By: Elmarie Parker on September 15, 2022
Simon Western and Éric-Jean Garcia have facilitated a fascinating collection of leadership voices along with critical analysis that allows the reader to not only more deeply understand the themes that have emerged in Western research and practice on leadership, but to hear the ways leadership is practiced around this diverse globe—listening for both the places…
By: Roy Gruber on September 15, 2022
My research for my project necessitated me to articulate a definition of leadership. That task proved challenging because there are thousands of definitions. The sheer number of definitions makes it obvious that leadership cannot be reduced or simplified. Beyond trying to define it, leadership also gets applied in real and diverse ways. Leadership never takes…
By: Michael O'Neill on September 15, 2022
A “Long Walk” to Freedom is an understatement for Nelson Mandela. His autobiography escorts the reader on a journey through the extraordinary life of a passionate man who stood for equality and justice like no other. Mandela’s story of a humble Xhosa boy that transforms into an iconic freedom fighter is nothing short of exhilarating.…
By: Jean de Dieu Ndahiriwe on September 15, 2022
The heroic acts that led South Africa to freedom have paved a way to many other African countries seeking a way to freedom and stability for their citizens. Even after many years of struggle and attempts for such a freedom destination, countless of Africans still suffer from bondages than one can care count and the…
By: Troy Rappold on September 15, 2022
In reading chapter seventeen of Simon Western and Eric-Jean Garcia’s book, “Global Leadership Perspectives,” I learned there are three leadership issues in South Africa that are most pressing to confront. The first is to de-politicize leadership; that is, to remove the infighting of different factions and put the well being of all to the forefront.…
By: Kayli Hillebrand on September 14, 2022
Four days prior to the writing of Letter from Birmingham Jail, on April 12, Martin Luther King, Jr. and nearly 50 other protestors and civil rights leaders had been arrested after leading a Good Friday demonstration as part of the Birmingham Campaign, designed to bring national attention to the brutal, racist treatment suffered by blacks…
By: Henry Gwani on September 14, 2022
The two books I focus on this week are written in the spirit of The Danger of a Single Story. In the 19-minute Ted Talk, rated as one of the 25 most popular of all time[1], Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie cautions about the folly of building a worldview on the basis of a single…
By: Tonette Kellett on September 14, 2022
I have to admit, I have had a difficult week. However, I managed to read Nelson Mandela’s book this week and finished Desmond Tutu’s reading tonight. I teach middle school math on the Choctaw Indian Reservation. I’ve been doing this for 21 years. For the first time, yesterday, a seventh grader took her own life.…
By: Michael Simmons on September 14, 2022
This week’s reading beautifully displays perspectives spanning the continuum of both subjective and objective historical viewpoints while centering leadership in its most honest, visceral, and human forms. MLK Jr’s Letters from a Birmingham Jail provided an intimate, incarnate, and soul wrenching glimpse into the imprisonment black Americans experienced from our nation’s inception through Civil Rights…
By: Andy Hale on September 14, 2022
For those who grew up in a Western Euro-American context, a general leadership philosophy is known based on several key models. You know the gurus, Heifetz on adaptive leadership, Kotter on leading change, Sinek on a company’s why and culture, Goleman on emotional intelligence, and Maxwell on whatever John Maxwell thinks he is producing in…
By: Sara Taylor Lattimore on September 14, 2022
As I write this blog, I have to acknowledge that I have been born and raised as a citizen of the United States. This means that my cultural tendencies will include a competitive edge. Understanding where we are from culturally and our cultural tendencies is critical to the engagement of other cultures. Yes, it is…
By: Eric Basye on September 14, 2022
Confession. For years I struggled with the praise of MLK, especially in Christian circles. It wasn’t that I didn’t whole-heartedly agree with his movement to advocate for the rights of blacks, but I struggled with the dark side of King, the alleged affairs and womanizing. It probably didn’t help my ignorance that I grew up…
By: Shonell Dillon on September 11, 2022
I admit that I love to read. I love to read what I want to read, when I want to read, how I want the read. Even with that being said, I refuse to say the words “I CAN’T”. As a therapist my job is to motivate the client to believe that they can make…
By: Mary Kamau on September 11, 2022
There is a common belief that the world is fast becoming a globalized and virtual village, and it’s for a good reason. The greatest contributor to globalization is technological advances that have made communication, commerce, and even travel easier across geographical and other barriers. The ease of communication, commerce, and travel has increased interaction between…
By: Caleb Lu on September 10, 2022
I want to make it very clear from the outset that what Erin Meyer is talking about in “Culture Map” can be helpful. The idea that there are differences in cultural tendencies that make communication and collaboration nuanced is one that is important. Even in her caveat that all people from a country fall on…
By: Greg McMullen on September 10, 2022
In collecting and analyzing data, I believe there is no greater reference that can help us solve our problems than the Bible. Proverbs 11:27 The person seeking good will find favor, but anyone who searches for evil—it will find him.[1] In the bible there are many principals to help have a biblical worldview to love…
By: Laura Fleetwood on September 10, 2022
I once had a startling experience with a co-worker after this person assembled a stage TV and cart for our church. When the TV had been tested and was ready for use, I sent an email to the worship team letting them know we would use the new TV for Sunday worship and in the…
By: Jean de Dieu Ndahiriwe on September 10, 2022
Looking at the presentation and different orientations as shared by Dr. Tremper, I can only imagine what a better world ours would be should every one of us dared to live in harmony with others! It brought to mind Change Your World, a program of Maxwell Leadership that I love to facilitate. In one of…
By: Jean de Dieu Ndahiriwe on September 9, 2022
The Kinyarwanda saying muzangaye gutinda refers to the challenge of time management in my Rwandan cultural upbringing, even after decades abroad it remains hard to break! That’s one of mine to break as I learn to apply these great tools and resources. “I only do what is easy” [1] How and where? Like on a…
By: Michael O'Neill on September 9, 2022
It is common knowledge that the world is extremely diverse and has evolved in many ways since its conception. There has been enormous growth in global populations and global cultures from the earliest records of antiquity. Nations have been built up and torn down. Cultures have dominated regions for centuries and have also been completely…
