Global Leadership Adaptability Through Servant Leadership and Cultural Humility
A Conceptual Framework
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https://doi.org/10.59319/arete.v2i1.824Keywords:
global, Leadership Adaptability, global leadership, leadership traits, leadership effectiveness , Globalization, servant leadership, empathy, ethical leadership, cultural humility, global leadership mindset, self-reflection, leadership transformationAbstract
Background: Adaptability is a requisite and indispensable trait for future global leaders. Remaining adaptable through times of change is a mechanism through which leaders can be best prepared to navigate evolving environments and ever-changing circumstances. Objectives: The authors aim to explore the relationships between global leadership mindset and adaptability by applying servant leadership and cultural humility perspectives. Approach: Leadership theories and approaches to leadership and adaptability will be discussed relative to leadership traits, skills, and knowledge and their potential relation to the degree of leadership adaptability. A global leader with cultural humility develops cultural awareness and tends to interact and adapt effectively with people of different cultures. By combining servant leadership and cultural humility, mindsets will enhance the development of global leadership adaptability. Being adaptable as a leader allows for creativity and innovation while navigating cultural disparities. Conclusion: Global leaders must be resilient, relevant, and vigilant. They must be prepared to address crises while simultaneously fostering stability and progress for the survival of humanity. Their transformative actions should inspire effective change. The proposed conceptual framework integrates servant leadership and cultural humility perspectives and fosters a global leadership mindset. This mindset enhances leadership adaptability to address contemporary challenges.
Author Biographies
Marianna Foulkrod, Director of Center for Service Learning & Community Engagement, University of Indianapolis
Marianna Kalli Foulkrod, MAAS, is the Director of the Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement (CSLCE), adjunct faculty at the Shaheen College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Indianapolis and St. Mary’s of the Woods College, where she also pursues her Ph.D. in Global Leadership. Marianna has a strong passion for higher education and service-learning particularly, and she is committed to supporting her institution’s motto, “Education for Service,” through a variety of faculty, community, and student programming between the university and the community locally, nationally and globally. Marianna is a strong advocate for community engagement, civically and academically, and she is committed to providing quality education through service to higher education students. Much of her work is showcased in the latest videos, UIndy: Changing Lives through Service, which tell the university’s story of how students, faculty, and staff are engaged in their local, national, and international communities.
Phylis Lan Lin, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, University of Indianapolis
Phylis Lan Lin, PhD., Professor Emerita, University of Indianapolis (UIndy), serves as the senior advisor to the Asia Organization Development (AODN). She received the UIndy Meritorious Award for 45 years of dedicated teaching, administration, and service, and the Phylis Lan Lin School of Social Work and Counseling is named in her honor. Dr. Lin received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Missouri in 1972. She is a prolific writer and editor in Chinese and English, including numerous research papers, monographs, and books such as Organizational Behavior, Stress Management: Enhancing Quality of Life, Marriage and the Family, Crisis Intervention: Theory and Practice, Service-Learning in Higher Education, Medical Sociology, etc. She organized and chaired the International Symposium on China, the International Symposium on Service-Learning, and the International Symposium on Families: East and West. She established the University of Indianapolis Press. The Master Au-Ho-Nien Museum, founded in 2004 at UIndy, is one of her enduring cultural legacies.
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