Reflective Silence in Global Leadership Practice

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

30 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Cassiday, P. A., & Stringer, D. M. (2015). Reflective silence in global leadership practice. In 52 Activities for successful international relocation (pp. 191-193). Boston, MA: Intercultural Press. 

Exercise was excerpted and adapted from:

Adler, N. (2014). Reflective silence: Developing the capacity for meaningful global leadership. In Boyacigiller, N. A., et. al. Crossing cultures: Insights from master teacher (pp. 201-218). London: Routledge.  

Exercise was contributed by Nancy J. Adler, McGill University.

Tags:

  1. emotional resilience
  2. leadership
  3. reflection
  4. self-awareness
  5. Stringer and Cassiday
  6. Vande Berg recommended

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. "Introduce the concept of guarding time for daily reflection. 2. Explore the relationship between reflection and extraordinary leadership. 3. Develop rituals for quiet, reflection, and contemplation" (Cassiday & Stringer, 2015, p. 191).