Today's standard of leadership--influencing human behavior in an environment of uncertainty--is difficult to teach, but can be learned. Companies have developed leaders by enforcing accountability along with soft values and enabling people to learn from on-the-job experience. (SK)

Leadership Enhancement for the Active Retired trains retirees for leadership roles by helping them gain motivation, confidence, and awareness of needs. Active retirees learn to focus their energy, time, skills, and interests on community leadership. (SK)

Examined effects of preparer (leader versus other personnel) and modality (group versus individual) on expectations about therapy, anxiety, group and individual functioning, and leader functioning in group therapy preparation program. Findings from 32 graduate students revealed that preparation can have positive effect on clients' beliefs,…

Contrary to a rule to never teach students to lead climb, an instructor taught several youth to lead climb at a parent's request. These students planned to pursue rock climbing on their own after they left school, and preparing them was deemed a safety precaution. Analysis of this "close call" offers guidelines for introducing students…

A study of 101 alumni of the Leadership Ashville Seniors program shows that middle class, well-educated retirees who had been professionals/managers want volunteer, leadership, and learning opportunities. Higher education can help develop roles that counter commonly believed age stereotypes. (SK)

The Federal Express Leadership Institute helps managers improve skills through a model emphasizing experiential and self-directed learning. The institute takes place within the context of Fed Ex as a learning organization. (SK)

Interviews with 27 of 34 older adults participating in Leadership Enhancement for the Active Retired found (1) a greater percentage of women were engaged in community leadership; (2) preretirement leadership roles did not predict postretirement leadership; and (3) leadership training must be relevant, experiential, and practical. (SK)

Reviews leadership research in terms of definition, traits, situations, and culture. Presents techniques for developing leadership effectiveness. (SK)

Participants in an administrative leadership program identified continuing-education leadership competencies: core set of values and vision, effective communication, reflection and analysis, positive climate, facilitation and collaboration, problem solving and risk taking, and perseverance. Content for the leadership-training program was based on…

The course and program descriptions of 15 U.S. universities offering leadership master's degrees were analyzed. Compared to the master of business administration, which is based on management studies and quantitative techniques, leadership master's programs were more influenced by behavioral sciences and humanities. (SK)

Shows that 22 managers indicated a clear preference for obtaining information about popular management ideas through seminar attendance rather than through reading books. Identifies the semiotic code shaping this preference, charts its regularities and inconsistencies, and uncovers several ironies on how this code is used and understood. (SR)

Describes an urban school district's focus on leadership development for support staff. The project identified and trained 500 front-line supervisors representing office managers, food service managers, head custodians, and district maintenance supervisors. This paper explains program design, objectives, participants, management support, content,…

This study surveyed 49 women trustees at land-grant universities concerning the reasons they accepted their positions, offering perspectives on the skills needed to be a trustee and sharing advice with women preparing for the role or who have recently become trustees. The study notes that currently fewer that 20% of trustees at public institutions…

Describes the efforts of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity's barrio residents to protect, represent, and help its troubled youth in Puerto Rico. Discusses various projects and activities created to involve youngsters in the community parish. (YKH)

Challenging situations that arise in group counseling are a positive source of therapeutic energy-potentially rich moments that are commonly avoided. Presents multifaceted ways to observe, understand, and approach challenging situations. Summarizes and describes six well-established perspectives as ways for group leaders to conceptualize and…