Leadership across High- and Low-Context Cultures

Essay From The Year 2011 In The Subject Communications - Interpersonal Communication Grade: Outstanding The University Of Surrey Language: English Abstract: When You Think Of Great Leaders Names Like Nelson Mandela Martin Luther King Bill Gates Barack Obama Or Gordon Brown May Come Up. But What Makes A Leader A Good Leader? Being A Good Leader Requires A Lot Of Things And Therefore Not Everybody Can Be A Successful Leader. Leaders Can Be Born Elected Or Trained And Groomed; They Can Seize Power Or Have Leadership Trust Upon Them (Lewis: 2006 P.104). They Can Be Democratic Or Autocratic Individual Or Collective Ascribed Or Merit-Based Imposed Or Desired (Lewis: 2006). Consequently There Is No Such Thing As A Perfect Leadership Style Which Works In Every Situation And With All Followers; There Usually Is No Ideal Way Of Leading - There Is Only A Better Or Worse Way (Larkin: 2008). That Is One Of The Reasons Why A Good Leader Needs To Have The Ability To Use Many Different Styles In Order To Succeed (Broadbent Kitzis: 2005). It Is A False Conclusion That The Well-Adopted Hard Skills Of A Manager Inevitably Lead To Economic Success. Those Hard Skills Form The Foundation Of A Strong Effective And Recognized Leader But Nowadays Further Acquirements Are An Absolute Must. Endurance Universalism Knowledge Of Human Nature Communications Collaboration And Work Input Are Inevitable (Eckert Drath: 2009). Additionally To The Fact That It Is In Any Case Difficult To Find The Ideal Style For Every Situation And Every Follower Cultural Differences Set Up Another Challenge: Communication Styles Gender Uncertainty Avoidance Power Distance Individualistic Versus Collectivistic Etc. Play An Important Role If It Comes To Finding The Most Ideal Style (Ledlow Coppola: 2011). Several Scientists Support The Idea Of A Culture Specific View Of Leadership Indicating That Unique Cultural (Pa?a Kabasakal Bodur: 2001 P.565) Traits Such As Religion Language And