The Ford Motor Company invested in transformational leadership to change itself. Programs center around core principles: adopt a transformational mindset, use action learning, leverage the power of electronic tools, integrate work and life, and generate business impact. (JOW)

Ten characteristics of "servant leadership" include the ability to do the following: (1) listen, (2) heal, (3) persuade, (4) conceptualize, (5) develop, (6) dream, (7) trust and build, (8) communicate, (9) evolve, and (10) promote. (JOW)

Leaders are increasingly called on to function in ways that demand creative smarts as much as book smarts and street smarts. Consequently, more attention is being given to artistic potentialities of leadership. To help create relevant educational opportunities, the author responds in three ways. First is to identify a framework of characteristics…

This paper presents five tools for librarians to use in building effective intercultural communication that reaches out to diverse populations. Librarians can more successfully cross intercultural boundaries if they are aware of the key tenets of intercultural communication and information provision, and then apply the five leadership tools in…

The 4-H program can be improved if Extension agents administer rather than conduct the program. This means that leaders will have to be well-recruited and trained, and take responsibility for conducting much of the program. (Author)

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a framework for analyzing "outdoor management development" so as to help potential consumers assess the compatibility of provider organizations and their own. (Author/SSH)

Preoccupation with management is stunting our efforts to solve the problems of education. Institutional impotence is being substituted for personal leadership. What is needed are "transformational" leaders, possessing common sense, character, and courage, who can restore high standards to the schools. (Author/WD)

Discusses plans for AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology), including membership growth and services; leadership development; organizational structure and the need for restructuring; and strategic alliances with other professional associations and educators. (LRW)

Criticizes popular models such as transformational leadership, suggesting leaders need to focus on constructivism and contextualism. Points out the narrowness of the "great man" model fostered in English public schools, arguing for expansion of leadership development options. (SK)

Students and faculty in a nursing leadership course assessed each other's ability on six leadership competencies before and after the course: communication, association, sanction, delegation, initiation, and external legitimacy. Perceptions of all six competencies were stronger at the end of the course; student satisfaction was high. (JOW)

Reviews multiple definitions and theories of leadership, and suggests that traditional leadership thinking, drawn mostly from the business world, may not be fully appropriate to early childhood. Underscores the importance of shared leadership in early childhood settings. Suggests that early childhood pedagogy and practice have much to contribute…

Only a leadership team that includes masculine and feminine strengths is strong and flexible enough to compete in today's marketplace. To meet current and economic challenges and to prepare for the next century, organizations should promote diversity on their leadership teams and allow women's personal leadership styles to flower. (JOW)

Students with leadership skills are more likely to be involved in community affairs and organizations, are better able to establish contact with employers, and see a rise in their poise and confidence. Leadership can be integrated into technology education and taught through vocational student organizations. (Author/JOW)

Leaders of ad hoc teams lack traditional influence tools to exchange for cooperation. Transformative leadership is not based on exchange but on individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation, and idealized influence. A survey of 10 leaders and 47 team members found that these qualities have a very strong positive…

This article presents an interview with J. Michael Ortiz, a member of the Aspen Institute's Commission on No Child Left Behind, on the issues concerning the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Aspen Institute's Commission is an independent panel that was established in 2006 to conduct a high-level review of the federal government's signature…