Discerning the Servant’s Path: Applying Pre-Committal Questioning to Greenleaf’s Servant Leadership

Robert K. Greenleaf’s servant leadership has become an attractive approach for morally-motivated leaders. However, paradoxes found in servant leadership have the potential to create confusion among those individuals interested in its practice. To assist prospective leaders in deciding upon whether to follow the concepts of servant leadership, an exhaustive literature review was conducted by the researcher to find and code definitions from servant leadership-related writings. The results from the initial coding phase were the following themes: Personal Growth, Development, and Empowerment of Employees; Spiritual, Affirmational, and Ethically-Minded Approach toward Employees; Steward Dedicated to Service of Community and Placing Others First; and Traits-Based Leadership. The second round of selective coding yielded Repetitively Embracing Personal Sacrifice as its core theme. Three questions that arose from this specified theme were, “Am I willing to embrace personal sacrifice on a continual basis to practice servant leadership? If so, how do I stay motivated to sustain the concept of putting others first? If not, is there a way to negotiate an understanding where employees are supported in the leadership approach/style I feel most comfortable using?” These self-assessing questions were recommended for connecting Greenleaf’s (1977) questions-based logic on the practice of servant leadership between his call to service and the final decision of becoming a servant leader

Ablation of Martian glaciers

Glacier like landforms are observed in the fretted terrain of Mars in the latitude belts near + or - 42 deg. It was suggested that sublimation or accumulation-ablation rates could be estimated for these glaciers if their shapes were known. To this end, photoclinometric profiles were obtained of a number of these landforms. On the basis of analyses of these profiles, it was concluded that ice is chiefly ablating from these landforms that either are inactive rock-glaciers or have materials within them that are moving exceedingly slowly at this time. These conclusions are consistent with other geologic information. The analyses were performed using a two-dimensional model of an isothermal glacier

BEYOND THE MODEL SPECIFICATION PROBLEM: MODEL AND PARAMETER AVERAGING USING BAYESIAN TECHNIQUES

The model specification problem is perhaps the Achilles heel of applied econometrics. Rather than test down to a single model as is usually done, we estimate 72 different demand systems and use Bayesian averaging procedures over all 72 systems to generate meta estimates of the parameters (e.g., elasticities) of interest.Research Methods/ Statistical Methods,

Studies of Current Circulation at Ocean Waste Disposal Sites

The author has identified the following significant results. Acid waste plume was observed in LANDSAT imagery fourteen times ranging from during dump up to 54 hours after dump. Circulation processes at the waste disposal site are highly storm-dominated, with the majority of the water transport occurring during strong northeasterlies. There is a mean flow to the south along shore. This appears to be due to the fact that northeasterly winds produce stronger currents than those driven by southeasterly winds and by the thermohaline circulation. During the warm months (May through October), the ocean at the dump site stratifies with a distinct thermocline observed during all summer cruising at depths ranging from 10 to 21 m. During stratified conditions, the near-bottom currents were small. Surface currents responded to wind conditions resulting in rapid movement of surface drogues on windy days. Mid-depth drogues showed an intermediate behavior, moving more rapidly as wind velocities increased

LANDSAT observations of ocean dump plume movement and dispersion

The author has identified the following significant results. Eighteen LANDSAT images were analyzed to study the dispersion and movement of ocean dump plumes thirty-eight miles southeast of Cape Henlopen, Delaware, at the disposal site for waste discharged from a plant producing titanium dioxide. Long visual persistence was explained by the formation of a suspended ferric floc. Spectrometric measurements indicate that upon combining with sea water the acid waste develops a strong reflectance peak in the band 0.55 to 0.60 micron region, resulting in a stronger contrast in the MSS band 4 than the other bands. Predominant direction of movement of the waste plumes was to the southeast. Average drift velocity for surface drogues and the waste plumes was about 0.5 knots. The water at the test site was highly stratified and stable in the summer and nearly homogenous in the winter

Alien Registration- Davis, Henry (Pittsfield, Somerset County)

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Love, Charity, & Pope Leo XIII: A Leadership Paradigm for Catholic Education

The treatment of workers is an ongoing social issue affecting society. No organization is immune to questionable employee practices, including Catholic educational institutions. For Catholic leadership to fully embody its intended justice-based role, it must first be aware of the social teachings put forth by the Roman Catholic Church. In this study, the researcher suggests Pope Leo XIII’s social writings as a guiding presence for beginning this formation, starting with the concepts of love and charity within labor. The analysis of Leo’s work shows love and charity as interchangeable virtues that enhance our God-given dignity by acknowledging other people’s inherent worth. In turn, educational leaders are called to make decisions centered on love and charitable acts that actively pursue their employees’ best interests without irreversibly depleting institutional resources needed for overall survival. Amour, charité et le Pape Léon XIII : un paradigme sur le leadership pour l\u27enseignement catholique La manière de traiter les ouvriers est un problème social permanent. Aucune organisation n\u27est à l\u27abri de pratiques discutables envers leurs employés, y compris les institutions d\u27enseignement catholique. Pour incarner pleinement le rôle basé sur la justice qui est le leur, les dirigeants catholiques doivent d\u27abord connaître les enseignements sociaux énoncés par l\u27Église catholique romaine. Dans cette étude, le chercheur postule que les écrits sociaux de Léon XIII ont servi à guider le début de cette formation, à commencer par le concept d\u27amour et de charité envers la main d\u27oeuvre. L\u27analyse des œuvres de Léon XIII montre que l\u27amour et la charité sont des vertus interchangeables qui accentuent la dignité que Dieu nous a donnée en reconnaissant la valeur inhérente des autres personnes. En retour, les responsables de l\u27enseignement ont vocation à prendre des décisions centrées sur l\u27amour et des actes de charité qui servent effectivement les intérêts de leurs employés sans pour autant épuiser irrémédiablement les ressources institutionnelles nécessaires à la survie de tous. Mots-clés: Enseignement catholique, dirigeants, main d\u27œuvre, équité, Léon XIII, 19e siècle, écrits sociaux, enseignements sociaux catholiques, amour, charité, solidarité, prise de décisions déontologiques, analyse historique Amor, caridad y el Papa León XIII: un paradigma de liderazgo para la educación católica El trato a los trabajadores es un problema social vigente. Ninguna organización es inmune a las prácticas laborales cuestionables, incluidas las instituciones educativas católicas. Para encarnar plenamente su tarea destinada y basada en la justicia, los líderes católicos primero deben conocer las enseñanzas sociales puestas en marcha por la Iglesia católica romana. En este estudio, el investigador supone los escritos sociales del Papa León XIII como una presencia que guía el inicio de esta formación, empezando con los conceptos del amor y la caridad en el trabajo. El análisis de los escritos del Papa León revelan que el amor y la caridad son virtudes intercambiables que potencian nuestra dignidad otorgada por Dios al reconocer el valor inherente de los demás. A cambio, se llama a los líderes educativos a que tomen decisiones centradas en los actos de amor y caridad, que busquen activamente el mejor interés para sus empleados sin agotar irreversiblemente los recursos institucionales que se necesiten para la subsistencia general. Palabras clave: Educación católica, liderazgo, trabajo, equidad, León XIII, siglo XIX, escritos sociales, enseñanzas sociales católicas, amor, caridad, solidaridad, toma de decisiones éticas, análisis históric