A couple of months ago I met with a retiring pastor, just to get caught up with one another. At one point as he was talking about wanting to help develop and form new ministers he said one of the simplest and perhaps most profound statements about being a pastor […]
Leadership
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This was written for the students in our Presidential Leadership Academy. It is cliché to say that leadership comes in many forms, but of course it does. It also often comes upon us when we are not expecting or even wanting it. Such has been the case for my wife […]
Written for our Presidential Leadership Academy blog. Life should be about making a positive difference in the world around you. That is the vision of our college: To educate men and women who will have an important and ethical influence in the world, affecting academic, professional, civic, social, and business […]
Gettysburg, a set on Flickr. Saturday we took our sophomore class of the Presidential Leadership Academy on a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield. Two retired colonels gave lectures on the history of the three days of battle and leadership lessons to be learned. My take away: Lead the boss, but […]
We are now in the second year of the Presidential Leadership Academy at Penn State. It falls under my administration and I teach a course each spring for the Academy. Our focus is upon developing critical thinking skills as being crucial for good leaders. I have always felt a bit […]