Leading in a Changing World-Jiahao Wang

When there are differences between individual members of a team on various dimensions, including age, nationality, religion, skills, etc., there would be a diverse team. Overall, researchers suggest that diverse teams in work are more productive as well as better performing. In 2017, a study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) found diversity to be a key driver of innovation; as a result, diverse teams can create as high as 19% more profit compared to their counterparts (Lyons, 2019). According to this study, diversity allow teams to remain in tune with the changing needs of their customers, and thereby develop more relevant products to serve customer demands. The diversity among team members lead them to contribute diverse insights and ideas during work, which foster a high level of adaptability for the team. The solutions of diverse teams can often take into account multiple perspectives. In this way, they become more well-rounded. The benefits of diversity in the work env...

  What is ethical leadership? We take the leader of a software development team as an example to analyze what is an ethical and long-lasting leadership. First of all, the ability of leadership is directly related to the morality of leadership. Ethical leadership should be organized and consider the specific capabilities and tolerance of employees. The work of the team requires planning first. Without a good plan, employees will suffer from inconsistent requirements, which can even slow down the progress of the project. Ethical leaders should not change their plans too much, which will bother employees and cause trouble to the entire project. In addition, ethical leaders should be fully considerate of the actual situation of employees. It is good to have a fixed time schedule every day, but formal mandatory time regulations may undermine the enthusiasm of employees and impair productivity due to formal requirements. It is not right to over-assign too many tasks to a talented employe...