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The Awesome Responsibility Of Leadership (Chicago), C. William Pollard Dec 2013

The Awesome Responsibility Of Leadership (Chicago), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this address at the University of Chicago's Booth Graduate School of Business, Pollard reflects on the need for servant leadership among corporate managers. Such leadership, he contends, will be rooted in faith and oriented to the holistic development of those the organization employs.


The Awesome Responsibility Of Leadership (Romania), C. William Pollard Oct 2013

The Awesome Responsibility Of Leadership (Romania), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In remarks delivered at Romania's Emanuel University in October 2013, Pollard considers the need for servant leadership, which he argues can never be divorced from faith and must be oriented to the production of spiritual as well as monetary capital.


Principles Of Governance, C. William Pollard Oct 2013

Principles Of Governance, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at Romania's Emanuel University, Pollard reflects on what it takes to be a successful board of trustees. In particular, he notes that in order to effectively set the moral tone of the organization the board must understand itself as a steward of what is in fact God's property.


Awesome Responsibility Of Leadership (Newport, Va), C. William Pollard Sep 2013

Awesome Responsibility Of Leadership (Newport, Va), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at Christopher Newport University (Newport, VA), Pollard outlines his vision of leadership, arguing that the exercise of true leadership can never be divorced from questions of faith. This is because leadership is fundamentally about character development. When exercised in a servant-like manner it has the ability to create an organization that is as much a moral community as it is a profit-oriented institution.


Management As A Liberal Art (Seattle), C. William Pollard Aug 2013

Management As A Liberal Art (Seattle), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In these opening remarks recorded for a fall seminar at Seattle Pacific University, Pollard outlines Peter Drucker's theory of management as a liberal art and details the ways in which it was implemented in the ServiceMaster organization. He also notes why such a vision is important for contemporary management education.


Active Learning In The Library: Stewarding Funds And Cutting Cables, Ryan Ingersoll Jun 2013

Active Learning In The Library: Stewarding Funds And Cutting Cables, Ryan Ingersoll

SPU Works

I share about my experience converting a traditional computer lab in the library to an active learning space. During summer 2012, the Seattle Pacific University Library staff proposed, planned, and implemented the conversion of a traditional lab space with 22 desktop computers into an active learning classroom. We equipped the room with mobile furniture, a wireless interactive, short-throw projector with digital pens, a new MacBook Pro checkout system, and put a fresh coat of paint on the walls. Partnering with librarians, Facilities, and Instructional Technology Services, the project came together just before the new academic school year.


The Inaugural Celebration: The Inauguration Of Daniel J. Martin, Jd, Edd, Tenth President Of Seattle Pacific University, Seattle Pacific University Apr 2013

The Inaugural Celebration: The Inauguration Of Daniel J. Martin, Jd, Edd, Tenth President Of Seattle Pacific University, Seattle Pacific University

Martin, 2013

The Inaugural Celebration: [Program of] The Inauguration of Daniel J. Martin, JD, EdD, Tenth President of Seattle Pacific University, April Second, 2013, McCaw Hall at Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington.


The Inaugural Celebration: Commissioning Service For Daniel J. Martin, Jd, Edd, Tenth President Of Seattle Pacific University, Seattle Pacific University Apr 2013

The Inaugural Celebration: Commissioning Service For Daniel J. Martin, Jd, Edd, Tenth President Of Seattle Pacific University, Seattle Pacific University

Martin, 2013

The Inaugural Celebration: Commissioning Service for Daniel J. Martin, JD, EdD, Tenth President of Seattle Pacific University, April Second, 2013, Nine-Thirty in the Morning, First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, Washington.