Response to Jessica – Light from Many Lamps Unit 10 This past week I had dinner with a friend that I had grown up with. She is facing what for most would be a devastating road ahead. About 3 months ago she was told that she had an inoperable brain tumour and that without treatment […]
Response to Matt – Leadership Story Matt, your story was very creative and reminded me of a leadership lesson that was one of the focuses of a leadership conference I attended in London – leading from the front. The concept is taken from examples of military leaders. While there are generals who strategize and form […]
Response to B’s Leadership Story B, your leadership story hit close to home for me. While the circumstances are unique to each situation, I also remember receiving a phone call in the middle of the night, that found us at the hospital with my Grandma and a diagnosis of cancer. At the moment I felt […]
Response to Ryan’s Light of Many Lamps – Unit 10 The picture that Cicero paints about how the fruit of each stage of life must be garnered in its own season (Watson, 1988) is a great reminder to be content in whatever stage of life we find ourselves. While from a different perspective, I am […]
Response to Matt Light from Many Lamps – Unit 8 You’re right Matt, finding a moment of solitude amidst our daily schedules is certainly challenging and yet solitude, as defined with moments alone with God, are where we find ourselves refreshed and restored (Blanchard, Hodges & Hendry, 2016). It is in those moments of simplicity […]
Response to Daneen Light from Many Lamps – Unit 8 Thanks, Daneen, I enjoyed reading your post. Gilkey’s sermon gives us reason to pause and reflect on how we approach the daily tasks or challenges that come our way. I agree that the analogy of the hourglass is a great reminder that we need to […]
Response to MonicaGrace Light from many Lamps Wk 4 Is the sole purpose of advancing and improving ourselves in life a good reason for why we should not waste our time? Or is there a greater purpose in this life to live for? You ask a powerful question, Monica. As I read your post, I […]
Response to B121 – Light from many Lamps Light From Many Lamps – Part 1 Throughout this exercise, I have seen how humility directly leads to confidence in leadership. Eddie Rickenbacker gives us another example of a leader who realized that he could not have success solely by operating within his own strengths and weaknesses. By […]
Response to Daneen85 Light from many Lamps #1 Light from Many Lamps Part # 1 Thanks, Daneen for sharing your insights on the powerful example of integrating courage, compassion and faith in leadership as observed in the life of William G. Farrow (Daneen85, 2018). As I read the story about Farrow I was also touched at his […]
Response to Ryan’s Post 3 Innovative leaders can often experience frustration when their visionary ideas are set aside due to limited resources. In his post on servant leadership, Ryan presents a situation that could be a defining moment for his school. Adding additional classes requires finances to hire teachers, space to house the students and […]