By: Christal Jenkins Tanks on October 27, 2016
I have worked in Corporate America for almost 15 years. Throughout my time, I have been advised and encouraged to read many books on leadership-from The Bible to Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. Some of them provided sustainable and actionable practices while others provided motivation and inspiration. This week’s book Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a…
By: Lynda Gittens on October 27, 2016
Leadership through the world’s view is somewhat distorted. The styles of world leaders have ranged from fear to courage, low self-esteem to confidence, inexperience to experience, overcompensate for a lack of attempt, disrespectful to passionate, and more. If we were truthfulin the Christian community, these same world leadership traits are present in some Christian Leaders.…
By: Stu Cocanougher on October 27, 2016
Most leadership books that flood bookstores are focused on one of two organizations: successful businesses or successful sports teams. The book Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney invites the reader to develop leadership skills from an unlikely source: The 450-year-old monastic order known as the Jesuits. The book outlines the history of The Society of Jesus, beginning with…
By: Chip Stapleton on October 27, 2016
This wonderful book, Heroic Leadership, by Chris Lowney is a great insight into the history and inner workings of the Jesuit order and as well as being an appealing alternative to many of the clichéd leadership tracks full of lists of tips and tricks to becoming a fabulous leader. Instead of these fad inspired tips and tricks, the Jesuits…
By: Katy Drage Lines on October 27, 2016
Who counts as a leader? How many lives must one influence to be considered a leader? (17) The Jesuit perspective finds leadership opportunities “not just at work but also in the ordinary activities of everyday life” (15). And the ones that lead? It’s not solely those with the leadership title (“what you do”), but those…
By: Jim Sabella on October 27, 2016
I concur with Chris Lowney about the volume of leadership books on the shelves of bookstores. About a week ago I stopped into one of the small airport bookstores just to take a look at the number of books on leadership. I counted no less than 50 titles on the top-seller list! There is no…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on October 26, 2016
As a child, one of my favorite activities was Saturday morning cartoons. I would endure “Tom & Jerry”, and “The Smurfs”, before I could get to my all-time favorite cartoon “THE JUSTICE LEAGUE!” I still feel giddy with anticipation recalling the main characters: Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, and my favorite, Wonder Woman. It…
By: Mary Walker on October 26, 2016
The Jesuit principles “are rooted in the notions that we’re all leaders and that our whole lives are filled with leadership opportunities.” (Lowney, p. 5) “The paradox is that the energizing power lies precisely in the combination of nonnegotiable core beliefs and a willing embrace of change.” (Lowney, p. 248) Chris Lowney’s book, Heroic Leadership,…
By: Geoff Lee on October 25, 2016
Heroic leadership by Chris Lowney As the great philosopher Mariah Carey once said: “There’s a hero/If you look inside your heart/You don’t have to be afraid/Of what you are…” Chris Lowney agrees with Mariah, it seems. Using the Jesuits as the inspiration for his heroic leadership, he riffs on four key leadership traits that marked…
By: Kristin Hamilton on October 20, 2016
Maybe I shouldn’t have waited to post until after last night’s presidential debate. I had one post almost completely written yesterday, but had to scrap it and start over after watching the debate. In my original post I mentioned a couple of questions I had about Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools by Paul and Elder,…
By: Mary Walker on October 20, 2016
Critical Thinking Concepts & Tools, Richard Paul & Linda Elder “If we want critical societies we must create them.” (Paul and Elder, p. 23) “Critical thinking” is a term we hear frequently these days as a form of training which will herald a new day in mass schooling. It certainly will, if it ever happens.…
By: Stu Cocanougher on October 20, 2016
Egocentric thinking results from the unfortunate fact that humans do not naturally consider the rights and needs of others…We do not naturally recognize our egocentric assumptions, the egocentric way we use information, the egocentric way we interpret data, the source of our egocentric concepts and ideas, the implications of our egocentric thought. We do not…
By: Geoff Lee on October 20, 2016
A miniature guide to critical thinking This is what you might refer to as “short and sweet”, bringing with it the gift of succinctness to some busy demon students, which is more than welcome in my world. Because of its brevity, it is a fairly dense little book, which will serve as a good point…
By: Chip Stapleton on October 20, 2016
The short text by Richard Paul and Linda Elder, The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools, might be quickly dismissed as ‘just’ an introductory tome – another one to go in our ‘toolkit’ and definitely keep for reference, but – like an encyclopedia – useful, but not really all that important. I actually think this would…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on October 19, 2016
Politics, religion, and money are the three taboo subjects to discuss at a party. Reason being? No one thinks critically or fairly about any of those subjects because the passion for their view often replaces all reason. Elder says, “Fairness implies the treating of all relevant viewpoints alike without reference to one’s own feelings or…
By: Katy Drage Lines on October 19, 2016
Having skimmed a few times through our brief reading this week, I decided to take an experimental approach and frame my essay as a practice in critical thinking. Thus, I pondered a question that emerged as I read our material, and use that initial question to walk through the process introduced by Elder and Paul…
By: Christal Jenkins Tanks on October 19, 2016
When I first began to read the book Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools by Dr. Linda Elder it did not really peak my interest as the books we had read prior to this one. As I was reading the book, my mother happened to call me. When asked what was I doing? I…
By: Lynda Gittens on October 19, 2016
Imagine going to your favorite store where you know where everything in the store is and now they have changed the floor plan OR your go to your favorite eating place for your usual meal and the menu has been rearranged and it was difficult to find your usual meal. I had the same experience…
By: Jim Sabella on October 18, 2016
In the last 50 years, the speed of change has progressed exponentially. We have seen technology change, and we’ve seen world view changes—both in rapid progression. I’ve heard it said that my generation is the only generation who has seen and lived through the major technological advances of all time. However, technology is not the…
By: Kristin Hamilton on October 13, 2016
I have a confession: I LOVE to research and take notes, and I may have a little crush on Professor Derek Rowntree. Professor Rowntree made my week with two simple ideas: 1) the ideal of the Super Student is a myth (Kindle Locations 313-315), and 2) every author is, essentially, trying to sell…
