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Is Servant Leadership Inherently Christian?, Andrey V. Shirin
Is Servant Leadership Inherently Christian?, Andrey V. Shirin
Journal of Religion and Business Ethics
Servant leadership has gained broad currency among Christians of various persuasions. At the same time, surprisingly little consideration is given to cultural assumptions behind servant leadership, particularly to the meaning of service in question. The paper will examine these assumptions in light of Christian tradition as reflected in works of St. Augustine. The paper will argue that, while there are some affinities between traditional Christian spirituality and servant leadership as commonly understood, this should not lead us to conclude that the latter is an outgrowth of the former. While an Augustinian theology of leadership will inevitably have a robust service …
Frédéric Ozanam: Systemic Thinking, And Systemic Change, Raymond L. Sickinger Ph.D.
Frédéric Ozanam: Systemic Thinking, And Systemic Change, Raymond L. Sickinger Ph.D.
Vincentian Heritage Journal
The terms “systemic thinking” and “systemic change” were not used in Frederic Ozanam’s day, but aspects of his perspective and some of his methods for combating poverty fall under those categories. Peter Senge’s framework for systemic thinking is applied to Ozanam’s work. This article also describes how Ozanam’s efforts correspond to strategies identified in the Vincentian publication Seeds of Hope: Stories of Systemic Change. In Ozanam’s view, poor persons should be treated with dignity, and he had a practical understanding of how poverty could be alleviated. The organizational model and processes of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul …
Learning About Leadership, Trust And Benevolence From Ethics Of The Fathers (Avot), Hershey Harry Friedman Phd, Dov Fischer Phd Cpa
Learning About Leadership, Trust And Benevolence From Ethics Of The Fathers (Avot), Hershey Harry Friedman Phd, Dov Fischer Phd Cpa
Journal of Religion and Business Ethics
Leadership has become an important subject in numerous areas ranging from business to education to religion. An organization or country that is going to prosper needs effective leadership. Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot) is the perfect tool for learning about what it takes to restore organizational trust in business leadership. Avot consists of sayings of Jewish sages — many of whom were leaders — who lived from 300 BCE to 200 CE as well as many anonymous sayings. It is essential to any leader who wishes to achieve organizational trust through ability, integrity and benevolence.