2016 LEARNING AND REFLECTION  FORUM SERIES  
                                                        Leading Cultural and Linguistic Competence:
                                              Understanding Your Role with and without Formal Authority
                                                                              May 20, 2016
                                                                   FORUM PRESENTERS
                                                                               Tawara D. Goode
                                                   Institute for Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence
                                                      Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence 
                                                        University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 
                                                                  Center for Child and Human Development  
                                                                             Shannon Crossbear
                                                   Institute for Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence
                                                      Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence 
                                                                             Mathew McCullough 
                                                           District of Columbia Developmental Disabilities Council  
                                                                               NachamaWilker
                                                                      National Disability Rights Network 
                                                                                Emily Graybill
                                                Georgia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program
                                            Center for Leadership in Disability, School of Public Health, Georgia State University
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                                                    FORUM OBJECTIVES
                             Participants will:
                             1. Describe the difference between leadership and formal 
                                authority.
                             2. Describe the difference between leaders with formal 
                                authority and those without.
                             3. Cite examples of how authority is designated or obtained 
                                within cultural contexts.
                             4. Delineate the power dynamics between those who lead by 
                                position and those who lead by influence in the networks 
                                supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental 
                                disabilities and their families.
                             5. Share effective strategies to lead efforts that advance cultural 
                                and linguistic competence with informal authority.
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                             Differentiating Leadership and  Formal Authority
                                      Leadership is                            Formal Authority is 
                                      combination of                         the power invested in 
                                    values, skills, and                         a role to perform 
                                 observable behaviors                            certain acts by a 
                                      that results in                         formally established 
                                    mobilizing others                          procedure, such as 
                                    toward expanding                                an election, 
                                 their capacity to learn                     governance structure, 
                                    together and take                        certification/licensure, 
                                   actions to create a                          or organizational 
                                    vision they share.                               hierarchy.
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                                                                          AUTHORIZATION 
                                    The Process of Granting  Formal Authority: A Social Contract 
                                                                      Changes in quantum leaps 
                                                                           at discrete moments 
                                                                        (e.g. swearing-in, ordination, hiring, 
                                                                        appointment, signing of legislation, 
                                                                          indigenous bestowing of  power, 
                                                                               issuance of a license)
                                      Brings with it the 
                                     powers of an office                                                            Granted through a 
                                                                                                                    recognized source
                                                                                   Formal 
                                                                                 Authority 
                                                                                  (position)
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                                                                          AUTHORIZATION 
                                  The Process of Granting  Informal Authority: A Social Contract 
                                                             The people grant 
                                                          authority because of                        Exists outside the 
                                                            one’s experience,                                 position 
                                                             knowledge, and                          (influence and credibility)
                                                                   behavior 
                                                            (not title or formal role)
                                         Influence and                                                             May change based 
                                          credibility are                                                           on socio-cultural, 
                                           earned and                                                                  political, and 
                                      recognized by the                           Informal                               economic 
                                              people                             Authority                             environments 
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                                                        POLLING  QUESTION
                                                              Check one 
                              In your organization, program or setting, do you have: 
                              Formal authority for leading cultural and linguistic 
                              competence?   □
                              Informal authority for leading cultural and linguistic 
                              competence?   □
                           Challenges of Leading Cultural & Linguistic Competence
                                                        We often hear …
                                                         “Our director only gives lip service to 
                                                           diversity.”
                                                         “I have responsibility but no real power.”
                                  FORMAL 
                                                         “Nothing gets done. No one is held 
                                AUTHORITY                  accountable. I can’t make it happen.” 
                                                         “Everyone avoids addressing the real 
                                                           issues like bias and power inequities.”  
                                                         “I have great ideas but they don’t devote 
                                                           the funding.” 
                                                         “Everybody defines cultural competence 
                                                           differently. I can’t get people to agree.”
                                                         “You have to a member of a ‘diverse 
                                                           group’ to lead CLC.”
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