Daneen, nice work in your post capturing the essence of leadership in this sorrowful, yet inspiring passage, especially as it relates to the degree in which courage, compassion and conviction will manifest under crises. A few things captured my attention as I read your script – one, the role of the environment upon the practice of …
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Sarah, thank you for taking the time to read and respond to my Light from Many Lamps (LFML) post. You raised some great questions and through your clearly articulated sense of place within the paradox of servant leadership, I can appreciate your conflict. In Leadership (2016), Northouse fires the chapter off the starting block when he …
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Being fully-equipped to meet the needs and demands of today’s leadership environment means that we respond with intentionality; which in part, includes learning how to tune into the underlying mechanisms that make us tick. Fortunately, there are personality instruments and questionnaires that help us to discover our base leadership type; and when engaged with an …
Without fail, the series of collected works in part one and two of Watson’s (1951) Light from Many Lamps succeeds with blinding illumination mirroring divine truth upon one’s heart as a means to bombard the ego and replace it with steps towards growing one’s faith and experiencing the true reward from acts of outward service. …
B121, from a structure and optics perspective, put together some very nice work in presenting this assignment utilizing coloured links (versus black), and screen shots of excerpts from your chosen leader, Beth Moore. It was Moore’s quotation, stating “we must take great care over our own souls that we do not age out of obedience” (Moore, 2018) …
For most of my professional life, I have felt drawn to those few and scattered profit-driven organizations that choose to lead with their values and hearts first, knowing full well that this commitment could unravel their entire existence. Corporate Activism. An oxymoron if there ever was one. Is it really possible for capitalism to thrive …
In his original post, Chris outlines some fantastic examples as it relates to the tug-o-war which often exists between knowing when to lead, when to manage, and frankly when to give up control to others (often a very effective means of leading). Before I answer his poignant question, no situation will ever require in absolute terms …
In response to Ryan Morrow’s original post surrounding a leader’s ability to develop personal goals at the same time aligning with the greater common goals of the group, Morrow asks us “how then should a leader respond to an individual who is no longer working towards the common goal”? The question is valid, and one in which …
I believe the path towards servant leadership lies dark unless first illuminated by one’s competency for empathy, authenticity and self-awareness. Although much more than a path, servant leadership is a lifetime process which for me, has oftentimes been plagued by a myriad of struggle in the process of understanding myself, my strengths, weaknesses and the …
Although leadership as a process exists in many forms, its measurable effectiveness upon others remains naturally subjective from varying perspectives. That being said, apart from the limitless theories and pragmatism one may utilize to influence followers to “achieve a common goal” (Northouse, 2016, p. 6), by formalizing leadership into assigned and emergent roles, we can …
