“Change yourself, change the world.” – Buddha This quote from Buddha, used by Buddhist monk Ricard (2010), represents a shift in the understanding of leadership where in order for leaders to impact others, he/she must first change themselves. Referring back to the first chapter of Northouse’s (2016, p. 6) ‘Leadership’ textbook, he defines leadership as […]
The Seasons of My Life “So With my life -the years go by. My goals and dreams before me lie. Some fulfilled and others no. In this fall of life Afterglow. Winter comes it seems so bold With […]
Inspirational Learning The past ten weeks have been filled with a number of opportunities to grow both personally and professionally. I was particularly impacted by the focused learning this course placed on the transformational and servant styles of leadership. I have always been drawn to the example of transformational servant leadership that is provided in […]
The Journey of a Leader who has struggled through the process, But I continue to fight the good fight of faith. Notes extracted from audio: John Maxwell (2017), made the statement that all of us carries a story with us on Leadership. Our …
As I pen this, It has been 76 years, 3 months and 5 days since Wendell Willkie began his voyage… Read more LDRS 500- A Light from Many Lamps Week 10
Northouse (2016) states that “leadership is a highly sought-after and highly valued commodity” (p. 1). Some people seek it for the power associated with it, others seek it for prestige. Some seek it because they have a dream or a cause, and others are propelled into it. Two course learnings that have impacted me and …
Golden Glimmering Dragon of Light On the day of a solar eclipse, in the year 1758, the island of Vanlola appeared in a near mortal state. It had become a wasteland from all the destruction caused by the warring tribes. The land was reduced to nothingness, overshadowed by dark, grey skies. On that day, […]
My aim in taking this MA program is to equip me further equip me in my goal of writing a how-to book on helping lay people in churches to become leaders. Throughout this course, from learning about my weakest the initial Personal Inventory of Servant Leadership to the Light From Many Lamps reflections, I have …