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Bottom Line Basics Leadership University Special Feature: Is there there a way to pursue business concerns that it is ethical?
Does Character Matter? Frederica Mathewes-Green: Does character matter? Is character an important component of leadership? Can you be a leader without attention to personal integrity, or private morality? A lot of Americans seem to think it doesn't matter. Competence is everything. Personal integrity is expendable. This article does not dwell on particular examples, but rather looks at much larger, more serious historical examples of exercising leadership without exercising character.
Genetic Engineering: A Ph.D. with lab experience in genetic engineering examines that subject from a Christian perspective.
Habit 1: Be Proactive (Principles of Personal Vision) Seven Habits Discussion Guide: Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, discussion notes for "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". This chapter discusses Principles of Personal Vision.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind (Principles of Personal Leadership) Seven Habits Discussion Guide: Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, discussion notes for "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". This chapter discusses Principles of Personal Leadership.
Habit 3: Put First Things First (Principles of Personal Management) Seven Habits Discussion Guide: Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, discussion notes for "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". This chapter discusses Principles of Personal Management.
Habit 4: Think Win/Win (Principles of Interpersonal Leadership) Seven Habits Discussion Guide: Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, discussion notes for "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". This chapter discusses Principles of Interpersonal Leadership.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand (Principles of Empathic Communication) Seven Habits Discussion Guide: Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, discussion notes for "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". This chapter discusses Principles of Empathic Communication.
Habit 6: Synergize (Principles of Creative Communication) Seven Habits Discussion Guide: Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, discussion notes for "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". This chapter discusses Principles of Creative Communication.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw (Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal) Seven Habits Discussion Guide: Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, discussion notes for "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". This chapter discusses Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal.
Immigration Issues Tearing Our Nation's Fabric: Chapter 12 of "Issues Tearing Our Nation's Fabric", exploring 25 key issues dividing the nation of America.
Inside Out: A New Level of Thinking Seven Habits Discussion Guide: Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, discussion notes for "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". This chapter discusses a new level of thinking.
Inside-Out Again: Final Thoughts Seven Habits Discussion Guide: Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, discussion notes for "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". This chapter discusses concluding thoughts.
Loving Monday: Succeeding in Business without Selling Your Soul John D. Beckett: Instead of grinding it out until Friday and living for weekends, a successful Ohio manufacturing executive has seen how his work can be filled with meaning and purpose. The key is integrating his work and his beliefs. As a result, both grow--along with a love for Mondays. The lessons learned by John Beckett apply whether you work at a deli or head a Fortune 500 company. This is the full text of Beckett's book.
Margin: Space Between Ourselves and Our Limits Lou Whitworth: Margin is "the space that once existed between ourselves and our limits." When we reach the limits of our resources and abilities, we are out of margin. A review of a very important book by Dr. Richard A. Swenson: "Margin: How to Create the Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves You Need."
Overview: The Seven Habits Seven Habits Discussion Guide: Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, discussion notes for "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". This chapter gives an overview of the seven habits.
Politically Correct Ethics Ray Cotton: Does a rising tide lift all boats? Not if some of the have holes in them. The lack of personal integrity in much of today?s politically correct ethical agenda is cause for much concern. The need is for individuals to be trained in virtues based on transcendent truths of God?s word. This article exposes the dangers of a liberal Idealism approach to ethics.
Professional Ethics without Religion Dr. Otto J. Helweg: It seems that writers on professional ethics attempt to dissociate ethics from religion. There are philosophical reasons why this is not only bad strategy but fundamentally flawed logically. If each individual does not have an existential reason for being ethical, all the codes in the world cannot produce ethical behavior. This paper argues that a theistic presupposition is a sufficient, if not necessary, condition to supply the existential motivation. Moreover, professional societies should encourage rather than discourage their members to integrate their theological inclinations with the appropriate ethical codes. Though the principles are generally applicable, the paper is written from the perspective of an engineer.
Reversing the Spirituality Lenses: J. B. Arbaugh: This paper examines some issues with considering the integration of spirituality with the field of strategy. The possibility of integration of these two areas is becoming increasingly desirable because of the limiting nature of economic explanations of firm behavior and recent calls for the use of more pluralistic perspectives in strategy research.
The Secret to Becoming Wealthy Lawrence C. Wolken: A member of the finance faculty in the Mays College and Graduate School of Business at Texas A&M University, shares his perspective on "wealth."
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Discussion Notes: If you are like most Christian professors, you have felt a burden for your colleagues and have wanted to reach out to them, to minister to them -- especially those closest to you. Perhaps you just haven't done so because you haven't been able to think of an appropriate way. One of the real keys of ministry is to address felt needs. Perhaps the universally perceived need of professors in academia is time management, effectiveness. What better way to minister to busy colleagues who are all under pressure to produce than to offer to help them become more effective. Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, created a set of discussion notes for the highly popular book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" that has proven useful in ministering to colleagues. There is an accompanying Adobe Acrobat version that can be used to conduct this study which is available from this page.
The Stairway to Heaven: Materialism and the Church Don Closson: The author looks at the threat materialism poses to the church and proposes ways for Christians to avoid this snare.
You Can Love Monday The Real Issue, September/October 1998: John Beckett, president of the world's largest manufacturer of heating oil burners, explains how Christians need to follow God's calling in any profession.