Chpt 10 – Leadership and Diversity

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Leadership and Diversity (Chapter 10)
Introduction
Diversity plays a significant role in leadership which ranges from gender to culture. It is a significant determinant when it comes to how both men and women make it in leadership positions in our current generation. Managing the diversity is the core of leadership with cultural diversity becoming the growing force worldwide in leadership (Hackman & Johnson, 300). It is considered to be a better decision-making tool with the cultural differences being the basis of high-quality solutions. High performance in leadership accompanies diversity. However, there is disparity when it comes to allowing both men and women in decision making with women being given a lower percentage participation level in leadership due to stereotyping (Hackman & Johnson, 313). There is the need that even gender from different culture be involved in allowing better decisions to be made in the full realization of leadership qualities. I believe both men and women are equal when it comes to leadership.
The glass ceiling has been one of the most significant barriers when it comes to the advancement of women in their professions. Just as the members of the minorities, women have been facing the glass ceiling over the years. Women still find it hard to discover their successful routes to leadership positions. Those who have made it past the glass ceiling are also faced with the glass cliff which is a high level of failure (Hackman & Johnson, 321).

According to Sheryl Sandberg, women attribute their success stories to other higher factors with lower belief in themselves. I feel that there is the need for the glass ceiling in leadership to be broken to allow women be at the same level with men. There is need to attain 50-50 percent leadership among both men and women. The first step in achieving this has the belief for achieving a goal no matter how risky it may be. This will also reduce the glass cliff effect.
Sheryl Sandberg has highlighted the need for women not to leave before they leave. This involves being preoccupied with unattained goals leading to lack of concentration in the leadership and career positions. Women need to focus on what they can do and venture into them to attain their leadership standards just as men.
Work cited
Hackman, Michael Z, and Johnson, Craig E. Leadership: A Communication Perspective. Long Grove, Ill: Waveland Pr, 2013. Print. Retrieved from: https://studydaddy.com/attachment/43041/lokobd961f.pdf