Leadership in Action: Transforming Self and Structure

Leadership is about influence, and influence is about power. What are the attributes that can make you influential in the online community? Social psychology provides insight into such attributes by distinguishing among five types of ...

When I wrote that, I was thinking of a “thought leader” or someone similar who does not have management responsibilities, but succeeds in leading people or an organization through their influence on others, creativity and other ...

Creativity is often manifest by a process which puts together two sets of ideas. Arthur Koestler called it bisociative thinking. Others have referred to Janusian thinking, implying a capacity for looking in different directions at once. ...

Community leadership is community trust. When we are voted in offices, we are bound by our pledge to serve and uphold the trust of the electorate. I am sure the community can be forgiving where an honest mistake is committed and an ...

Every presentation is a performance, and Benjamin Zander knows a thing or two about the art of performance. You have to take a risk. In most cultures making a mistake is the worst thing you can do. Zander says that it’s dangerous for ...

This Saturday is our next Leadership Community Gathering in the Fellowship Center (level one) at church. We are anticipating a great day as we worship together, share together, learn together and focus together on the mission God has ...

ADULT MINISTRY: WOMEN’S STUDIES, MEANS STUDIES, COUPLES GROUPS, PARENTING GROUPS, BIBLE STUDIES, ‘BE A PART OF IT’ PATHWAY (WELCOME TO NORTHLAND, NEW/YOUNG BELIEVERS, MEMBERSHIP, SPIRITUAL GIFTINGS, LEADERSHIP), COMMUNITY PICNIC, ...

... Residence Life has been introducing Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) designed to extend learning beyond the classroom. This fall marks the introduction of a Leadership Living-Learning Community in Pennsylvania Hall. [...]

Whether formally or informally, Mindy mentors leaders, focusing on re-establishing their spiritual vitality as the primary step towards a lifestyle of sustainable ministry and leadership. Why Community is Essential John Burke Water and ...

Toy Box Leadership offers a great overview of leadership with themes ranging from relationships to creativity to endurance. In that sense, TBL is right up there with some of John Maxwell's best books. My personal favorites were the ...

Seems like there's always a buzz going among church leaders, as they learn from each other and are inspired by each other's creativity and faith. Yet have you ever wondered why one church becomes the go-to place and its pastor the ...

Knowing the words for numbers is not necessary to be able to count, according to a new study of aboriginal children. The study of the aboriginal children – from two communities which do not have words or gestures for numbers – found that they were able to copy and perform number-related tasks.

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A little known fungus tucked away in the gut of Asian longhorned beetles helps the insect munch through the hardest of woods according to a team of entomologists and biochemists.

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Human-driven changes in the westerly winds are bringing hotter and drier springs to the American Southwest, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.

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These are the themes of his pre-US Senate experience and leadership, community organizing and William Ayers. On community organizing, much is known about ACORN. ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), organized in ...

One easy conclusion from this theory is that the more attractive you become in the online world, the more likely is the chance that you will draw other attractive members to join your community. There are of course other factors that ...

Well, I guess I am still teaching, (leadership and creativity not algebra,) but have ditched the Nunsense Habit for designer shoes and hopefully more brains and best practices that make a much better head piece. Tip: Check out Dr. ...

CREATIVE: Entrepreneurs are creative people. They are always thinking of how to do something better and make a business out of it. They solve problems by being creative. Creativity is not hard. All you need is the time to sit down and ...

Creativity requires a great deal of imagination and many thoughts are processed during that time. The mind can only stay stimulated for a certain period of time. Therefore if your sessions are stretched out to anything more then thirty ...

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