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Responsible Leadership - The Ethic Of Right Behavior (Chicago), C. William Pollard
Responsible Leadership - The Ethic Of Right Behavior (Chicago), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this speech at a 2004 Rotary One luncheon, Pollard calls on business leaders to run their organizations as moral communities oriented to the "development of human character."
A Season Of Hope, C. William Pollard
A Season Of Hope, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Reflecting on how both Christians and Jews are "prisoners of hope" during Christmas and Hanukkah, Pollard offers his audience a hopeful vision of business, one in which management's servant leadership leads to a positive corporate ethos. Such leadership can, he argues, help to create organizations that are not just profit-driven but also morally conscious.
Making A Difference, C. William Pollard
Making A Difference, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this speech to the Evangelical Publishing Association (ECPA) at Indian Lakes Resort (Bloomingdale, IL), Pollard offers a semi-autobiographical insight into the integration of work and faith, noting how servant leadership in particular has allowed him to apply his Christian faith in the corporate world.
Letter From C. William Pollard To His Son, Dr. Charles W. Pollard, C. William Pollard
Letter From C. William Pollard To His Son, Dr. Charles W. Pollard, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Pollard sent this letter to his son with a copy of a newly published book by Peter Drucker (with Joseph Maciariello).
Leadership (Memo), C. William Pollard
Leadership (Memo), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Pollard wrote this memo to Mike Volkemer shortly after the latter retired from his position as CEO of the Herman Miller Company. In it he advises Volkemer on to how to occupy the position of chairman while no longer being the organization's chief executive officer.
A Leadership Development Instrument For Students: Updated, Barry Z. Posner
A Leadership Development Instrument For Students: Updated, Barry Z. Posner
Management & Entrepreneurship
This paper updates the research literature on the Student Leadership Practices Inventory, which is one of the few leadership development instruments targeted for college students. The psychometric properties of a revised version of the instrument are also provided, along with a discussion of developmental issues pertinent to developing and enhancing leadership capabilities in college students.
Just Tell Me The Rules! Or When Did The Rules Change?, Valerie Christian
Just Tell Me The Rules! Or When Did The Rules Change?, Valerie Christian
WCBT Faculty Publications
Anne is an experienced direct marketer. Just promoted to CEO, Anne proves to be naïve in managing The ABC Catalog Company, despite her twenty years of experience with the company. She prefers to set simple, straightforward rules for her direct reports to follow. Her management philosophy has been influenced by advice from her mentor and by her personal experiences working with her direct reports when they were her colleagues. According to Anne “The big picture is for her (and perhaps her newly-appointed and trusted CFO, Jeff) to worry about.” Anne feels that many of her direct reports are incapable or …
The Priority Of A Productive Life, C. William Pollard
The Priority Of A Productive Life, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
This speech -- delivered at the 2004 Billy Graham Evangelistic Association CEO Conference in Asheville, NC -- asks what it means to be committed Christians in the corporate world.
Reinventing Leadership: Blended Dualism, Andrew Sikula Sr., Chong W. Kim
Reinventing Leadership: Blended Dualism, Andrew Sikula Sr., Chong W. Kim
Management Faculty Research
Leadership needs to be redefined and explained differently in terms of what we have learned about organizational directorship during the last few decades. In addition to a new definition, a post twentieth century model of leadership needs created with steps and parameters opposite from pre-2000 thinking and philosophy. This article presents a new leadership definition and model, plus it identifies leadership parameters, steps, and lessons. Furthermore, it introduces a new concept into management/leadership/organization literature called Blended Dualism which incorporates the very latest supervisory thinking into a holistic, integrated amalgam of what initially appears to be contradictory or at least paradoxical …
Knowing What Is Right And Doing It (Wheaton, Il), C. William Pollard
Knowing What Is Right And Doing It (Wheaton, Il), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this semi-autobiographical chapel address at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL), Pollard urges students to dedicate themselves to a "renewed focus on conscience and character," showing from his own experience at ServiceMaster how important it is for leaders to distinguish between right and wrong.
Surviving Selfishness, C. William Pollard
Surviving Selfishness, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this speech at the Greater Orlando Leadership Foundation (GOLF) in Orlando, Pollard addresses contemporary America's lack of ethical business leaders, a problem he believes can only be solved by cultivating servant leadership.
Prelude To Virtual Groups: Leadership And Technology In Semi-Virtual Groups, Terri L. Griffith, David K. Meader
Prelude To Virtual Groups: Leadership And Technology In Semi-Virtual Groups, Terri L. Griffith, David K. Meader
Management & Entrepreneurship
A study of 76 more and less virtual investment clubs examines the relationships between communication technologies used for club business (from face-to-face to more highly technologically enabled), group leadership role behaviors, and club portfolio value. The results are interesting, with more and less virtual clubs benefiting from different forms of leadership behaviors. Clubs using fewer technologies seem to benefit from a greater focus on socioemotional role (communication) behaviors, while the opposite is found in clubs using more technologies. The effect for procedural role behaviors (agenda setting and the like) appears to run in the opposite direction: clubs using more technologies …