Alan Wilson

He followed his intuition to follow the charity because they meant more than his job. For me, when it comes to difficult situations, I follow my brain and my heart. I follow logic and what I feel passionate about. One big decision in life that I can think as of now was choosing which college was right for me. I had the choice between FIU and USF. They’re both amazing schools but my heart was leaning towards FIU. This turned out to the best choice as I feel extremely comfortable and confident that I will succeed in this school. I use to volunteer at Jackson Memorial Hospital for two years. I graduated and stopped volunteering. Both FIU and this book has reminded the importance of volunteering and being kind to others in need of help. Even if the action is small, it can go a long way. This year I will be going back to the hospital to resume volunteering and bringing a smile on the patient’s

This is difficult to answer because while we have been exposed to teaching and literature about changing and emerging social issues this has failed to prompt me to try and change the world, but to be more understanding of its social issues. The English degree has created a desire for me to move in a different career direction and make something of myself. Before going to college I used to volunteer for many organizations and work full-time until I got burned out; some organizations while

In the small town of Coventry, Connecticut on June 6, 1755, Nathan Hale was born, to devout Puritans, Deacon Richard Hale and Elizabeth Strong Hale. Hale was the sixth of twelve children. The Hale’s had 9 boys and 3 girls. Hale’s parents were concerned that he wouldn’t survive his first year, like the two children before Hale (Lough 8). Even though he was a sickly small child, with weak lungs he did not let that stop him from loving the outdoors (Lough). As Hale got older, he became stronger. Sadly Hale’s mother Elizabeth died when he was 12 shortly after giving birth to her 12th child (Tracy 16). It is thought that Hale’s father Richard remarried a wealthy widow, Abigail Cobb Adams, 2 years after Elizabeth’s death, who

On one's death bed a common thought is whether or not one lived a successful life. How does someone live a “successful” life? Everyone has their own definition of success. Personally, I believe that obtaining joy in life and having a lasting impact on the world would make one's life successful. Becoming an everyday ambassador is certainly a starting point for this dream. In Kate Otto’s work, Everyday Ambassador, she explores the key values one must display on the path to becoming an everyday ambassador. Through these traits of focus, empathy, humility, and patience, I can set myself up for success.

Every living human being has the opportunity and ability to do what he or she feels is just for the world. Although, in the present age, society seems to lack the figures of “social beings” (cctwincities.org). These social beings are seen as up standers. They have the charisma and dedication required to relentlessly pursue and never give up on a cause that they feel strongly about; be it through their words or actions. Craig Kielburger is often referred to as an up stander. At a very young age when Kielburger’s passion towards helping others to promote the common good began, his parents encouraged him to go for it [,] [t]he only failure in life is not trying (Kielburger, 1998, p. 13). Through the many institutions that Kielburger works with,

A couple weeks ago I went to a speech given by the president of seventh generation's john repogle. Mr. repogle started his speech by giving a brief overview of his company and what its mission is. He told the audience about how his company deals with improving sustainability, and that what we need to do is done through purpose driven leadership. In an attempt to relate to his audience which was mostly college students he started off by telling a story about him being in college and not knowing what to do with his life. After telling this quick story he talked about the number of the great challenges that are of our time featuring human rights water shortage health crisis well-being gap and climate change and loss of biodiversity. He concluded his introduction by asking the audience questions which helped him gain a better understanding his audience as well as keeping us involved in the presentation.

Regardless of society’s perceptions and perspectives, the company continuously makes decisions in a manner of christian principles. The article states how the company establishes a platform to continue making differences in serving others: they raise awareness by having shoes drives and giving out Christmas gifts during the holiday season. Chris, the CEO of the company, challenges “any business owner to think about the hidden ways their business can be used,” which directly conveys the idea that the mission of this company is not to materially profit in their advantage, but they make the effort to expand the wealth of others. With the summation of Chris’ proclamation, he wants to make it clear not to “settle for corporate social responsibility,” and to develop how the business can be “an extension of yourself” (Samaritan’s Purse 2016). When business is solely based on more than economic opportunity, Chris states that he has never seen “God respond to an earnest request for opportunity like that with a shrug of the shoulders”(Samaritan’s Purse 2016). Differences begin with making a change to mankind which translates to the work environment and their

In this case, we have really two different points of view: in one side, there is Philip Anderson, the Phoenix branch manager of Stuart & Co., who manages a team with his ways, his idea, his experience but the results do not reach the targets fixed by the firm. In the other side, there is the direction of Stuart & Co., which has opposite ideas to Philip Anderson.

Review of Brian Wilson live at the Hop Farm Festival, Kent, England – 5th July 2014

Collins (2005) defines Level 5 hierarchy leadership as the manager in whom honest individual modesty mixes with strong expert willpower. Mr. Gates displays this type of leadership much in his individual life than in his career events. Bill Gates represents a critical segment not only in his earnings but of his net worth to philanthropic causes but as well motivates similar leaders to follow his path. Gates’ duty as a trailblazer of leaders is a thing that uplifts his reputation about leadership globally.

According to Dave’s perspective, to satisfy his personality aspects and aspirations, he should choose Job A. However, according to his wife’s wishes, she would want him to choose Job C, as it is safer and more reliable.

Gini & Green, 2014 argued, “Assuming the leadership of an organization—whether a club, a sports team, or a global corporation—is a daunting and dangerous thing to do, to attempt it without a solid understanding of who you are (your character) and without a clear sense of what you are willing and unwilling to do (your integrity and conscience) is a formula for public failure and personal tragedy” p. 438). The unique leadership style of Patriarch Partners CEO Lynn Tilton identifies her as a self-confident, mission driven, risk taker. While her leadership approach may be controversial, it has proven to be effective as her organization holds equity in the billions in over 70 companies.

At this stage of my doctoral studies in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (IOP) the career opportunities, I am exploring focuses on executive coaching and consulting. My partiality to these roles is as a result of my passion for understanding leader’s capabilities, the demand in the marketplace, and my training and experience in leadership coaching. As an executive coaching, my goal is to work with organizational, community, and civic leaders to bring more awareness to the role of personal and cultural values in their decision making and leadership

One might argue that the first person to demonstrate servant leadership (serving others over oneself) is Jesus Christ when he was on earth, even though he possesses the highest power (. Servant leadership appears difficult, in that, it is not based on certain set of leadership skills. Instead, one might argue that for one to become a servant leader, that person needs a profound change in one’s outlook on life and some type of what is described as an inner transformation (Wong & Davey, 2007). In addition, Wong and Davey (2007) stated that Fortune magazine tends to have annual rankings of the best 100 organizations to work, and these organizations usually have CEOs who exhibit servant leadership

The midlevel company is often in a challenging position with respect to achieving a positive social performance. Where larger companies generally possess the resources to engage in high-level scholarship programs, popular charity causes and other far-reaching philanthropic activities, midlevel firms must pick and choose the causes that give them the best chance to have a positive and tangible impact. This is the challenge which is that the center of the present discussion. As the new CEO of a midlevel educational literature and learning materials company, it has become my responsibility to address this dilemma directly.