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The Organization as a Person: Utilizing Metaphoric Analysis to Transform Organizations
How can the metaphor of a person help an organization plan for its preferred future? In this article, the author contends that this metaphor, when properly used, provides a superior infrastructure for implementing profound organizational change. Leaders who endeavor to cultivate an organizational culture that is responsive to a changing environment, while also affirming the human capacities to self-organize and to relate, will find the author’s exercise of “creating the organizational person” very useful. More … |
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Tying the Organization’s Future to Strategic Foresight: Deal or No Deal
Like it or not, the environment modern organizations must function within is changing at an increasingly rapid pace. What future possibilities these changes may bring about within our organizations in the next 20 years is impossible to determine with 100% certainty. Using the analogy of the banker and contestant in the popular television show, “Deal or No Deal,” the author illustrates how strategizing and planning for as many future possibilities as feasible allows organizations to position themselves for making the best deal possible under the circumstances given. More…
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Leading Through a Layoff: Three Actions for Effective Leadership
The majority of information technology groups participating in a recent InformationWeek survey reported they are cutting IT spending, many through layoffs. As a result, the morale of IT staff is at an all-time low. Having gone through such a scenario recently, the author provides innovative action steps as well as advice on how to foster a positive work environment while leading in the midst of layoffs. More…
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Rest: A Leadership Imperative
Rest, one of the most vital elements of leadership success, is too often the most overlooked. In fact, the average number of daily work hours for Americans has increased by 14.5% over the past eight years. Add an additional 22% increase for America’s leaders and it is easy to see how there is little time available for needed rest. Emphasizing the importance of rest as a vital component of optimum functioning and success for organizational leaders, the author offers strategic actions leaders can implement to achieve rest and renewal. More… |
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Regent University Executive Leadership Series
January 13, 2009
Featured Speaker: General Martin E. Dempsey
Join us each month at The Founders Inn for Regent University’s Executive Leadership Series. As Hampton Roads continues its accelerated growth, business and organizational leaders are defining the future of their enterprises as well as that of our region. In support of excellence in leadership, Regent University has invited keynote speakers of national prominence and local influence to explore the trends, principles and dynamics of leading successful organizations in an opportunistic environment. This series of luncheons will bring together leaders and aspiring leaders for teaching and inspiration from some of today's most innovative leaders.
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International Journal of Leadership Studies
The International Journal of Leadership Studies (IJLS) provides a forum for leadership scholars within the U.S. and around the world by publishing theoretically grounded research that enhances knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon of leadership at all levels within a variety of industries and organizations. |
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From the editor
Sometimes in life, it is worthwhile stepping back from a situation we find ourselves in and looking at it from a fresh perspective. As we enter 2009, it is the perfect time to evaluate the past year and set new goals for the year ahead. This issue of Leadership Advance Online considers some ways in which we can look at our lives, our leadership and our organizations in a fresh way.
One creative way in which you can get a new perspective on your organization is by creating an organizational person. Antonio Marchesi holds that this exercise is highly effective in paving the way for organizational change. Dale Garrett uses the example of the popular television show, “Deal or No Deal,” to describe what strategic planning should look like in order to instill confidence in our organizations. Kay Bower, on the other hand, seeks to find the best way to lead in difficult times and turn negative situations into positive ones. Finally, Bonnie Banks highlights rest as a vital element of leadership success.
As we go into the Christmas season, it is our prayer that you will take time to trust God for fresh perspectives in how you lead and that you will take the time to rest. May God mold our hearts afresh for 2009.
Have a wonderful Christmas!
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“This is the great conversation in our life: to recognize and believe that the many unexpected events are not just disturbing interruptions of our projects, but the way in which God molds our hearts and prepares us.”
Henri Nouwen
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Leadership Advance Online(LAO) is published by Regent University's School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship. Views expressed in LAO are not necessarily the views of the School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship or of Regent University. |
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