HISTORICAL

Lincoln: Portrait of a Values Leader
Bonnie Brown
Gilbert W. Fairholm’s model of Values Leadership is fundamentally distinct among other leadership theories in that it is grounded chiefly in what leaders think about and value, rather than in what they do. This paper seeks to illustrate President Abraham Lincoln’s adherence to three core values of union, liberty, and equality, and postulates that his actions leading up to the Civil War and during his presidency demonstrate effective Values Leadership. Fairholm’s model consists of five interwoven parts: Leadership, Creating an Excellence Culture, Perfecting Excellence Technologies, Visioning, and Results. Lincoln executes, at least in part, each of these criteria. more >>

CASE STUDIES

The Lonely Intern: A Teaching Case Study
Karen Schomaker
One hundred eighty two and a quarter ceiling tiles were in the front office of the Academic Advising Center at Edward King University, but that was not what Veronica thought she was supposed to learn at her internship. She had become interested in working in higher education while attending EKU, a small liberal arts institute on the east coast. To help her make a definite career choice, she applied to work as an intern in the center to explore the field. With new buildings constantly being constructed and faculty growing by the minute, EKU had been the university to watch in Maryland for some time now. Veronica’s time at EKU had allowed her to take an active role in developing and improving student life on campus, which helped her realize her love for working with college students. more >>

The Promising Leaders Development Summit: A Teaching Case Study
Sarah F. Shepherd
The sound was deafening. Screeching, screaming, yelling echoed off the dorm’s walls and reverberated down the halls and into every corner of James Burns’ brain. Lucky for James, the Promising Leaders Development Summit intern, they were all sounds of excitement because classes were over for the week. After spending a full week together, the students had developed strong ties with each other, and were ecstatic to be free of classes for a couple of days to relax on the campus of the University of Ansell in beautiful Pawtuckett, Vermont. The purpose institute was to give rising college freshmen an opportunity to attend a college course prior to the beginning of their freshman year, taking part in a college level leadership class and participating in activities designed to apply what they learned in class each day.more >>

Volume 1, Issue 2

An article and two case studies with teaching notes comprise this interim issue. Author Bonnie Brown takes a look at the abilities of President Abraham Lincoln to put his leadership values into practice. Karen Schomaker examines the breakdown of leader-follower communication in her case study "The Lonely Intern." Finally, Sarah Shepherd looks at what happens when a leader takes a laissez-faire approach and then suddenly starts micro-managing in her case study, “The Promising Leaders Development Summit." >>

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