Culture map 4. Leading & 5. Deciding

• INT1
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

1. Communicating 

2. Evaluating 

3. Persuading/convincing 

4. Leading 

Egalitarian  

•  Egalitarian comes from the word ‘egual ’ => same (as others) 
•  The boss is 'one of the guys' 
•  Everybody was born egually/the same way =>  naked 
  
•   Informal communication. (How do you adress your boss? How do you            answer the phone? Does one use 'Usted/U' or 'tú/jij' ?) 
• ​   The boss does not need to have all the answers and participates in                  a discussion. 
•    E.g. Sweden, Norway, Australia   

 

 

First thoughts: is leadership in your country egalitarian?
(1 = not at all, 100 = very egalitarian)

0100

Hierarchical   

•  A hierarchy is a system of 'organizing people into different ranks or                 levels of importance, for example in society or in a company.  (so not the     same) 
•  The boss is 'special, higher level' 
•  Formal communication. (Use of 'Usted/vous/Sie/U' ) 
• ​ 'Daddy knows it all ' =>  the boss has all the answers/knows best
•  Not much room for discussion  
•  E.g. China, Greece, Saudi Arabia   

 

 

Hierachical

Egalitarian

A leader/boss going to work..

Video 1: Emmanuel Macron arrives back at his home in Paris 

Video 2: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives at talks with  worker Union

Video 3: German cancelor Scholz arriving

Video 4: Sanchez leaving for a visit to Ceuta

 

 

Which country is
more hierarchical
than the other?

1. Germany
2. The Netherlands

 Clean up your mess..

A Dutch Minister and the Dutch Prime Minister arrived together ‘at work’. As it is early in the morning they carry a ‘coffee to go’. Than look what happens. Would Scholz, Macron or Sanchez act in the same way? 

5. Deciding 

Related but NOT the same ​

      as dimension #4 Leading​

1. How are decicions made?

2. How firm/lasting are these                        decisiones? 

Consensus deciding   

1. Decision making:      Every member ('from low to high') can have their say 

                                               and need to agree to a joint decision ('compromis') ​

2. Decision firmness:   It can take a long time ('forever') to reach a decision,                                                     but it will stand forever. Changing is not done easily

                                               (the so called 'Big D(ecision)')​

Top-down deciding

1. Decision making:       ​The boss decides. Thoughts/ideas of others do not 

                                                matter as one has to agree 'yes or yes' to a (boss') 

                                                decision 

2. Decision firmness:    Taking a decision can be in a split second.       

                                                 Nevertheless, changing and readjusting happens 

                                                 often and is easily done (so called 'Little d(ecision)')​                                              

How, do you think, is decision
making in a country like the U.S.A.?

1. By consensus
2. By top-down

The situation in this
image (zoomable) is
clearly deciding in a
way of:

1. Consensus
2. Top-down

The situation in this
image (zoomable) is
clearly deciding in a
way of:

1. Consensus
2. Top-down

Ghandi's style of decision making for
sure would have been based on:

1. Consensus
2. Top-down

Escobar's style of decision making
for sure would have been based on:

1. Consensus
2. Top-down

Today's job 

Please work out in your group the Leading and Deciding dimensions 

for your 3 countries.  ​

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