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Walter Earl Fluker is the Executive Director of the Leadership Center, and Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Morehouse College. A consultant to national and international organizations on issues of ethics, morality, and leadership, he is a sought-after speaker and lecturer at community and civic organizations, universities, and churches. He participates regularly in sessions at the Salzburg Seminar in a program for emerging international leadership co-sponsored by the Fetzer Institute; and as a Distinguished Visitor to the International Human Rights Exchange Progamme at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Fluker is the director and editor of the Howard Thurman Papers Project. An ordained Baptist Minister and author, his work has been recognized with many prestigious honors and awards.
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Ethics and Leadership
March 7-11 , 2007
University of Oklahoma Campus, Norman
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Staying Awake at the Intersection Where Worlds Collide
Standing at the intersection where worlds collide is an appropriate metaphor for the crisis that confronts emerging leaders and which plagues our society and world. This metaphor of a noisy and dangerous intersection places today’s leaders squarely at the heart of the traffic. It also provides a platform for a larger discussion about leadership which weds an enlightened sense of values and moral imagination with creative and bold public action.
Through the lens of this metaphor, we will explore the experiences of existing leaders and lessons for a new generation of leaders who are morally-anchored, intellectually astute, and socially engaged.
- What does it mean to lead? What are the values that are at the heart of our leadership?
- How do we understand the interrelatedness of character, civility, and community at the intersection?
- Who and what can we draw on to help us lead? What are the critical skills and competencies that we need to lead
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The Class Reading List: (These books and articles supplied
by OSLEP)
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Geeks & Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders by Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas, Boston: Harvard Business School Press
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Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading by Ronald A. Heifitz and Martin Linsky, Boston: Harvard Business School Press
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