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Contemporary leadership theories ignore the enormous contributions, potential learning, and valuable insights that come from leaders in diverse communities.
Leadership techniques that you will have to integrate into your organization originate from a collectivist culture.
These cultures are usually more tightly woven and integrated than Eurocentric cultures, and as a result they cherish welfare, unity and harmony.
To maintain these elements, people behave politely, act in a socially desirable manner, and respect others,
People work for group success before personal credit or gain.
Some ideas that may work are:
Minimize conflict by reminding employees that they truly are "family."
In multicultural leadership, one step toward minimizing conflict is encouraging people to view each other as relatives.
In the same way that viewing other members of society as relatives would reduce the likelihood of war and fighting, encouraging employees to view one another as family encourages them to seek out resolutions to their problems.
Foster a culture that's accepting of spirituality.
By encouraging employees to share their spiritual sides rather than compartmentalize them, you create a workplace where people bring their "whole selves" to work.
Focus employees on a company vision
In order to develop a company vision that truly reflects the diverse attitudes of your employees, think of it as a community vision.
