“East Meets West Leadership”

I recently read an article about Eastern leadership styles in Fullfill, an online magazine that “mobilizes women to invest their influence in the world for God’s purposes.” Though it’s marketed toward women, the articles in this mag clearly aren’t just for women – men can get just as much from soaking in the perspectives and wisdom that spill out from these virtual pages. (On a side note, I am incredibly encouraged to see the editors of FullFill bringing some of the ethnicity-specific dimensions of leadership to light.)

This particular article, written by Esther Feng, quickly highlights three areas in which Eastern cultures bring a different and valuable perspective to the American (and Western) leadership culture. For those of you who are familiar with the Asian American experience, I’m sure these won’t be new or shocking to you. I’m not sure what our Western culture friends think of it. But, before I share my thoughts on Ms. Feng’s article, I’d like to hear yours.

To access the article, sign up for a free account at fullfill.org and go to page 18 in the current (Winter 2011) issue. While you’re there, take some time to peruse the other articles as well – you never know what gems you’ll stumble across.

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  Clarence March 9, 2011 at 8:34 pm

  Cool, thanks for sharing Reg. This is a cool mag… actually I’m going to use some quotes from it for my newsletter

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    Regina Chan March 9, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    Yeah… I was going to mention their photos, too, but they’re just stock photos! (At least they’re nice stock photos.) I guess having an in-house photographer is beyond their scope right now.

    Anyway, what did you think of the article?

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  Glennis March 9, 2011 at 9:42 pm

  Esther is my friend from college!

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