Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/culture-and-leadership/5016308/
As we look ahead toward the World Forum in May, we consider the exciting prospects of coming together with international, multilingual leaders in early care and education. We asked, what are some ways to stimulate thinking and share cross-cultural perspectives on the topic of Culture and Leadership? With encouragement and support from Bonnie Neugebauer and the World Forum leaders, we crafted a pre-Forum survey about culture and leadership to hear and learn from past delegates and those planning to come to Montreal. We thank the respondents for their thoughtful and provocative answers to these six questions. This article is a first step in the process of dialogues about the ideas, realities, and perspectives from the first core group of respondents.To begin the dialogues, in this piece we present compilations of the findings to each question and provide some analyses. We interpret general implications and convey questions that emerge from across the spectrum of responses. And finally, we will pose some additional questions derived from the findings to be addressed by attendees and invited guests in a session on Culture and Leadership in the Educators/Trainers Track at the World Forum in May. Of course, we hope that the findings and questions ...