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Reaching the verdict

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Jury-room lessons on decision making, leadership and civic duty I didn’t sleep well last night. The weight of the decision is heavy. I assume another man – the accused – didn’t sleep well either. For that matter, nor his family and friends, nor the other 11 members of...

Bridge Over the River Kaw

At least once a week, I drive on a brand new, state-of-the-art four-lane highway on my way from Manhattan to Wichita and back. Two separate bridges spanning the Kaw, roundabouts on the exits, retaining walls embedded with K-State Powercats, all the bells and whistles...

Staying connected through debate

Editor's note: A version of this article appears in the Winter 2014 Journal, which will soon arrive in mailboxes.   Remember the first day of high school? There’s trepidation about the unknown. The unease of looking foolish while juggling a rigorous workload. And a...

From The Journal: The Art of the (Healthy) Deal

Marshall Christmann We're all negotiators. So we should strive to make our agreements healthy, sustainable and efficient. Editor's note: A version of this article appears in the Winter 2014 Journal, which will soon arrive in mailboxes. When we think of negotiating,...

Beyond Crossed-Out Lines

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It can be hard to move beyond familiar cadences. Arriving on K-State’s campus for class every Thursday I’m greeted by the sounds of the K-State marching band. A familiar cadence -- rhythmic beats matching a steady tempo. Predictable. Much like the amount of items on...

A life of working across factions

Nelson Mandela The death of Nelson Mandela yesterday at age 95 sparked a flurry of wonderful remembrances for a man who peacefully liberated his country from Apartheid and became South Africa’s first black president after spending 27 years as a political prisoner. But...

Changing the focus of leadership

The ideas being advanced by Ronald Heifetz, a professor of public leadership at Harvard Kennedy's School, have been extremely influential in the development of the Kansas Leadership Center's approach to leadership for the common good. Heifetz, whose was profiled by...

Harnessing the power of civic spaces

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It's so easy these days to get lost in what we have to do at home and at work. But the use of civic spaces, where we can share stories and build relationships with new people and solidify our connections with old friends, represent an important way of exposing...

Getting beyond the numbers

It will take "human resources" to change the trend lines surrounding childhood poverty in Kansas, Kansas Leadership Center President and CEO Ed O'Malley wrote in a Sunday Op-Ed commentary in The Wichita Eagle. Nearly 2 out of every 10 children in Kansas live in...

Inspiring Civic Participation

What would encourage Kansans to care more about local elections, issues? Stickers being given out to voters in Hope, Kansas, during last fall's general election. (Photo by Jeff Tuttle) By Jill Sandberg Editor’s note: The spring issue of The Journal, a quarterly...

Onward Kansas: Full-on Difference Making

A pair of Kansans with passion to improve the lives of others just got a turbo-boost. Wayne Bell, Wichita, and Shannon Cotsoradis, Lawrence, have been selected as the initial participants in Onward Kansas, the Kansas Leadership Center’s new, personalized leadership...

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