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Leadership:
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- Analyze multiethnic perspectives on leadership and diversity
- Consider the effects and remedies of self-esteem, stereotyping, and perception
- Examine eight popular leadership approaches
- Become aware of a new leadership model
- Apply an eclectic leadership approach to real life diverse conflicts
- Practice awareness and avoidance of stereotyping tendencies
- Practice positive outlooks to foster productivity and cope with stressful situations
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- Define all aspects of diversity
- Discuss the problems and issues that surround diversity
- Develop awareness of the themes inherent in diversity
- Explore lessons learned from each theme
- Perform exercises that foster positive outcomes for each theme
- Apply lessons and exercises to real life classroom incidents
- Practice awareness and avoidance of stereotyping tendencies
- Practice positive outlooks to foster productivity and cope with stressful situations
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American society is increasingly permeated with diversity. Diversity goes beyond ethnicity, race, or religion, and it is everywhere; even in the home! Add to this complexity the fact that culture is dynamic; it changes, no matter how hard we fight to maintain traditions. It is this change--human free will that enables reluctance and rejection in some to follow every tradition to the letter--that can cause conflict. At the core of the conflict are self-esteem/identity, perception, stereotyping, and to an extent, oppression. If we are to capitalize on diversity, we must be aware of these concepts and our personal tendencies in this regard.
Leading diversity is unavoidable, whether in the home, the classroom, or the office; we are all leaders at one time or another. Students as well as school officials, corporate employees, parents, sons and daughters can benefit from learning about this leadership model and the themes inherent in diversity, whether in the role of leader, participant, or follower.
Contact Dr. Ness for a presentation at vg2424@yahoo.com or phone 480-648-6700.
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