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A Life Committed To Leadership: Life Lessons From Margaret Chase Smith And Outcomes That Would Please Her, Linda Cross Godfrey Jan 2018

A Life Committed To Leadership: Life Lessons From Margaret Chase Smith And Outcomes That Would Please Her, Linda Cross Godfrey

Maine Policy Review

Seeing Margaret Chase Smith during the GOP Convention in 1964 triggered an epiphany for the teenage Linda Cross Godfrey on women as leaders. In this essay, the author describes what she learned from Margaret Chase Smith during the friendship that developed between them.


Introduction, Linda Silka Jan 2018

Introduction, Linda Silka

Maine Policy Review

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Why Leadership Matters, Susan J. Hunter Jan 2018

Why Leadership Matters, Susan J. Hunter

Maine Policy Review

This essay is from a talk University of Maine President Dr. Susan J. Hunter gave on May 30, 2018, at Bangor Public Library as part of Dirigo Speaks. President Hunter feels her time at UMaine has allowed her many opportunities to reflect on leadership and why it matters, and recog­nizes that many people have shaped her perspectives on leadership.


Incubating Leaders In Maine, Joseph W. Mcdonnell Jan 2018

Incubating Leaders In Maine, Joseph W. Mcdonnell

Maine Policy Review

For a sparsely populated state, Maine has produced an extraordinary number of national, bipartisan leaders. What has made Maine an incubator for such leadership? Alexis de Tocqueville, the author of Democracy in America, provides useful insights into Maine’s culture as a breeding ground for its leadership. But rapid societal changes sweeping the country and the world—particularly globalization, urbanization, and the digitization of the economy—will inevitably alter Maine’s culture. This paper explores steps Maine might take to develop leaders in this new environment by preserving its past strengths and adjusting to these new challenges. Maine could overcome its north/south divide and …


Building The Next Generation Of Maine Leaders: Learning From The Leadership Of Mary Cathcart, Linda Silka Jan 2018

Building The Next Generation Of Maine Leaders: Learning From The Leadership Of Mary Cathcart, Linda Silka

Maine Policy Review

Linda Silka reflects on Mary Cathcart’s work helping build the next generation of Maine leaders through Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership, a bipar­tisan training for college women to help them reach their full civic potential.


Merton G. Henry: A Legacy Of Leadership, David Richards Jan 2018

Merton G. Henry: A Legacy Of Leadership, David Richards

Maine Policy Review

David Richards describes the many qualities of leadership manifested by Merton G. Henry: dedication, moderation, friend­ship, wisdom, compassion, humor, knowledge, grace, and humility.


Teamwork Is The New Leadership, David Hart Jan 2018

Teamwork Is The New Leadership, David Hart

Maine Policy Review

David Hart highlights some of the lessons he has learned about teams and leadership and ways to apply these lessons to help develop a new generation of more-capable leaders.


Leading By Example, Yellow Light Breen, Jennifer Hutchins, Marcia Sharp Jan 2018

Leading By Example, Yellow Light Breen, Jennifer Hutchins, Marcia Sharp

Maine Policy Review

Leading by example, three nonprofits faced tough decisions and significant organizational changes to ensure the sustainability and growth of successful leadership programs in Maine. Lessons shared provide insights that may be useful to other nonprofits facing similar challenges.


Collaborative Leadership Is Key For Maine’S Forest Products Industry, Brooke S. Macdonald, Lydia R. Horne, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Jane E. Haskell, Aaron Weiskittel Jan 2018

Collaborative Leadership Is Key For Maine’S Forest Products Industry, Brooke S. Macdonald, Lydia R. Horne, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Jane E. Haskell, Aaron Weiskittel

Maine Policy Review

The forest products industry is economically, socially, culturally, and environmentally important to Maine. Thus, Maine’s future economy depends greatly on the leadership in this industry. Effective leadership grows out of understanding the changes that are taking place in the industry and finding innovative ways to address unexpected challenges and emerging opportunities. During times of change, many industry leaders settle for maintaining the status quo. The forest products industry in Maine, however, is systematically assessing the ways the landscape is changing. Rather than continuing on the same path, the industry is gathering insights that could lead to a vibrant, but perhaps …


Margaret Chase Smith And Me: The Importance Of Leadership, Nora Tyson Jan 2018

Margaret Chase Smith And Me: The Importance Of Leadership, Nora Tyson

Maine Policy Review

Vice Admiral Nora Tyson, Retired, discusses the importance of leadership as reflected in her 38-year career in the Navy.


Never Too Old To Lead: Activating Leadership Among Maine's Older Adults, Jennifer A. Crittenden, Lelia Deandrade Jan 2015

Never Too Old To Lead: Activating Leadership Among Maine's Older Adults, Jennifer A. Crittenden, Lelia Deandrade

Maine Policy Review

As Maine’s population ages, there will be a growing need to mobilize older Mainers to effect change in their local communities. There are few models available nationally that illustrate how to effectively train and engage baby boomers and older adults as leaders within community contexts. This article examines what is known about leadership development generally and highlights how one program in Maine is training and supporting older leaders who are using volunteer work to improve the health and well-being of their local communities.


Margaret Chase Smith Essay: High School Student Essay Winners, Emily Parker, Rachel Culley, Miles Kirby Jan 2003

Margaret Chase Smith Essay: High School Student Essay Winners, Emily Parker, Rachel Culley, Miles Kirby

Maine Policy Review

Maine has benefited from the public service of many well-respected and influential national leaders over the last two centuries. One of them, Senator Margaret Chase Smith, offered her reflections on leadership at a time when the United States faced a struggle for civil rights at home and the tensions of the Cold War abroad. With the country currently confronting challenges such as the threat of terrorism, ongoing tensions in the Middle East, and the taint of corporate scandals, the Margaret Chase Smith Library annual essay contest invited Maine high school seniors to reflect on the qualities leaders will need to …