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
2. The professor presented the Post of Ateneo Professor Bong Osorio at Philstar on political leadership. Links were established between his article and that of man on the mirror. ie that focus is changing must start with the self rather than the world, that in the scheme of things, it not the other person who should matter, but the man in the mirror. Prof Osorio - Political Brands Must...
Then the question was posed: how would you run a campaign:
1. Leader Maricon would not want to be a QC councilor or run against the incumbent, perhaps be active a the Barangay level;
2. Leader Atty Leigh would not run because she is not visible in her hometown. But prefers the way her relative runs the campaign - to campaign by deeds vs publicity or awareness.
'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
