Here are some articles and items in the news that we’ve come across that are themed to organizational leadership, values and ethics, and non-profits in general.
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Knowledge@WP Carey - Avnet’s Roy Vallee on Leadership
http://knowledge.wpcarey.asu.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1836
An interview with Roy Vallee, the CEO of Avnet, about motivating employees with reference to values, shifting culture and ‘having fun.’
HBS Blogs - Why you need to fail
http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/bregman/2009/07/why-you-need-to-fail.html?cm_mmc=npv-_-MANAGEMENT_TIP-_-NOV_2009-_-MTOD1116
Peter Bregman talks about why failure is a good thing, and how to grow from it.
Forbes - Why introverts can make the best leaders
http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/30/introverts-good-leaders-leadership-managing-personality.html?partner=leadership_newsletter
A look at the leadership strengths in introverts, a trait with which 40% of business leaders self-identify.
Fast Company - Visionary Leadership - Interview with Frank O’Dea
http://www.fastcompany.com/1603742/visionary-leaders-create-new-industries?partner=leadership_newsletter
Frank O’Dea spoke at a number of Salvation Army events in Canada last year, and shares in this article his insights on successful business and visionary leadership.
HBR - How to keep your action plan on track
http://blogs.hbr.org/corkindale/2010/01/how_to_keep_your_action_plan_o.html?cm_mmc=npv-_-MANAGEMENT_TIP-_-APR_2010-_-MTOD0401&referral=00203
Gill Corkindale looks at the difficulty inherent in keeping organizational planning on track once it leaves the boardroom.
Great Leadership - Going Humble with the Amish
http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2010/04/going-humble-with-amish.html
An interesting blog about humble leadership lessons we could learn from the Amish.
Faith & Leadership - Call & Response blog
http://www.faithandleadership.duke.edu/blog/04-19-2010/john-ed-mathison-vision-the-leader-and-the-whole
A letter written in response to the question “Does vision come from the leader or the people?”
Fast Company - What it means to lead with presence
http://www.fastcompany.com/1628103/what-it-means-to-lead-with-presence
A look at leadership presence, understanding it as ‘earned authority.’
Poynter Online - What Great Bosses Know About Top-Down Management
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=34&aid=182561
Jill Geisler, the head of Poynter’s Leadership & Management group discusses the positive side of a top-down management approach.
And in case you weren’t aware, the Ethics Centre maintains a resource library with most holdings available for lending.
Here’s our Pick of the Month:
Executive Values: A Christian Approach to Organizational Leadership
Kurt Senske
Augsberg Books
Library Call Number: BV4596 E93 S46 2003
