Chris, thank you for your post and reflections on a busy life! I agree with you that as leaders we can very easily get caught up in the busyness of the day as there are so many demands on our […]
James, thank you for your thoughtful consideration of the importance of solitude in the life of a leader in your recent post. You noted very aptly that we very easily forget to find solitude and get caught up in the […]
Photo credit: Will Johnson, Nelson Star She’s small, yet fierce, and changing the world one child at a time. Dr. Christine Perkins has always been a learner, having been very curious, taking any opportunity that came her way, and working […]
Frederic Loomis: The best medicine is to stop thinking about yourself, and start thinking about other people. In reflection on his deathbed, Dr. Frederick Loomis determined that though we may struggle through life and in death, there is little fruit […]
I took the Gender-Leader Implicit Association test twice. First at the beginning of the unit, and again at the end. I consider myself to be be an advocate for women in leadership, which has evolved over the years from a […]
Since the term “The Glass Ceiling” was coined in 1984 by Gay Bryant to describe his analysis of working women in America, much work has been done to break down the stereotypes of women in the workplace (Morgan, 2015). Strong […]
Matt, thanks for taking the time to respond to my response! I appreciate that you took the time to clarify what you meant and answering my question by describing the steps you would take. I see now what you meant […]
Daneen, thank you for your very succinct summary of what you believe are the three main characteristics of servant leadership within a team. I agree that listening and awareness are key for a leader to really know where team leaders […]
Georgeena, I am just reading your Unit 5 post on the characteristics of servant leadership. A point of interest for me was your comment about the percentage of time a leader typically spends talking over listening. You state: Traditionally followed […]
In MonicaGrace’s post on the moral implications of leadership, she presented an analogy that compared our actions as leaders to a single water droplet having the power to create concentric and repeating “ripple effects”. She says that “The leader can […]
