Effective and Creative Leadership in Diverse Workforces

Improving Organizational Performance and Culture in the Workplace

herausgegeben von: Bethany K. Mickahail, Carlos Tasso Eira de Aquino

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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This book examines the role of corporate culture in the execution of successful strategies for diversity and innovation. It explores how information is communicated across real organizations and how diversity impacts the effectiveness of the communication. As modern communication becomes more challenging within diverse groups, the varying content and contexts must be considered. Communications across a diverse organization requires thought and understanding. Further, though a workforce may be diverse, it may not properly function. Effective and creative leadership is needed to employ a diverse workforce for the greatest impact on company culture and performance. With its model and case studies illustrating how diversity helps shape corporate culture, this book serves as a valuable resource for HR researchers and scholar-practitioners.

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Frontmatter

Chapter 1. Introduction

Abstract

More and more the topic of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) has an ever-prominent role. Companies and organizations all over the world are constantly searching for professionals who are fully prepared to address all multi-cultural, multi-generational, and other challenges created by a diverse workforce driving our global marketplace. This book examines the role of corporate culture in the execution of successful strategies for diversity and innovation. It explores how information is communicated across real organizations and how diversity impacts the effectiveness of the communication. The goal is to provide the reader with relevant information, experience, and insight that can couple communication and leadership to improve organizational performance in diverse organizations.

Carlos Tasso Eira de Aquino

Chapter 2. Relationships Among Leadership, Organizational Culture, and Support for Innovation

Abstract

Taylor, Santiago, and Hynes provide a much-needed discussion on leadership, diversity, and creating an innovative organizational culture. Original visual graphics and exercises lead the reader through the research on effective leadership, communication styles, and ways to build diversity in organizations. Creative leadership, building an innovative organizational culture, and developing individual readers are featured in the visuals and self-reflection exercises. Relevant, real-world examples are shared throughout the chapter in this practitioner-based research. The original research includes a case study exploring how an innovative tech company finds and retains creative people as well as building successful relationships with customers.

Andrea Taylor, Felix Santiago, Rilla Hynes

Chapter 3. Leadership and Diversity Implementation

Abstract

Littlejohn offers a summary of the relationship between the contemporary leadership behaviors and styles required to manage a diverse millennial workforce. Focusing on Transformational and Cloud Leadership as the basis for the discussion, this chapter draws attention to the need for shaping and implementation of innovation; the knowledge, resources, and cultural perspectives integration; and the tools and building blocks needed to transformation an organization. The “Leadership and Diversity Implementation” concludes with a case study of Dephy, a technology startup focused on improving peoples’ life’s by designing a power-dense electromechanical application, analyzing their leadership approach and innovative culture.

Rose Littlejohn

Chapter 4. Leadership, Culture, and Innovation

Abstract

Hynes and Mickahail provides a much-needed discussion on Creative Leadership, Design Thinking, diversity, and creating an innovative organizational culture. Original visual graphics and exercises lead the reader through the research on leading during times of rapid change, empowering collaboration in teams, communication styles, performance indicators, and building an appetite for innovation in organizations. Creative leadership, building an innovative organizational culture, and developing individuals are featured in the visuals and self-reflection exercises. Relevant, real-world examples are shared throughout the chapter in this practitioner-based research. The original research includes a case study exploring how an innovative manufacturing tech company finds and retains creative people as well as building successful relationships with customers.

Rilla Hynes, Bethany K. Mickahail

Chapter 5. Leadership, Growth, and the Future

Abstract

Taylor, Santiago, Hauer, Hynes, and Mickahail provide a much-needed discussion on ways innovative leaders are preparing for the future. Effective leadership styles, including relevant examples and self-reflective exercises, make up the discussion of building an innovative, diverse organizational culture. Possible future technology challenges and opportunities demonstrate the practice of flexibility and risk taking, with real-life examples of organizations coping with change. A short history of the Industrial Revolutions helps the reader to understand the effect of technology on society as well as businesses when looking toward the future. The discussion of the Fourth Revolution includes Artificial Intelligence, robotics, Machine Learning, and workforce disruption.

Andrea Taylor, Felix Santiago, Josephine Hauer, Rilla Hynes, Bethany K. Mickahail

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Titel: Effective and Creative Leadership in Diverse Workforces
herausgegeben von: Bethany K. Mickahail
Carlos Tasso Eira de Aquino
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-02348-5
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-02347-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02348-5

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Relationships Among Leadership, Organizational Culture, and Support for Innovation

Chapter 3. Leadership and Diversity Implementation

Chapter 4. Leadership, Culture, and Innovation

Chapter 5. Leadership, Growth, and the Future

Backmatter

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