As we’ve been talking about Leader Member Exchange Theory in class, this week’s blog is related to understanding others. Check out this TED Talk by Chimamanda Adichie on The Danger of a Single Story.
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the
problem with stereotypes
is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.
They make one story become the only story.”
– Chimamanda Adichie
is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.
They make one story become the only story.”
– Chimamanda Adichie
How is your perception influenced by the world around you? (ie. What stories are you told in books, movies, pictures, music, the news, or by friends and family?)
In what ways do our family background, religion,
gender, ethnicity, sexuality, nationality, age, socio-economic status and other
group and cultural influences contribute to the development of our perceptions?
Thinking
about the core tenets of Leader-Member Exchange and other leadership approaches
that we’ve discuss in class, how do our perceptions influence our leadership or
followership in groups and whether we find ourselves in the in-group or
out-group?
Reminder:
One
member of your group should post a response to your team's blog page.
You can write a narrative, post a video or other media, share links to
other sources, etc. but your response must include text to show CLEAR
connections between your response and class materials.
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