project objectives.
  3. Identify the key customers and at least two stakeholders for your project. Remember, you are delivering the project to your customer(s); however, there are others (stakeholders) who have a vested interest in your project.
  4. Describe at least three key milestones and/or deliverables for your project.
  5. Describe a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.
  6. Estimate the project’s overall cost, any key staffing or non-staffing resources needed, and how you plan to acquire them.
  7. Identify at least three risks for your project and how you plan to manage them.
  8. Identify how you plan to stay on track.
  9. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
    The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:
  • Propose a plan for the completion of an IT project.
1 Corinthians 8 is a challenge for those who live in other cultures who have expectations of Christians (that may not even be correct). Why?

Resource: 

You will see that crossing cultures is nothing new. Characters in the Bible were frequently confronted by value systems that were in direct conflict with their own. One of the most apparent issues for those who manage globally is learning to respond to differences in cultural values. This refers to philosophies and practices that derive from a long standing practice in a society, as well as thought and behavior that is acceptable or unacceptable because of societal consensus. Such values can be externalized (intellectually accepted because they are normative) or internalized (fully embraced intellectually and emotionally as my own).

Instructions: 

  1. Read the following passages in your Bible:
    1. Matthew 5:21–22, 27–28, 31–32, 33–37, 38–42, and 43–48
    2. Matthew 6:20–21 and 31–33
    3. 2 Corinthians 6:14–18
  2. After reading, think about how you would answer the following questions:
    1. In the Matthew passages, you see just a few ways that Christ says the values of believers will be internalized as compared to the external norms established by societies. What are some of these differences?
    2. In 2 Corinthian 6:14–18, Paul tells those who have believed in Christ that they are different. In what ways? What is his point?
    3. 1 Corinthians 8 is a challenge for those who live in other cultures who have expectations of Christians (that may not even be correct). Why?

Reflect in 150 -200 words. 

Describe the premise of the study and the cultural implications on ethical decision-making.
  • Describe the premise of the study and the cultural implications on ethical decision-making.
  • What were the results of the study?
  • How does culture influence decision-making?
  • Describe the differences in ethical decision-making between 2 groups.
  • What is your opinion on how much culture should or does impact ethical decision-making?
What strategy did the company ACER implement to enter the South Africa market? Was this strategy successful? Why or why not?
  1. Read the articles “MarketLine Industry Profile: IT Services in South Africa” and “MarketLine Report: ACER Incorporated.”
  2. Watch the video “Overwhelmed” by the artist Big Daddy Weave (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiGb14tTaH4). This video is filmed in Tanzania, Africa, a collectivist culture.
  3.  You will write a five- to six-page paper following APA style. For questions on APA style, go to the APA Style Page.
  4. In your paper, address the following:
    1. Develop a cultural profile of South Africa. Culture profiles are shown as beneficial tools to improve cultural awareness in global knowledge sharing and learning processes. Culture profiles describe cultural characteristics on different levels, such as national, organizational or individual characteristics. The concept is related to existing specifications and standards in order to implement an innovative concept in an interoperable way.
    2. Describe the IT industry in South Africa.
    3. What type of organization is ACER?
    4. What strategy did the company ACER implement to enter the South Africa market? Was this strategy successful? Why or why not?
    5. Are there additional alliances ACER could employ? 
    6. Discuss the importance of integrating a Christian worldview in South Africa, which is a more collectivist society than the United States.
What do you see as the principle opportunities in a career in international business?
  1. Download the SWOT analysis template.
  2. Complete a SWOT analysis on yourself. 
  3. What do you see as the principle opportunities in a career in international business?
  4. What do you see as your principal strengths that will allow you to take advantage of these opportunities?
  5. Identify one or two skills that you feel you will need that you don’t already possess? What could you do over the next one or two years to develop those skills?
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