By: Geoff Lee on November 17, 2016
This is an anthology of 26 essays which brings together scholars from fields as diverse as psychology, sociology, economics, and history to take stock of what we know about leadership, and to consider areas for future research. The angle of this colloquium is to champion and outline academic research into leadership, as opposed to the…
By: Katy Drage Lines on November 16, 2016
There is a sense in the Handbook of Leadership Theory & Practice, of two not-incompatible leadership definitions. Several chapters (Power and Leadership, Leadership in a Globalized World, etc.) focused on the functional aspects of leaders—what they do, how they perform, and outcomes of their performance. Other authors took a different approach to understanding leaders based…
By: Kristin Hamilton on November 16, 2016
This week I was prepared to read yet another book on how to be a leader. The first line of Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana made it clear that this was not one of THOSE books. “This edited volume has one primary purpose – to…
By: Mary Walker on November 16, 2016
A Leader is an individual who influences others to follow him or her.[1] I was surprised to learn that there is a such a huge perceived lag between the need for good leaders and the research and training available to produce good leaders. “A common lament among executives is that their organizations suffer from a…
By: Stu Cocanougher on November 16, 2016
It is no secret that our world, our communities, and our churches are facing rapid change. Issues related to technology, globalization, immigration, economic instability, and racial unrest all affect the church. The Pew Research Center’s 2014 Religious Landscape Study pointed out that adults with no religious affiliation grew from 36.6 million Americans in 2007 up…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on November 15, 2016
Whether or not leaders are born or made is the age-old question. According to research, it appears that although there are some natural abilities that go with making a good leader, like charisma and confidence, leaders are made. They are developed in a variety of ways, through: their personal development, maturity to adulthood, assistance from…
By: Christal Jenkins Tanks on November 15, 2016
“Leadership for innovation is more about leading from behind than leading from the front. It is about shaping individual and collective experiences to foster innovation rather than about setting direction and mobilizing people to follow“(Kindle, 7530). When you begin to research leadership, there is no shortage of theories, schools of thought and studies. Leadership can…
By: Lynda Gittens on November 15, 2016
Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice by Khurana and Nohria The quarterback on the football team is viewed to be responsible for the game win or loss by the fans. On the field, he knows the gameplays, makes the calls to aid the frontline when to move and receive the ball from the center. He…
By: Jim Sabella on November 15, 2016
Introduction: Editors Nohria and Khurana have put together a voluminous and informative book with the purpose of advancing academic research in the field of leadership. In Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, the authors confirm that there is a lack of solid research on leadership—because, among other things, “leadership is an elusive construct, riddled with…
By: Pablo Morales on November 11, 2016
The book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind paints a congruent evolutionist worldview, interpreting the events of history and the possibilities of the future from a strictly Darwinian perspective. The book was a struggle to read, not only because it argues for a worldview completely opposite to mine, but also because it makes many unsustained claims with the appereance of…
By: Claire Appiah on November 11, 2016
At the close of one year of the Doctor of Ministry, Leadership Global Perspective studies, I think back to how elated I was when I got accepted into George Fox Evangelical Seminary. Since I don’t fit the usual profile of the candidates for this program, I am especially grateful to the faculty for affording me…
By: Garfield Harvey on November 11, 2016
Since we have used our imagination to create supply and demand, what if we removed the imagery of an ape evolving into a man, would we find human collectiveness growing into greed or consumerism? I never forgot taking one of my cultural class in grad school with Alan Hirsch. We had some intense dialogue during…
By: Kristin Hamilton on November 10, 2016
This was the third time in my schooling that I have read, “Who Needs Theology?” by Stanley J. Grenz and Roger E. Olson. I love this book. Every time I read it I come away with something fresh about the way I look at “doing theology.” This time was no exception. I always appreciate the…
By: Kevin Norwood on November 10, 2016
Yuval Noah Harari in his novel Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind presents a modern take on the Big Bang theory. He starts at the very beginning of the book weaving a story that should have started with the words “once upon a time.” The context for the opening is creatively constructed with no references. …
By: Aaron Cole on November 10, 2016
Summary Sapiens, A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a narrative of origin of the human race. Harari begins with the origin of life and humanity, when life was at its best. Then journeys through changes, not necessarily the advancement, of humanity from the Agricultural revolution. It is here that a series…
By: Phil Goldsberry on November 10, 2016
Introduction I believe that there is truth, absolute truth. Reading, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari is a love/hate relationship with scholarship and the gross error of manipulating the idea of absolute truth. The title implies the word “brief” and Harari claims to go back 13.5 billion years to the…
By: Aaron Peterson on November 10, 2016
Where are we headed as a __________? This question is being asked over and over in almost every aspect of my life. “Where are we headed as a school?” “Where are we headed as a church?” “Where are we headed as a family?” “Where are we headed as a country?” By building a 13.5 billion…
By: Rose Anding on November 10, 2016
A Brief History of Humankind from the Collections of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Introduction This blog presents a book review of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Sapiens belongs to the species of great syntheses, written in a playful tone and overflowing with information while developing a point of view. Drawing from all disciplines, Israeli historian…
By: Stu Cocanougher on November 10, 2016
Grenz, Stanley J., and Roger E. Olson. Who Needs Theology?: An Invitation to the Study of God. Downers Grove, IL, USA: InterVarsity Press, 1996. When I was 22 years old, I remember meeting with the pastor of my home church, First Baptist Church of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Rev. Billie Friel, or “Brother Billie” as I…
By: Marc Andresen on November 10, 2016
Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion: it considers the nature of “knowing.” Dr. Yuval Harari would have done us a favor if he had begun Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind with this definition. How do we know? Anything to which we are not an eye witness we “know” and…
