My Leadership Style – Four Points of Focus
This semester, I have learned that leadership is everywhere. It is present in theoretical class discussions as well as real-life practical applications. Whether we are conscious of it or not, …
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Leadership Lesson Found in the Serenity Prayer
Marianne Allison, former executive vice president and chief innovation officer at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, likened leadership in public relations to a daily testament to the serenity prayer.Her words and the …
Read MoreLegacy Project Photo Memories
With the semester drawing to a close it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the endless projects, nearing deadlines and unforgiving due dates. So I thought I would take …
Read MoreLeadership Lesson: Finding Solitude Within Your Zazen
Great leaders must always take time for themselves. So keeping in theme with Monday’s yoga exercise, I thought I would share some of my favorite quotes from Not Always So: …
Read MoreSeth Godin – Tribes
There are so many important and meaningful leadership lessons in Seth Godin’s Tribes that it is impossible to grasp the book’s full significance in just one read. Godin’s tactful command of the …
Read MoreLeadership lesson: Always be ready to go!
This morning I got up and got dressed just as I usually do – I caught the 7:41 Light Rail to downtown Phoenix and was the second person to arrive …
Read MorePatience is a Virtue
We often talk about leadership styles in terms of theoretical and practical applications or in definitions of individual characteristics – but throughout all of those discussions I have yet to …
Read MoreBuckley’s Open Door Policy
Stephen Buckley, dean of faculty at the Poynter Institute, believes leadership is about relationships. Good leaders, he said, build healthy relationships with their associates and constantly work to maintain positive …
Read MoreYet another ethical dilemma…
As if ethical debates weren’t grey enough, Organizational Behavior adds another shade into the monochromatic mix: “Ethical behavior across cultures.” By this point in our academic career, most, if not …
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