The impact of diversity on global leadership performance : LEAD3 reframing leadership and diversity through a whole systems change process

Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. Annotation The Impact of Diversity on Global Leadership Performance argues that leadership and diversity have stalled by remaining reliant on outdated theories and frameworks which are no longer relevant to the issues facing organizations and their leaders in the 21st century. Issues relating to globalization, such as: Leading employees through challenging situations, such as financial volatility, job security, social technology, and so forth. Navigating through cultural and demographic differences whilst retaining the core identity of the organizationGiven issues such as these, what is the leadership necessity for diversity? This book answers this question by presenting LEAD3 a leading edge analytical tool that offers an integrated change management process for building global leadership and diversity capability. The Impact of Diversity on Global Leadership Performance examines the appropriate cognitive, social and behavioural skills that global leaders need to have within their capability portfolio, and how this capability can be applied to drive a diversity agenda in their organizations. Diversity has been segmented into structural, cognitive and behavioural diversity so as to provide an integrated and cohesive approach to organizational performance The Impact of Diversity on Global Leadership Performance argues that leadership and diversity have stalled by remaining reliant on outdated theories and frameworks which are no longer relevant to the issues facing organizations and their leaders in the 21st century. Issues relating to globalization, such as: Leading employees through challenging situations, such as financial volatility, job security, social technology, and so forth. Navigating through cultural and demographic differences whilst retaining the core identity of the organization Given issues such as these, what is the leadership necessity for diversity? This book answers this question by presenting LEAD a leading edge analytical tool that offers an integrated change management process for building global leadership and diversity capability. The Impact of Diversity on Global Leadership Performance examines the appropriate cognitive, social and behavioural skills that global leaders need to have within their capability portfolio, and how this capability can be applied to drive a diversity agenda in their organizations. Diversity has been segmented into structural, cognitive and behavioural diversity so as to provide an integrated and cohesive approach to organizational performance Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Front Matter....Pages 1-6 The Global Leader’s Role....Pages 7-23 Diversity Refreshed and Updated....Pages 24-42 Front Matter....Pages 43-50 Findings — Leadership....Pages 51-75 Findings — Diversity....Pages 76-102 Findings — Organisational Factors....Pages 103-133 Pulling It Together — What Lies Beneath....Pages 134-140 Front Matter....Pages 141-147 LEAD3 in Depth....Pages 148-155 Operationalising LEAD3....Pages 156-173 Front Matter....Pages 175-178 Impact, Value and Spirit of LEAD3....Pages 179-189 Back Matter....Pages 190-211 This book examines the cognitive, social and behavioural skills that leaders need to have within their capability portfolio and how this can be applied to drive a diversity agenda in their organizations. The book presents LEAD(3) - an analytical tool that offers an integrated change management process to build leadership and diversity capability.