“Leadership means that a group, large or small, is willing to entrust authority to a person who has shown judgement, wisdom, personal appeal, and proven competence.” MeanPersonsBusinessGroupsWillingAuthorityJudgmentAppealsProvenCompetence Author:Walt Disney
“Isn't atheism just another religion?' No, it isn't. Atheism has no creeds, rituals, holy book, absolute moral code, origin myth, sacred spaces or shrines. It has no sin, divine judgment, forbidden words, prayer, worship, prophecy, group privileges, or anointed 'holy' leaders. Atheists don't believe in a transcendent world or supernatural afterlife. Most important, there is no orthodoxy in atheism.” WorldBelieveImportantBookPrayerSinSpaceLeaderMoralGroupsAtheismDivineHolyJudgmentWorshipAbsolutesSacredDon't BelieveAtheistPrivilegeMythCodeRitualAfterlifeCreedsProphecyForbiddenOrthodoxyTranscendentShrinesMoral CodeHoly BooksSacred Space Author:Dan Barker
“Unless a group of workers know their work is under surveillance, that they are being rated as fairly as human beings, with the fallibility that goes with human judgment, can rate them, and that at least an attempt is made to measure their worth to an organization in relative terms, they are likely to sink back on length of service as the sole reason for retention and promotion.” KnowsHumansMadeReasonTermWorkHuman BeingsGroupsJudgmentOrganizationWorkersRateLengthRelativeSolePromotionSurveillanceFallibilityRetention Author:Mary Barnett Gilson
“Perhaps the most promising trend in our thinking about leadership is the growing conviction that the purposes of the group are best served when the leader helps followers develop their own initiative, strengthens them in the use of their own judgment, enables them to grow, and to become better contributors.” ThinkingHelpingUsePurposeGrowsLeaderGrowingGroupsJudgmentConvictionTrendsFollowersInitiativeContributors Book:LEADERSHIP PAPERS/3: THE HEART OF THE MATTER LEADER-CONSTITUENT INTERACTION Source: LEADERSHIP PAPERS/3: THE HEART OF THE MATTER LEADER-CONSTITUENT INTERACTION
“When you question a man's motives, when you say they are acting out of greed, they are in the pocket of an interest group, et cetera. It's awful hard to reach consensus. It's awful hard to reach across the table and shake hands. No matter how bitterly you disagree, though, it is always possible if you question judgment and not motive.” IfsMenMatterHardHandsInterestActingGroupsJudgmentTablesGreedAwfulMotiveShakesPocketsDisagreeConsensusInterest GroupsActing Out Author:Joe Biden
“If there is no absolute beyond man's ideas, then there is no final appeal to judge between individuals and groups whose moral judgments conflict. We are merely left with conflicting opinions.” IfsMenIdeasIndividualLeftMoralOpinionGroupsJudgingConflictJudgmentAbsolutesFinalsAppealsMoral JudgmentConflicting Opinions Author:Francis Schaeffer
“Intercessors constitute the greatest unseen group of spiritual heroes in world history. Their labors are not seen, but the results are. Those who pray for the spiritual needs of others do immeasurable good in the world, often preventing (at least for a time) divine judgment.” WorldNeedsSpiritualResultsGroupsDivinePrayingHeroJudgmentLaborUnseenWorld HistoryPreventingNeeds Of OthersGood In The WorldIntercessors Author:Max Anders