What makes a leader the most? This author argues that it is a compassionate approach, a "leaderful practice" that exhibits humility and seeks to serve others rather than power for its own sake. As a result, people learn to count on others because they have learned that each member, even the...

The quest to find definitive answers about leadership has proved elusive. Leadership defies a single definition - it changes with the situation and with shifting expectations and demands. It changes in everyday practice. This raises important questions for leadership development and for the...

A study was performed to determine whether an "organic" set of competencies might be beneficially derived for a specific managerial population based upon the use of a prior "generic" competency instrument. The organic set differed substantially but was found to be useful as an indicator of...

After demonstrating that manufacturing management applications are ill-conceived in managing academic professionals, this paper proceeds to the real dilemma in academic administration: control vs. autonomy. A solution to the dilemma of balancing administrative control and academic freedom is...

Discusses dual ladder programs in which professionals may choose either the technical ladder or the managerial ladder, both having comparable prestige in terms of salary, status, and responsibility. It is suggested that the dual ladder concept is a viable one; its principal pitfalls are the...