By: Richard Rhoads on November 20, 2013
Failure is not only an option it is imperative. Growing up as a young boy in central Pennsylvania I quickly fell in love with the sport of baseball. More specifically the Philadelphia Phillies. Every second I had the chance, my brother and I would be out in the yard throwing and hitting ball. Over the…
By: Sharenda Roam on November 18, 2013
Charlene Li, in her book “Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead,” discusses the necessity for companies and leaders to begin being more open and transparent by using social technology. In addition she also gives specific guidelines regarding how to do this while also maintaining control of what is shared. Basically,…
By: John Woodward on November 13, 2013
To be honest, Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice is one book I never saw myself reading a million years. This is because of two long held assumptions: 1). Jesus is a good enough role model for a leader, why look any further? 2). What does Wall Street have to do with Jerusalem? I mean,…
By: rhbaker275 on November 10, 2013
The Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana, is a wealth of knowledge for those teaching and interested in the practice of leadership. What is leadership? It is obvious there are multiple styles in leading; however, what defines “good” leadership is differentiated by the variety of leadership situations and…
By: Miriam Mendez on November 10, 2013
“I have to be honest…” I sometimes “cringe” when I hear a person start their conversation with those words. I mean, really, is there any other way to be? Yet, in this case, the “I have to be honest” is not for others, it’s for me! I have to be honest with myself. As I…
By: Liz Linssen on November 9, 2013
This past weekend I had the opportunity to participate in a church planting conference. Not only was it incredibly refreshing to be around other church leaders who aspire to do the same as I do, but who are an inspiration in their faith and leadership. One of the teachings that really stood out to me…
By: Mark Steele on November 9, 2013
Earlier in my career I faced an ethical decision. I had been selected as the Executive Director of a new Retirement Community to be built. At the time, we were in the sales mode and had collected 70 per cent presales of over 110 apartments. We were finalizing the designs so we could build. I…
By: Sam Stephens on November 9, 2013
One of the major issues that needs to be dealt with in India is corruption. Studies reveal that it affects the country’s economy substantially. Last year India ranked 94th of 174 countries according to Transparency International’s corruption Perceptions Index. A vast majority of the Indian population have had firsthand experience in paying bribes. It is…
By: Raphael Samuel on November 9, 2013
The discussion about leadership is inescapable. We are confronted with questions and encounters around leadership on a daily bases. Questions arise from various fields including, government, business, family, and church. We often find ourselves debating whether someone is an effective leader or not. The fact that we are so engage with the issue of leadership,…
By: Phil Smart on November 9, 2013
In this fascinating book, ethics are reexamined in light of worldview and a methodological Christian interpretation. I’m convinced more and more of the leverage or influence worldview has on all of our mental inputs and outputs. Rationality often seems to be cast aside in favor of falling under the spell of whatever worldview we subscribe…
By: Richard Volzke on November 8, 2013
As I was reviewing this week’s reading I came across this quote, “Will leadership largely be seen as a means of getting ahead, of gaining power, rather than of being understood as a serious professional calling with social responsibilities?”[1] in chapter 1 and it reminded me of a leadership principle and truth that I learned…
By: Stefania Tarasut on November 8, 2013
When you pick up Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice your fist though is “how am I going to get through these 800 pages” but as I started reading, I was slowly pulled into every article. There was something I could glean from every page and I felt as if I was not only affirmed…
By: Fred Fay on November 8, 2013
This is a repost. The week began with my children’s ministry leader telling she heard that one of the children’s leaders was sleeping with her boyfriend. In a very conservative church sexual matters matter! In the same week, three young adults said they wanted to rent a house that the church owns and had just…
By: gfesadmin on November 8, 2013
Fred Fay: You Are Only Young Once, then look out! ffay55: The week began with my children’s ministry leader telling she heard that one of the children’s leaders was sleeping with her boyfriend. In a very conservative church sexual matters matter! In the same week, three young adults said they wanted to rent a house…
By: Mitch Arbelaez on November 8, 2013
I have had the privilege this week to be on vacation with my family in our nation’s capital. The days are filled with trips to the Smithsonian museums, the national monuments, and of course a drive through the beautiful changing leaves to visit Mount Vernon, the home of President George Washington. Upon arriving on the…
By: Michael Badriaki on November 8, 2013
While growing up in East Africa, my friends and I were repeatedly told that “we were the leaders of tomorrow”. I also thought that the notion of leadership was something that happened to a person by way of some sort of coronation. When does a person become a leader and what was the necessary criterion?…
By: Carol McLaughlin on November 8, 2013
After reading the introductory chapter in Harvard Business School’s publication, Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice I made a decision that I will take the necessary time to read through each chapter. As I was reading these opening pages I knew that I was going to walk away with something that will fit into the…
By: Telile Fikru Badecha on November 8, 2013
While reading through Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, the discussion on Leadership and Cultural Context in chapter 13 resonated with me the most. One of the things that the authors, Mansour Javidan, Peter W. Dorfama, Jon Paul Howell, and Paul J. Hanges, highlighted in their discussion is how societal and organizational culture can shape the implicit leadership theory.…
By: Sharenda Roam on November 8, 2013
This is the kind of book I like to devour with a hot cup of herbal coffee sitting next to a fireplace in a busy coffee house. It delves into the variety of philosophical approaches regarding ethics. Nullens and Michener, in their book, The Matrix of Christian Ethics share tasty bits of knowledge from Aristotle,…
By: Julie Dodge on November 8, 2013
I have been involved in leadership throughout much of my life, both formally and informally. I have been a volunteer leader and a professional leader, an executive and a senior manager. I have trained leaders, and I have coached leaders. I have enjoyed significant success, and fallen flat. As I read through this week’s…
