Leadership subject at AGSB is an Ateneo advantage. It emphasizes leadership from within, authentic leadership. One of its pillars is love. This is odd in a cold steely corporate world. The others are heroism, ingenuity and self awareness. The goal of leadership is not only to develop oneself but to clone other leaders. Everybody has potential to be leader. What we do, even if we do not have followers influences/affects others. It is time to define Filipino leadership too
P. LEONARD G. CASTAÑEDA Chief Social Insurance Officer
PhilHealth - LHIO Mandaue
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"Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, as well as determination not to accept failure." - Admiral Arleigh A. Burke
'Quamplurimi et quam aptissimi" (As many as possible of the very best)
The father of PNoy, (Benigno Aquino III) the husband of the late Corazon Aquino is considered a Philippine hero. His death marked the end of the Marcos dictatorship.
Why is he a leader?
Describe his leadership style and qualities
Why is he a hero?
Relate this to the thoughts on danger of leadership
SSS BOP5 and MM Leaders must comment on this since this is part of syllabus
'Quamplurimi et quam aptissimi" (As many as possible of the very best)
Why is love part of discussion in Leadership? Isn't this odd? Having love in a steely cold corporate environment is strange and a contradiction. This is not taught in other GSB. Maybe only AGSB does.
But this is IGNATIAN Leadership training, and this subject is an an AGSB advantage. And to add love as a component of leadership. The idea of a company as a Compania in Lowneys Heroic Leadership - a gathering of friends rather than a gathering of politically motivated backstabbing, intriguing, gossiping hordes (tinitira ka ng patalikod!)
Here are the lyrics by Masser
(l. creed/m. masser)
I believe the children are our future - Leaders are born, the earth must be saved for our children Teach them well and let them lead the way Leaders are made/taught/trained Show them all the beauty they possess inside - Leadership from within
Give them a sense of pride
To make it easier
Let the children's laughter - living curious, being innocent, reminds us of Jesus love for children Remind us how we used to be - our genogram
Everybody's searching for a hero - we look for role models
People need someone to look up to - we need great leaders; leadership deficiency is by factor of 200%
I never found anyone who fulfilled my need we need leaders who care
A lonely place to be So I learned to depend on me ) authentic leadership
Chorus:
I decided long ago leaders make great decision and we must learn decision making Never to walk in anyone's shadow ) authentic leadership If I fail, if I succeed ) At least I lived as I believe ) leadership is a series of ups and down, success and failure
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity - authentic self
Because the greatest love of all Is happening to me - leadership journey
I found the greatest love of all inside of me - Love as a pillar of heroic leadership - Lowney
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
Is the greatest love of all
(repeat 1st stanza and chorus)
And if by chance that special place ) A leader dreams, envisions leads his people to a new place of change, where his people has not been before That you've been dreaming of ) A leader imagines, envisions, innovates is ingenious
Leads you to a lonely place Find your strength in love - one of the pillars of leadership. Indeed a leader finds strength in love
'Quamplurimi et quam aptisimi" (As many as possible of the very best)
The sponsors of the videoke cum gesture, guess the next three letters said that this song is on the list top leadership song. Let us examine the lyrics: (copied from Metro Metrolyrics )
I believe the children are our are future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me
THE LAST SAMURAI – associated with CAMPBELL's ARCHETYPE & TO MY LEADERSHIP LIFE
Charmie D. Arribe, MD
AGSB ID#-R140047
1.THE HERO IS INTRODUCED IN HIS ORDINARY WORLD
In 1876, U.S. Army captain Nathan Algren is traumatized by his participation in atrocities during the Indian Wars, and has become an embittered alcoholic. Algren is approached by his former commanding officer, Colonel Bagley, on behalf of Japanese businessman Omura, who wishes to hire distinguished US soldiers to train the Imperial Japanese Army to suppress a samurai rebellion, lead by Katsumoto Moritsugu. In exchange, Japan would ratify a lucrative trade agreement that would grant the U.S. exclusive rights to supply arms to the Japanese government.
2.THE CALL TO ADVENTURE
Although Algren despises Bagley for having ordered atrocities during the Indian wars, he accepts the job for the money and sails to Japan. Most of the soldiers being trained are little more than inexperienced peasants and farmers.
3.THE HERO IS RELUCTANT AT FIRST
The training is interrupted when the samurai rebels attack a railroad owned by Omura; Bagley orders the regiment to mobilize, overruling Algren's objection that the soldiers are not ready. Algren is proved correct, during a battle in a foggy forest in Yoshino Province, the undisciplined and intimidated soldiers panic and are quickly routed by the samurai horsemen. Algren kills several samurai with his revolver and saber but is eventually knocked from his horse. Algren desperately fights using a spear tipped flagstaff with a flag of a white tiger until he collapses from complete exhaustion. As he is about to be vanquished, he kills his would-be executioner with the staff's spear tip. As he is about to be killed, his ferocity and refusal to surrender, as well as the image of the white tiger on the flag he is fighting with, reminds Katsumoto of a recurring dream. As a result, Algren is spared and taken captive to the rebels' village in the mountains.
