What Kind of Leader Are You?
What kind of leader are you? Are you benevolent, beloved, or controversial? Take this quiz and find out.
Overviews
Halleh Ghorashi: Reflections on Change and Revolution
Professor Halleh Ghorashi reflects on the conditions that make sustainable change possible and her time as a revolutionary in Iran. She writes: “It did not take more than two years for the hope and solidarity during the time of the revolution to be replaced by hatred and violence. This experience showed me the dual face of the revolution, which I have often described as an experience of paradise and hell in a very short period of time.” Like people before her, Ghorashi urges people to have the patience to make long-term, sustainable changes. She leaves us with the question of how we can connect big ideals with small acts.
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How to Recognize Good Leadership
How do you recognize good leadership? We identify 5 characteristics of a good leader. Some of them might surprise you.
How-To Build Democratic Groups
Democracy is not for the faint of heart. It is messy and emotional and taxing. It takes a lot of time to create and maintain and everyone must come prepared with awareness and a good heart. But it’s better than having some power-hungry jerk tell you what to do. So here is a crash course in how democracies work (or don’t).
Test Your Knowledge of Democratic Groups
How much do you know about the characteristics of democratic organizations? Take this quiz and find out.
5 Reasons to Keep Teams Small
Building creative teams is no real mystery. All it takes is a supportive environment, a small group, and lots of communication.
Farah Karimi on Leadership, Change, and Compromise
Farah Karimi tells us: “As a leader you have to be the first who stands there and articulates the direction you have to go in. You need followers, without followers you are not a leader. You have to convince them in such a way that they themselves believe in the change that you need to take. It’s not possible to get 100% agreement. It’s not going to be the same for everybody, but you need critical mass.”
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How-To Recognize and Deal with Conflict
The secret to effective teamwork is learning how to deal with conflict. Conflict can be unpleasant and uncomfortable, but it’s a necessary part of collaboration.
What is Democracy?
The word “democracy” comes from the ancient Greek δῆμος κράτος — dêmos kratos — literally “people power.” It means not monarchy with a king who is in charge because he owns the place. Not aristocracy with a special leader-class of people who are born to it. Not theocracy by priests who derive their power from the favor of the gods.Not any special governing class, but rather a government reflecting all of the people.
Creating Powerful Messages
What Frank Sharry of America’s Voice has to say about creating powerful messages will change the way you communicate.
Building a Network with No Masters, No Leaders
They are pervasive and loud, many with half-shaven heads, rowdy barking mixed-breed dogs, and mud-encrusted dreadlocks. Yet their network may as well be invisible to the authorities who have spent the better part of thirty years failing to stamp it out. How does this raggle-taggle band of Britain’s prevalent environmental activists (also known as eco-warriors or protesters) evade countless attempts of infiltration and eradication?
5 Obstacles to Collaboration
What do most organizations working for social change say they want? More joint actions. “There is no one who says they don’t want collaboration….”