For this essay (entry) it is required to maintain a weekly journal, documenting important aspects of
leadership they encounter over the duration of the module. Entries into the journal may include
examples of leadership personally witnessed or insights gained through readings or class
discussions.
1)I want 2 entries each one is around 100 words, and each entry is in separate word document.
2)Entries should be placed in a journal.
3)Entries should be based on your learning experience after reading the attached files.
4)You are free to follow your own format as long as it is logically structured.
Week 7 Journal Entry
Journal Entry 1:
Relationship between leadership and culture
Nowadays, business is becoming more and more global and interlinked by means of communications
technology as well as increased geographic accessibility. Therefore, the impact of culture becomes
increasingly significant for leadership. I have learned that the relationship between leadership and
culture could be understood in various ways. At the basic level for instance, good leadership requires
the leader to have the knowledge of other cultures. Leaders need to not only recognize, but also
acknowledge the distinctions between cultures and respond aptly. Having an understanding of other
cultures can certainly assist leaders of business organizations to work with difference and aid
communication between dissimilar ethnic groups.
Moreover, I have learned how various cultures around the world perceive leadership behaviours in other
cultures. Cultures of Southern Asia and the Middle East score highly in self-protective behaviours such
as ensuring both the security and safety of a leader, and score low in participative leadership behaviours
which entail involving other people in decision-making as well as implementation. Conversely, Latin
America, Latin European, and Anglo culture clusters score low in autonomous leadership behaviours
and high in value-based/charismatic leadership.
JOURNAL ENTRY 2
Journal Entry 2:
References
The Hofstede Center 2015, Cultural tools: country comparison.
Cultural differences that affect leadership practices: the UK and Saudi Arabia
Culture plays an essential role in improving leadership practices and sticking to infringing cultural
practices may result in negative impact on the organization. I have learned the way the United Kingdom
compares with Saudi Arabia in terms of how cultural differences affect leadership practices. In Saudi
Arabia, religious activities and festivals have a major influence in leadership practices and help in
ensuring that leaders actually have good skills for guiding and leading their people (The Hofstede
Center 2015). In Saudi Arabia unlike in the United Kingdom, male dominance is valued and most
business leaders are male. In the UK, both women and men are valued equally and many women hold
leadership positions in business organizations.
Outstanding personalities of leaders
I have also learned how to describe the personalities of various leaders using the three theories of
Allport’s Trait Theory, Eysenck’s Personality Theory and Freud’s Tripartite Theory of Personality. For
instance, Sir Richard Branson Personality could be evaluated using Freud’s Tripartite theory of
personality into 3 constituents: superego, the ego, and the id.
