Thinking About Leadership

Friday, August 25, 2017

hope for the best, prepare for the worst

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As Hurricane Harvey makes its way to the Texas coast, I am watching how communities, organizations, and individuals respond to what has been...
Friday, August 18, 2017

calling what is, is

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Martin Luther, in his Heidelberg Disputation of 1518 , stated the following theses: A theologian of glory calls evil good and good evil. A ...
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Friday, August 11, 2017

power given and withheld

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A part of my morning devotional time includes the prayer book A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie (many thanks to my friend Rev. Wal...
Friday, August 4, 2017

on leaving well...for leaders

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Last week's post on leaving well kept me wondering what people who might be leaving would say about their supervisors, and everything th...
Friday, July 28, 2017

on leaving well

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 Next week is August 1, and what that signals for those of us in education is the beginning of a new school year.  As I begin my 36th year a...
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Friday, July 21, 2017

outcomes, outcomes, outcomes

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Good leaders learn how to manage by outcomes...at least that is what I have been told and what I believe.  And if it was only that easy, we ...
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Friday, July 14, 2017

making and keeping promises

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I recently read the text The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt, written in 1958.  This wonderful philosophical text reflects on vocation and...
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Don Christian
I grew up in Elgin, Illinois where my dad was the principal of the Lutheran school and my mother raised four of us while staying at home. Hard to believe that after 50+ years she is still living in that same house. While I am now in the ranks of academia, it is hard to believe I ended up here. My career began as a high school band director - then moved to the pastoral assistant of a large urban church, then to high school administration, and now...well, you get the idea - God had other plans. So after earning doctorate in management and leadership - after serving as the Headmaster of a Lutheran High School - after teaching leadership - I'm now ready to blog about it. Hope you'll read, respond and enjoy!
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