3. Self as Learner

When entering various cultural contexts, approaching every situation as a learner is an accessible and humble way of being. This chapter emphasizes how we all have things to learn every single day. Even in a context in which one is familiar with, framing experiences and situations as opportunities to learn not only makes a person more open, but it also allows others to engage with them in more authentic ways. This chapter explains how when you situate oneself as a learner it helps to put the pieces of the culturally informed leadership learning puzzle together. In this chapter, readers will think about themselves as a learner and how individuals often need to unlearn old ways, relearn new ways, and how to specifically learn leadership.