Cultural Intelligence & Influential Leadership

Below please find two discussion questions. These questions focus on cultural intelligence in the context of diversity and the different types of leader influence.

1. Why is it important for today's leaders to develop cultural intelligence? Do you think a leader who has never had experience with people different from himself or herself can develop the ability to smoothly adapt to culturally different ways of thinking and behaving? Discuss.
2. What do you consider the most important difference between transformational leadership and transactional leadership? Between transformational and charismatic leadership? How is transformational leadership similar to charismatic leadership

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