List of Contributions

Ganesh, For me, you have touched on the key issue, which is that the leader-follower relationship is voluntary. James MacGregor Burns also said that true leadership can occur only in an environment where there are competing ideas and/or agendas. I am still thinking about that, though I am ...

Carolyn, "The Good Society," by Bellah et al., has an excellent perspective on what government is and should be--and it is a very popular book with sociologists and public administrators. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: Carolyn Fausnaugh Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009 ...

Carolyn et al., I, too, am fascinated by this discussion. Carolyn, I agree with you in part. The students certainly have to want to do the discovery, that is, to be ready for it. And that requires some skilled preparation by the instructor. Just stating, credibly, that almost all great ...

Ben et al., I find that when the students start by examining their values (which are fairly tangible), with a little coaching, they can come up with the moral principles underlying them. Those same principles drive one's ethical "instincts." In other words, I teach ethics by connecting it with foundational ...

Carolyn et al., There are a number of good values exercises floating around. I created a complex one that I use in my leadership course (it involves cards for Domains of Life and cards for Values, along with instructions on how to select, arrange and prioritize them; there are also related exercises ...