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The Humanitarian Leader in Each of Us
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The Humanitarian Leader in Each of Us
7 Choices That Shape a Socially Responsible Life


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Leadership

November 2011 | 208 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
From the authors of the best-selling books 'TeamWork' and 'When Teams Work Best', this is an ideal supplement for undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership, servant leadership, social leadership, service learning and social entrepreneurship.

"A powerful, moving, and substantive book that puts leadership in the hands of every day people. LaFasto and Larson's work is grounded in theory yet crystal clear in describing the core dimensions of humanistic leadership. This book expands the domain of leadership and encourages all of us to make life better in some way for others." - Peter G. Northouse, Western Michigan University

Key Features:

- Thirty stories of real people: The leaders interviewed for this book are a highly diverse group.

- End-of-chapter tools for self-discovery

- Focus on social responsibility, finding one's passion, and seeking personal meaning from one's work

- End-of-book suggestions for getting started: A back-of-the-book section offers concrete suggestions for how to begin one's own journey toward helping others.

 
Introduction - The Moment: The Same Look I Saw in the Mirror
 
PART ONE: MAKING A CONNECTION
 
Chapter I Leveraging Life’s Experiences: A Generation of Orphans
 
Chapter II A Sense of Fairness: Bags of Magic
 
PART TWO: MAKING A COMMITMENT
 
Chapter III Believe We Can Matter: It’s a Gift That I Have, and I Use It
 
Chapter IV Open to an Opportunity: Busy in Baghdad
 
PART THREE: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
 
Chapter V Taking the First Small Step: A Seventh Grade Speech
 
Chapter VI Perseverance: These Are the Cards That Were Dealt Me
 
Chapter VII Leading the Way: Shame Hung Over the Sanctuary
 
Chapter VIII A Positive Force: The Accumulation of Good
 
Chapter IX A Larger Life: No Gravestone Has a Job Title or Salary on It
 
Chapter X Getting Started: A Spectrum of Involvement
 
Epilogue Beyond Our Research

Not enough materials relevant to the purpose of the Corporate Social Responsibility intent of the class

Professor Terrence Dalton
Business Management Technology, University of Akron
August 6, 2012
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