Cross Cultural Challenges.

Occasion 1:

Reflection and summary on what I have learnt:

What I have learned in this week's lecture is the theories regarding to the western and non-western leadership. People or subordinates possess different expectation towards their managers/leaders. For western leaders, they are said to be more task-oriented, to articulate organizational goals for the team and to set strategies to increase profitability of the company. As for non-western leaders, they are said to be more relationship-oriented which implies that they attach equal importance in fostering connection and relationship between leaders and fellow followers. They are also expected to be more considerate to their workers, to give leniency and to be respectful in certain situations. Despite the differences between two principles, both leadership suggests that generating economic profits is still of paramount importance.

Relevant real-life occasions:

In my exchange program in Canada, I have experienced the difference between two leadership styles. In a course I am taking here, students were asked to form into groups to accomplish different tasks such as business simulations and case memos. Our team is consisting of three local finance students and one exchange student from my home country. Our group leader is a local student who leads in a western style. In our regular group meetings, I can always identify and experience the cultural difference between two principles. To be frank, I have low confidence in what I have submitted, I am unsure about the answers of my part. Therefore, before uploading the finalized version to our google drive, I will always seek for help and opinion from our group members on group messenger chat, as I believe that we as a team are supposed to help each other if anyone one of us in need. My groupmates are very friendly indeed, they will help me out in my