Exploring the world through servant leadership
The question of why Americans do community service was raised last class. I believe there are multiple reasons behind why individuals do community service. I think the motivation behind community service depends on the individual. …
Community Service in America Read MoreGiven that March is Women’s History Month, and based on recent blog posts on various leadership blogs, I thought it might be interesting this week to reflect upon the female leaders in our lives. One …
Women as Leaders Read MoreWe talked a little bit last class about the motivation behind volunteerism in America. Various explanations were offered from Fellows and attaches alike: We do it because we care about others; we do it to …
The spirit of activism and the KONY 2012 movement Read MoreIn class this week, the big discussion centered around why we volunteer. Is it because we want to help others or is it to benefit ourselves in terms of good karma? Is it the right …
Service…do we need a reason? Read MoreThis morning I had the opportunity to attend an event by Vibrant Phoenix in Chandler. The MC was Derek Neighbors, a blogger I (ironically) started following on my Google Reader about eight months ago to …
Vibrant Phoenix Workshop: Brainstorm Central Read MoreI am so glad we have Cronkite Global Conversations. I appreciate the personal insight from the Fellows. Last Wednesday Evgeny Kuzmin and Hao Chen, also known as Alex, presented on Russia and China. Its amazing …
Global Conversations: Russia and China Read MoreComing off of Wednesday’s Cronkite Global Conversation, one thing that I found particularly interesting was hearing how Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is the most followed person in Russia on the social media site Twitter (with …
Twitter and the modern world leader. Read MoreAlex and Evgeny on Wednesday led an enlightening discussion about the influence of social media in the world’s two giants: China and Russia. China is the largest country in terms of population, and Russia is …
What Russia, China and the Occupy movement have in common Read MoreFor the book report portion of our seminar, I chose to read The Secret Language of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Action through Narrative by Stephen Denning. As I stated briefly during class yesterday, one of …
The Secret Language of Leadership by Stephen Denning Read MoreMindset, The New Psychology of Success, written by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., takes the notions of one’s mindset and twists it into the driving force behind success. As the book describes, this is success in …
Discover the Power of Your Mindset Read More