I think today there is some hidden assumption that positivity must reflect happy thoughts all the time and seeing a rainbow every day. But the point of positivity is severely missed with that thought process. The idea of being positive or optimistic is seeing that there is always a solution to a problem or another…
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Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance by Kim Cameron This book is not what I first thought, even after reading the reviews. I am highly interested in positive leadership and well a positive life so I like to read books on the subject matter. I thought this would be lighter reading in all honestly but…
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Book review The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You By John C. Maxwell Another great book to help me improve and develop my leadership skills. John C. Maxwell is well credited with his ability to define leadership and apply it. I listened to this audio version and I always…
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After reading about ethics in small groups there was something about groupthink that got me thinking. What is groupthink and what is its effect on ethics? Groupthink may be defined many ways but Irving Janis who coined the phrase defines it as “a collective pattern of defensive avoidance” (Sims, 1992, pg. 651). This meaning that…
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I am working on my masters on psychology in leadership (From Penn State University) and this book is our staple. Lucky for me it is a great read in general. It discusses all the different styles and types of leadership and addresses issues that surround leadership. I have learned so much with this one book…
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