Palmer — Way Finding — Looking Bear Leadership

Leadership Is Connection To Vocation And Community

Sometimes, knowing the way forward is easy. I recently heard a politician taking the time to publicly explain the difference between what he was doing and what the Nazis did. Feeling the need to do that is a pretty solid sign you're going down the wrong road. But often, we're faced with decisions in our life and work that are not obviously good and bad.

Bjorn PetersonJune 19, 2018vocation, Leadership, Community Leadership, Connection, Palmer, Social Transformation, social justice, pratice, exercise

The "Who" of Leadership Is Vital, But Not How You Think

In Parker Palmer's seminal work The Courage To Teach, he points out that conversations on teaching focus mostly on the 'what's' of teaching, i.e. the subjects of teaching, a little on the 'how's' of teaching, and even less on the 'why's' of teaching. But the missing aspect, according to Palmer, is the discussion of the 'who' of leadership.

Bjorn PetersonNovember 3, 2017Community Engagement, Community Leadership, Who, Accountability, Palmer, Self, Leadership, Complexity, Urgency, Need, Wisdom, Grounded, Within, Self-Knowledge, Critical Relfection, Charisma, Character, Change

Way Finding: the practice of transformation.