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Category Archives: Leadership

Upside-Down Leadership

October 18, 2011

I have been speaking and thinking a lot lately about what kind of leadership we need in our world today. We live in turbulent, troubled times, and we are crying out for leaders to step up to the challenges we face — economic, social, cultural challenges — challenges that are perhaps unprecedented, at least in my lifetime.

Our Leaders Are on Vacation?

August 22, 2011

“The world is falling apart, and our leaders are on vacation,” a friend of mine said with disgust and frustration. Financial and economic indicators plunged precipitously that day, and we were searching for answers. Where have all the leaders gone, we asked.

The Christian University Has Something More to Offer

June 1, 2011

In their recent, much-noted indictment on the failure of higher education in America today, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa point out that “the future of a democratic society depends upon educating a generation …

Leaders Speaking Out

March 31, 2011

Several years ago, John T. Casteen III, then president of the University of Virginia, made a statement that has haunted me in my own leadership.