Links for Thursday, February 9, 2006

Here are some noteworthy news items you might find of interest:

• Bill Kinnon over at Achievable Ends posted this regarding Bono's (of U2 fame) recent remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast. One of the best talks I've read/heard all year. You can find Bono's complete comments here.

• A student in our program sent me this article from some Texas human resources professionals who make some great points in writing about the leadership qualities in the Univ. of Texas' head coach Mack Brown. (They can tie anything in with football in Texas!)

• Nurses are leaving the profession all the time. The reason? Dissatisfaction with a supervisor or management. This article talks about the problem as it relates to the nursing field. A great quote from the article: "...High turnover is a costly way of doing business, yet the autocratic model seems alive and well." Couldn't agree more!

• The 'Call Me Mister' program at Clemson University is adressing the problem of a lack of African-American men teaching in schools. This article features one of the program's recent graduates, Mark Joseph.

• I'll let you decide what to make of this web page. This site speaks about servant-leadership as a biblical principle, and in so doing tries to explain the reason for male leadership in a marriage and in the church. I understand what the author is trying to say....and there are good points made.....just misses the mark (in my opinion) on the gender issue.