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Leading With Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Toronto), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech, Pollard asks whether institutions such as Worldvision can uphold "timeless values" in a pluralistic society. He goes on to contend that they can if only managers see themselves as being moral as well as corporate leaders.

Leadership In Turbulent Times (Indianapolis), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Whereas many Christians consider business a "necessary evil," in this address at the Christian Bookseller's Association Advance 2007 meeting (Indianapolis, IN) Pollard argues that profit can be virtuous, especially if corporate managers set the tone by considering themselves the servants of those they lead.

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

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at Covenant College, Pollard outlines his vision -- adopted from that of noted theorist Peter Drucker -- of management as a liberal art. In particular, he focuses on how corporate leadership cannot be oriented to simply utilitarian goals but must also consider the whole person physical, spiritual, and moral being.

Open For Business (Short Version), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Reflecting on his own experience bridging the gulf between business and faith while serving as Chairman of ServiceMaster, Pollard encourages students at Covenant College to go forth into their future vocations confident in their abilities to integrate faith and work in whatever arena they are called to serve.

Open For Business (Long Version), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Reflecting on his own experience bridging the gulf between business and faith while serving as Chairman of ServiceMaster, in this lecture Pollard encourages students at Covenant College to go forth into their future vocations confident that they will be able to integrate faith and work in whatever arena they are called to serve in.

Ua3/9/5 Owensboro Rotary Remarks, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Talking points used by WKU president Gary Ransdell while addressing the Owensboro, Kentucky Rotary Club.

First Line Supervisor Training, Diane L. Lind

Theses and Graduate Projects

Review of training opportunities for newly appointed leaders in the field of Public Safety Communications revealed a gap in current training opportunities for newly appointed 9-1-1 leaders. This Leadership Application Project addresses the need for new supervisors to gain both an educational understanding of the leadership skills necessary for success well as address some of the technical knowledge which is unique to public safety dispatching. The project is designed in short blocks which can be presented in a breakfast or lunch seminar type setting . Each topic is designed to introduce the new supervisor to a specific aspect of leadership. …

Best Practices In Ethical Leadership (Chapter Seven Of The Practice Of Leadership), Craig E. Johnson

Faculty Publications - College of Business

Excerpt: "The arrival of the new millennium brought with it a tsunami of corporate scandals. Just as the publicity from one wave of discredited companies (Enron, World Com, Tyco, Adelphia) subsided, another wave rose to take its place (Health South, Strong Mutual Funds), only to be followed by yet another (Fannie Mae, AIG Insurance). All of these cases of moral failure serve as vivid reminders of the importance of ethical leadership. In every instance, leaders engaged in immoral behavior and encouraged their followers to do the same."

Coaching For Leaders, David Vandenburgh

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

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The Pastor's Role In Vision-Based Leadership, Tim Nichols

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.

Executive's Handbook Of Model Business Conduct Codes [Review] / Manley Ii, W. W., William R. Auxier

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

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Celebrating Paradoxes In Christian Leadership, Michael E. Cafferky

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.

Echoes Of The Word: Theological Ethics As Rhetorical Practice [Review] / Huebner, H., David Boshart

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.

The Discourse Of Leadership And The Practice Of Administration, Frank Thomas Edward

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

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Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Society of 1906 – Gerald Edds
• WKU Awarded Grant to Improve Teacher Education in Math & Science
• Gift from BB&T Will Provide Leadership in the Study of Capitalism
• WKU Names Knicely Center Board Room in Honor of Ward & Ann Elliott
• Kelly Autism Program Presents Alliance Awards
• A New Century of Spirit: Campaign for Western Kentucky University
• Support for the University’s Study Abroad & International Programs
• Academic Excellence at WKU
• Endowed Professorship Helps Guide WKU to National Prominence in Astronomy – Charles McGruder
• Current Endowed Professorships
• Scholarship Recipient Katherine Smith
• World-Class Library System – University Libraries …

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Ransdell, Gary. President’s Letter
• Society of 1906 – Martha Lloyd
• WKU Announces Dorris Burchett Legacy Commitment for Business Gift is Third Largest One-Time Commitment to WKU
• Steve Eaton Makes New Commitment for Hilltopper Basketball
• Jessie Ball DuPont Fund Makes $150,000 Commitment to WKU-Housing Authority of Bowling Green Partnership
• WKU Names Clinical Education Complex’s Early Childhood Center in Honor of Long-Time Supporters – Dan Vitale
• WKU Health Services
• Former WKU Baseball Player Makes Lead Gift for New Baseball Clubhouse – Paul Orberson
• Ken McDonald Selected WKU Basketball Head Coach
• Online Masters Degree in Elementary Education Beginning Fall …

Reaching Out To A Race: Marcus Garvey And Mass Communication Through The Lenses Of Servant-Leadership, Scott Finnie

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

In light of the career and work of Marcus Garvey, the leadership skills he employed help to amplify Robert Greenleaf's description of the true and genuine servant-leader. In his classic book published in 1977, Servant-Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness, Greenleaf identifies a series of attributes and virtues necessary to fulfill the role of "the great leader" who is "seen as a servant first" (p. 7). In his eyes, the concept and dynamics of leadership need an urgent re-definition and conceptual realignment if collective entities are to reach the noble goals to which they aspire: …

Accentuating Servant-Leadership In Singapore Leadership Mentoring, Lim Lee Hean, Low Guat Tin

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

In the Singapore education system certain features emerge in leadership concepts pertaining to servant-leadership and leadership mentoring. Greenleaf's notions of foresight as the "central ethic of leadership" and conceptualizing as the "prime leadership talent" (Greenleaf, 1970, pp. 16 & 23), as well as the practice of leadership learned through mentoring (Low, 1995; Lim, 2005) have come to the fore in recent years. In our experience the commensurability of these ideas-foresight, conceptualizing, and mentoring-serve as legitimate means toward the end of a more whole and servant-led educational learning environment.

With A Servant's Heart, Larry Spears

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

INTRODUCTION Earlier this year, longtime Greenleaf Center President & CEO Larry C. Spears announced he would be stepping down from that role and into a new position with the Greenleaf Center as Robert K. Greenleaf Senior Fellow & President Emeritus. A search for a new CEO was launched and in April it was announced that Kent M. Keith had been appointed as the Greenleaf Center's new CEO, and that Larry Spears has now begun in his new role. Larry's graceful relationship to the notion ofservant-leadership as a way of life has informed a generation of important thinkers. In this graceful …

The Natural Feeling To Serve: An Interview With Larry Spears, James K. Dittmar

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

Dittmar: In his definition, Robert Greenleaf uses this phrase "natural feeling" to describe the starting point for someone to want to become a servantleader. What do you think he meant by that phrase, "It begins with the natural feeling," in terms of becoming a servant-leader? Spears: Robert Greenleaf believed that most people have an innate desire to serve others, but he also believed that institutions and society didn't tend to encourage this kind of behavior as much as some others. To some degree, I believe he was also intending to suggest the importance of intuition. We talk more about intuition …

In The Name Of Service: Exploring The Social Enterprise Workplace Experience Through The Lens Of Servant-Leadership, Virginia Klamon

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

While the profit motive has significantly shaped the language and practice of business and bounded the interpretative frame of entrepreneurship, a profoundly new form of entrepreneurial organization is emerging: the social enterprise. Social entrepreneurs are reimagining the capitalist paradigm, reinventing the field of entrepreneurship, and redefining the social sector in promising new ways. Individuals fluent in the language of business are creating positive social impact and, at the same time, striving for commercial excellence. Whether by pioneering the business of micro-lending, distributing fair-trade products, or employing at-risk adults, social entrepreneurs are passionate about addressing otherwise unmet societal needs. They target …

Film Review: The Queen, Lois Melina

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

For someone like me, who grew up in a democracy birthed in the overthrow of the British monarchy, the notion of royalty as servant-leaders seems paradoxical. The royal family of Great Britain today appears to consume a disproportionate share of the country's resources in return for performing largely ceremonial duties prescribed more by tradition than necessity. In the film The Queen, however, we see how Diana, Princess of Wales, endeared herself to not only the people of the British Commonwealth, but the entire world, by presenting herself in ways that could be interpreted as servant-leadership. Moreover, we see how, through …

What Is This Passion For Journey, Nadine Chapman

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

A poem by Nadine Chapman.

Servant-Leadership Context: A Multi-Case Pilot Study, Mark A. Rennaker, Daniel A. Novak

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

In the 1970s, Greenleaf (1977) observed, "A new moral principle is emerging which holds that the only authority deserving one's allegiance is that which is freely and knowingly granted by the led to the leader in response to, and in proportion to, the clearly evident servant stature of the leader" (p. 10). Greenleaf stated, "The great leader is seen as servant first, and that simple fact is the key to his [sic] greatness" (p. 7). Consequently, Spears (1996) credited Greenleaf with originating the term "servant-leadership." Similarly, Russell (2001) stated, Greenleaf "inspired the servant leadership concept among modern organizational theorists" (p. …

When We Rise, Shann Ferch

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

Recently, my wife Jennifer and I have been studying death tolls due to slavery, war, and genocide. The numbers are shocking, especially when one considers for a moment the significance, horror, and reach of the world's inhumanity. Immanently apparent is the great complexity involved in all large-scale human endeavors, the layers of power, nuance, and chaos with regard to time and place and perspective. I do believe in the principle judge not, lest ye be judged. I also believe in the principle of light, something common to our experience and beautiful to behold, the simple truth that light shines in …

You Like To Fly At Night, Nadine Chapman

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

A poem by Nadine Chapman. "You Like to Fly at Night ..." appeared in On Solitude, Nadine Chapman (Finishing Line Press, Georgetown, Kentucky) 2005.

The Image Of God, Servant-Leadership And Forgiveness, Karen Petersen Finch

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

The image of the leader as servant has come to exercise a profound influence within secular organizations (Spears, 1995, p. 3). Yet one can argue that its antecedents are in the religious world. Servant-leadership is a major theme in the Judea-Christian tradition, from the weeping Joseph embracing his brothers (Genesis 45:15, New Oxford Annotated Bible) to Jesus washing the feet of his disciples (John 13:5). The image also figures in Islam, Zen and Taoism (Vanourek, 1995, p. 300). Robert K. Greenleaf (1977), whose writings brought the image of the servant-leader into the public imagination, was a Quaker; his seminal essay …

Spiritual Leadership And Reflection, Leonard Doohan

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

This is an excerpt from Spiritual Leadership: A Leader's Pursuit for Integrity, by Leonard Doohan, © 2007. Paulist Press, Inc., New Yorlc/ Mahwah, N.J. It is printed with permission of Paulist Press. www.paulist press.com. When I think of a spiritual leader I think of a person with tremendous energy, who knows what life is about and is living it well, who is comfortable with chosen values and lives them with integrity, who knows the value of other people and cherishes their lives and input, and who is both rooted in the historical values of a chosen tradition and yet is …

Servant And Steward: The Steward Leader Model For Unleashing Human Potential, Martha M. Geaney

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

Executive Summary The mandate for business leaders to consistently predict and achieve economic success reverberates throughout American society. Many leaders who wish to practice transformational leadership are faced with the dilemma of implementing command and control, productivity driven leadership techniques to achieve bottom-line results. These management practices were developed during a time when the workplace was perceived as a place of cause and effect, action and reaction. The ideal employee was one whose actions matched the consistency and reliability of a machine. This focus on Frederick Taylor's management techniques, in the workplace and in many MBA programs, may in fact …

Who’S Writing About Servant-Leadership: Or The Art Of Bibliography, Betsy Hine

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

At the heart of research is knowing about what has been written or said about a given topic. This essay tells of a journey that culminates in putting together a body of such information. It also demonstrates a partnership between researchers who gather knowledge and librarians who organize that knowledge so that others might have access to it. Several years ago a group of faculty, administrators and others at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana began a reading group around servant-leadership. It started out as a small and very informal group of people who gathered about once a month …