“Leadership involves unselfishness. Leadership involves humility. Leadership involves a focus on the needs of our communities, not ourselves.” Buck LewisLarry Wilks Distinguished Practitioner in ResidenceInstitute for Professional LeadershipThe University… Read more “Servant Leadership on a Marble Floor”
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What is Leadership?
“Leaders must be willing to sacrifice their own agenda for the hopes of the greater good. Hard choices must be made at the risk of popular unrest.… Read more “What is Leadership?”
From the Porch with your Torch
But more importantly, as lawyers, we occupy another unique vantage point in our society: the space between what is and what ought to be. . . This… Read more “From the Porch with your Torch”
You are a Giant to Someone
The next time you face a challenge, one that makes you feel vulnerable, I encourage you to choose to take it on. Because people are in the… Read more “You are a Giant to Someone”
An Opportunity for Leadership: Testing Assumptions
Understanding the power of assumptions, both positive and negative, is important to leadership. Assumptions contribute to efficacious decision-making. The invitation to test assumptions offers each of us an opportunity… Read more “An Opportunity for Leadership: Testing Assumptions”