In their extensive study Leadership that Works, Barbara Wheeler, C. Douglass Lewis, Sharon Miller, Anthony Ruger and David Tiede, set out to discover “…the ingredients of executive leadership that make institutions both durable—as in fit for the long haul—and visionary—that is, moving forward in ways the future is likely to...
Earlier in this blog, I discussed four disciplines required for leaders of organizations that are on a journey, and which compete in a rapidly changing world. Those disciplines are: Kindness, Careful Listening, an ability to see the Big Picture and truthfulness and Integrity—what we sometimes know as character. These four...
My family and I have a lake cottage in northern Wisconsin. It’s located a little over 100 miles north of the stress line, which is otherwise known as the city of Wausau. The part of northern Wisconsin we visit has more fresh water lakes than anywhere else in the world....
Theodore M. Hesburgh (1917 - 2015) The world lost a good man earlier this year in the person of Fr. Theodore M. Hesburgh. Fr. Hesburgh was a priest in the Congregation of the Holy Cross, but he was best known in his role as President of the University of Notre...
Published in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald on May 17th, 2015. Expanded thoughts introduced within blog version. “Democracy can be seen not only as a type of government but as a system of manners, a form of social life.” Andrew St. George Like many people, I am troubled by the events of...
As I entered the darkened theater, a young adolescent Gretel approached me with a question, “Have you ever been lost?” “Yes,” I responded, “I’ve been lost before.” “How old were you when you were lost?” she inquired. “I was twelve.” And then this adolescent Gretel handed me a pebble and...
I recently travelled to Italy with two professors and twenty-four undergraduate students. We visited art museums, learned about Renaissance and Roman architecture in Venice, Florence, and Rome, and ate some amazing food. This was my first trip to Italy. I hope that it’s not my last. I learned a lot...
Some rules are made to be broken—or at least tested. During the last 200 yards of a state cross-country meet, a first year student from my hometown high school stumbled, apparently due to complete exhaustion. It didn’t look like she could finish the race as her arms and legs wouldn’t...
Published in TH Media, Telegraph Herald - Dubuque, IA - 10/19/14 Readers who listen to Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion will recognize the close to his weekly monologue: “Well, that’s the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, the men are good looking, and the children...
“Stand Up Against Violence” is a service video created by the University of Dubuque as part of our new student orientation program. We live in an increasingly violent culture and world, and college campuses are no exception. This video reminds our campus community that, together, we’re about helping our students...
