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“The Man in the Arena”

Recently, I came across a quote I used often during my tenure as president of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. At the farewell service at the university, the...

Leading and “Peacemaking”

Recently, as I was in the midst of an assignment associated with my work, I found myself repeating the first line of the “Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi.”...

Leading and Enduring

  Recently, I sent the following e-mail to my staff: “I did it! Five K’s in 38.18 minutes! Not bad for my first run!” At my age, with an eye toward running a...

LEADING AND PRAYING

I have been thinking much about the relationship between leading and praying since I posted the manuscript recently of a presentation I gave to a class in...

PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

  I remember the conviction I felt approximately 20 year ago when I was asked about my personal mission statement. I had worked throughout the previous decade...