Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 20 Wrap Up Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. Today marks the final edition of Superheroic Leadership. Hopefully, you have enjoyed some of the reflections here… and please revisit any you wish below!…
Category: Superheroes
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 18 – Avengers Forever!
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 18 Avengers Forever! Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. This past week, acclaimed director James Cameron opined about the upcoming film Avengers: Infinity War “I’m hoping we’ll start getting Avenger fatigue here pretty…
Teach & Serve III, No. 36 – Look Up In The Sky
Teach & Serve III, No. 36 – Look Up In The Sky April 18, 2018 The question, then, must be why? Why has Superman remained part of American (and world) consciousness for all these years? Why do we still look up in the sky? When I was in the first grade, the day before school…
Teach & Serve III, No. 35 – The Library
Teach & Serve III, No. 35 – The Library April 11, 2018 This week is National Library Week and provides an excellent occasion to revisit a past blog… Our libraries may need to adapt and change. But let us be a bit careful. Batman made me read. This is likely a true statement. I use the…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 16 – Who Has Everything
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 16 Who Has Everything Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. What do you give Superman for his birthday? Is he not the quintessential “man who has everything?” This was the premise of the…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 11 – Spock Knows His Ship
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 11 Spock Know His Ship Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. Today would have been my father’s birthday. He was not a huge science fiction fan, but, much like the Spock I write…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 9 – Jedi Hubris
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 9 Jedi Hubris Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. I know more than I want to know about The Last Jedi. When you run in the circles in which I run, information about…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 6 – Leading from Your Gut
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 6 Leading from Your Gut Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. The recent reboot of Star Trek (not Star Trek Discovery, but the JJ Abrams produced films) has dived fans. Some embraced it,…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 5 – Know Your Team
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 5 Know Your Team Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. Mark Waid is a terrific comic book writer. Wickedly intelligent, possessed of an encyclopedic knowledge of the genre, abundantly talented, Waid has written…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 2 – What’s So Funny about Truth and Justice?
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 2 What’s So Funny about Truth and Justice? Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. They say that Superman is a hard character to write. This is a common mantra among those who follow…