Although it has only been ten weeks, the impact of this course and what I have learned is significant. It has hopefully built a strong foundation as I move forward through the rest of the courses for this MA Lead program, which I’m doing with great excitement and anticipation. In terms of specific learning, there …
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As I read chapter 15 of Leadership (Northouse, 2018) and the Catalyst (Nugent, Pollock, & Travis, 2016) report I was challenged to think about practical inclusion ideas while also finding myself encouraged and grateful for the environment where I work. No situation is perfect and we should always be paying attention to the areas where we …
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According to Wang, Oh, Courtright, & Colbert (2011), managerial implications of findings related to transformational leadership include the following: Transformational leadership is desirable at the managerial level and therefore emphasis should be placed on hiring, training and promoting candidates who “are more likely to become transformational leaders” (Wang et al., 2011, p. 253). Transformational leaders …
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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Abraham Lincoln’s ability to unite people around a cause is legendary and the focus of this story in Light from Many Lamps (Watson, 1951) is one more example. Lincoln’s second inauguration speech is remembered most for the first phrase of the closing paragraph. “With malice toward none; with charity for all” (Watson, 1951, p. 205) …
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Servant leaders who are given the responsibility to lead a team need to consider how to most effectively serve and lead when working together on projects in a group. Spears’ ten characteristics (2010) can be seen as over-arching character descriptions of an effective servant leader and can also be taken as instructive directions and strategies …
My experience has been that skill development among pastors is typically presented as leadership theory, budget management and organizational development. Kathleen A. Cahalan’s article Integrative Knowing and Practical Wisdom (2017) presents instead the reminder that pastors are practitioners who must grow toward practical wisdom. Cahalan’s central question is presented at the end of her introduction …
The blessing and the curse of social media abundance is every voice – positive, negative, constructive or damaging – has the opportunity to be amplified. Over the years I have been impacted in many positive and constructive ways by Paul Baloche and how he has led so well through multiple social media platforms. Paul is …
Reading through this list of servant leader characteristics from Spears (2002, as cited by Northouse, 2018, p. 229-230) left me feeling like I now have a more complete understanding of servant leadership. To be able to summarize such an abstract concept into these ten traits was very helpful and may have been the first time …