Sarah, Thank you for your blog about the leadership lesson you took from James Gordon Gilkey (Watson, 1951). It is very relevant to my life currently. I have multiple things I am juggling at the moment and have found it… Continue Reading →
Daniel, I appreciated the lesson you took out of Dr. Will Durant’s writing (Watson, 1951) regarding “having a healthy work-life relationship” (Rowe, 2018, para. 5). I think that because you are married making sure to have “a solid foundation in… Continue Reading →
When it comes to recognition and a sense of belonging I am incredibly privileged to work in the organization that I do. Not only do we say we are egalitarian, my assessment would be that we do a fairly good… Continue Reading →
The story of Sir William Osler (Watson, 1951, pp. 215-219) contains an important leadership lesson. As a leader it can be easy to become overwhelmed by how many things need to get done and how little time there seems to… Continue Reading →
In Case 15.1 (Northouse, 2016, pp. 412-413) Lisa was not given an opportunity to make partner because of her gender. She did not ask for special treatment as a woman, but rather proved herself through her performance. Her inquiry into… Continue Reading →
Monica, I really appreciated your articulation of the “ripple effects” on three different spheres of people. It is so important that we remember that our actions affect far more than those immediately around us. “Leadership involves influence” (Northouse, 2016, p…. Continue Reading →
Daneen, I appreciated reading your reflection on why you thought the principles of respect and serving others were the most important of the five ethical principles. They were different than the ones that I chose, which were honesty and justice…. Continue Reading →
Wang, Oh, Courtright and Colbert (2011) did a meta-analytical review that has implications for managers if they want to have a positive impact on individual follower performance, team performance and organizational performance. They found that transformational leaders lead to higher… Continue Reading →
According to Van Buren (2013) the moral implications of leadership behaviour are massive because leaders set the moral tone for their entire organization. The outworking of this means that when a leader operates ethically their staff follow, and vice versa…. Continue Reading →
I appreciated Christina’s post about how important the thought life of a leader is. As Christina mentioned this idea is biblically based (CCBEAU, 2018) as found in Proverbs 23:7a “For as he thinks within himself, so he is” (New American… Continue Reading →
