Monthly Archives: October 2020

Gentle reader, as I conclude quoting from Greenleaf’s ‘Persuasion as Power,’ I invite you to reflect upon and respond to his ideas.  Greenleaf writes: If one is able and dedicated as a persuader, one has, as such have always had, … Continue reading →

Gentle reader, as I continue quoting from Greenleaf’s ‘Persuasion as Power,’ I invite you to reflect upon and respond to his ideas.  Greenleaf writes: What will the individual do, one who believes in persuasion, who is committed to its exclusive … Continue reading →

Gentle reader, I will continue quoting from Greenleaf and, as in my previous posting, I invite you to reflect upon and respond to his idea about ‘Persuasion as Power.’  Greenleaf writes: Some who coerce also presume to persuade.  But can … Continue reading →

Twenty-six years ago I was handed the draft of an unpublished piece that Greenleaf had written, he titled it ‘Persuasion as Power.’  If you, gentle reader, have been following my entries these past few years you have noticed a pattern … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: The leader is one who goes out ahead to show the way.  …of the many roles that leaders play in group effort only one of these is ‘headship’: chairman, president, chief, etc., and that may be, in many … Continue reading →