Sarah, wow, thank you so much for your refreshing and challenging post about Confucius’ statement, “What you do not wish done to yourself, do not do to others.” Your application of this statement to leadership was brilliant; that being a leader means proactively and respectfully giving constructive feedback, even when it is difficult. Currently, I have […]
Response to implementing a service-oriented culture by Ruiz Rivera unit 6 response Hi Ruiz. I am from Vancouver myself and worked many years on the downtown east side. Reading your post reminded me of my work down there. I […]
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 →
light from many lamps week 6 Jessica, I really appreciate your encouragement to give authentic recognition to people around us as we journey through life. I love hearing about the impact of your parents on you and your siblings and how that has had a lasting effect on you throughout your life. How you’ve highlighted …
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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 →
Leadership as a matter of competency but also of character continues to be a headline issue around the world. In terms of character traits, the expectation is growing for leaders to be of impeccable character (Northouse, 2018, p. 25). Ethics help leaders make decisions. According to Northouse (2018), “ethics is concerned with what leaders do …
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Christina’s blog on how our thoughts shape our actions and thus our character, was a timely reminder for me this week. I have continued to ruminate about how our personal leadership experiences become part of our personal identity and how […]
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 →
JGarland’s reflection on Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural speech provoked some thought for me about how leadership affects us as people. When one thinks about leadership, often it is about developing ourselves to better embrace the position and succeed in our […]
Norm, thank you for your post on Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address. I appreciated your perspective on this reading and the six leadership traits you outlined that were revealed in Lincoln’s speech. I related to your questions regarding leadership in the church context versus other contexts, as I work in a parachurch setting. I fully […]