Reflective Report: Leadership and Cultural Challenges in Tanzania

This reflective report analyzes the challenges of cross-cultural leadership encountered during a dam construction project in Tanzania. Using Gibbs' reflective model, the report describes the initial difficulties of adapting to a new organizational culture and the importance of understanding local customs and beliefs. The author reflects on the issues of leading in a new environment, adapting leadership styles, and navigating ethical dilemmas, particularly concerning bribery and CSR values. The report evaluates the need to understand local mentalities, the impact of ethical considerations on project budgeting and timelines, and the importance of building relationships with local communities and government. The conclusion emphasizes the need for careful consideration of cultural backgrounds when undertaking international projects. The author highlights the significance of adapting leadership styles and embracing local practices to ensure project success, avoid ethical pitfalls, and foster effective communication and collaboration. The report also references several academic sources to support its analysis.

Reflective Statement

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Reflective Report....................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

Reflective Report
Reflection
The following is based upon Gibbs model which is actually bifurcated in size factors
including first description feelings, evaluation, conclusion and action. It is mentioned below with
the issues faced In Tanzania.
Description
I have always believe that working in a organization which is expanding to the contrast of
working in a completely different culture will always be very difficult for me migrating on
mitigating from a US based hydro generation to setting it up in in the major dam project in
Tanzania was one of the most difficult and challenging projects I have ever done (Jackson and
Primecz, 2019). There were several issues which was faced by me as working with their some of
them can be comprised in the term of organizational culture in which the issues which was
related to creating such kind of River dam in a place where did Rita teach other and those things
as a belief for cultural unit and then making them understand the need of a dam in such place
needed me to actually become one of them and understand what mentality they look up to after
having such kind of thoughts. the second issue I thought was about the way I had to lead in this
Nation as I have to change my whole life style and had to adjust as per their requirement and
their believes and culture (Koch and et. al., 2019). This literally help me out in properly
assessing their mindsets that hurts learning their languages to actually become more closer
towards them and then slowly entering my leadership requirements with them. The third one was
the most difficult part to manage as it was related to the ethics and the CSR values in such place
the issue here was bribe and its culture (Bouranta and et. al., 2019). Everything which was to be
done as per the requirement of the project could only get possible underline unless I was driving
people to support and complete the work. This actually affected even on the budgeting and the
costing plus took a lot of time to negotiate as per their requirement and understanding things in
their own personal perspective.
Feelings
I faced many issues and problems while setting up this business structure of creating a
dam in Tanzania as it hindered me in several places the assignment and the construction phase
project was a very important project and had to be properly constructively satisfied with the
proper amount of budget and time limit (Salin and et. al., 2019). This particularly needed me too
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to be one of the people in that environment to understand their mentality, mindset, methods of
doing things, tactics they apply while doing business and several other factors which was
affecting the company’s issues. In the most particular way sends book was actually worried that
actions performed by the company can have several unforeseen repercussions in the project of
creating the damp in Tanzania which had to be solved by following several philosophy values
and the founders of this but let had to properly shape when HG culture and a mission (Caligiuri
and et. al., 2019). I properly wanted to stay in Tanzania and HD as it actually made me to think
about a professional training for myself and a greater experience with having a family variety of
being the cost for the country. The local development and the issues which were in the power
plant which I thought was the most important concept was first lead to actually gain a proper
support from the local people and the government authorities over there. second issue was to
actually higher the resources from the local we will itself which will even help me in having
proper income in goods and customs plus it would save a lot of money in the immigration
process of permitting other foreigners in a different country and stuff like that (Zhu and et. al.,
2019). This is also in fishes about the logistic materials and the things which can be properly
hampered if I did not have a proper support from the local ministry and local villages next to the
project.
Evaluation
I had to properly evaluate each and every comfortable zone for the living person or the
one working in Tanzania as I was solely held responsible for the operating structure and several
managers and their start up activities of obtaining proper license getting telephonic
communication and several other utilities were also under my supervision (Feldman, 2019). I had
to make the project perfectly fine as well as workable in the environment so no such hindrances
will be caused while facing issues and domestic support will always be there in case of any
troubles. Does dam construction needed a huge amount of capital and the issues which are faced
by this project of continuous bribing and all of this had to be given a chance to get salt which got
me the idea to get involved with the people get to know their procedure BA part of them and
learn the local language is to have a proper communication with them which actually sorted most
of the issues while creating this dam.
Conclusion
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From the above passage I can conclude that one had to be very precise about choosing
where to expand the organization or create or take up projects since they have to firstly
understand the cultural background and the beliefs of people belonging from such area so that
such problems cannot be faced again and again. This can also rectify the fact that one needs to be
properly understandable of the concepts and follow several philosophies which are directly
implemented over the working of such place it can be obtained carefully that issues like such
cannot be just solved by accepting the culture one has 2 inbuilt their own performance as per
their requirement. Issues which were related to having a proper budget set for everything and the
issues which came from the country such as the tax issues for taking general resources from the
home country and most probably the immigration issue which actually made the costing and the
pricing of 16 in this project within a limited period of time and the budget given by the company.
Action
the only action that can be taken up or I chose to implement in such place was to
understand each and every aspect of the organization I didn't actually want to go back to the
home country as I started to acknowledge their language their ways of working and their leaves
and culture in the country. This was impossible until and unless I understood all factors and
discriminate all the cultural differentiation which were causing huge problems in fulfilling this
whole project.
The ways in which one needs to understand and properly create a issue which had to be
discussed and until and unless such discoveries are made one cannot set up a business or create
the opportunity to have a business in such place. The only action plan which would work in such
organization setup of a different country can be workable mindset and creating better
opportunities for them to accept search opportunities and avoiding The tribe culture and issues
related to their ethics have to be understood by the organization to actually reciprocate as per the
requirement and the needs of both sides.
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REFERENCES
Books & Journals
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Caligiuri, P., and et. al., 2019. Developing cross-cultural competencies through international
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Feldman, S., 2019. CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL
CULTURE: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE. International Journal of Social
Sciences Management and Entrepreneurship (IJSSME). 3(2).
Jackson, T. and Primecz, H., 2019. Cross-cultural management studies and the Englishization of
scholarly communication: A paradox.
Koch, A.D., and et. al., 2019, July. Close but Overlooked: The Role of Geographical Distance in
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Zhu, W and et. al., 2019. Ethical leadership with both “moral person” and “moral manager”
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(Bouranta and et. al., 2019) (Caligiuri and et. al., 2019) (Feldman, 2019) (Jackson and Primecz,
2019) (Koch and et. al., 2019) (Salin and et. al., 2019) (Zhu and et. al., 2019)
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