John Coleman’s New Book: Passion and Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders

LIHC is delighted to announce the publication of a new book co-authored by one of the former members of the our Board of Advisors, John Coleman. The book entitled, Passion and Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders, features many Harvard Business School students and their intimate experiences with leadership and business. Click the links below to find out more about this book.

A Different View of Leadership

In a blog post about 2 weeks ago, LIHC Vice President Eric Michel explained his definition of leadership. He then explained some of the implications of his definition. Click http://harvardleadership.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/defining-leadership/ to read his post. I have a different definition of leadership that is similar to Eric’s in some ways and different in others. Give it a look.

Leadership is moving sustainable communities forward ethically in their missions.

LIHC Member Spotlight: Reid McCann

This week, I had the opportunity to interview Reid McCann, one of our outgoing Vice Presidents, about his time with the Leadership Institute and his interests outside LIHC. In this interview, Reid shares his fondest memories of LIHC and lets us in on why Dallas, TX is the best place in the world. Read on to learn more about Reid’s love for chicken fried steak and a certain curly-haired country singer who’s captured his heart:

Launching the “YLC Teen Change Makers Challenge”

This past summer, YOUth Lead the Change (YLC) held a four-day conference at Harvard College to teach teenagers from all over the Greater Boston Area about leadership. At the conference, students participated in various workshops, activities, and discussions to learn about the essentials of leadership and applied their practical leadership skills in devising possible solutions for case study scenarios on pressing social issues like water sanitation. Members from all committees of the Leadership Institute at Harvard College (LIHC) served as counselors for these youth and will continue to serve as mentors to the students throughout the year.

Connecting Marching Band with Leadership: Part II

Yesterday’s post detailed 2 examples of how marching band and leadership are connected. Today, I will highlight 3 more examples of this connection:

• Dealing with “Bad Apples”
• Motivating Others to be Leaders, Even If They Do Not Have Leadership “Titles”
• Areas of Influence

Connecting Marching Band with Leadership: Part I

Marching band defined my high school career.  It changed who I was and honestly, I wouldn’t be where I am now if it wasn’t for my experiences in band. Although many people think of marching band as just students playing music while wearing funny uniforms and hats, there is actually so much teamwork, determination, dedication, and perseverance involved to create a successful marching show. I was fortunate enough to be a drum major for three years and looking back, I have realized that many of the experiences that students in marching band learn can be applied to other organizations and events.

LIHC Member Spotlight: Eric Michel

We are reviving a LIHC tradition this week, the LIHC Spotlight!  As fall semester draws to a close and exciting transitions take place, we’ll be interviewing members to get a peek at what they’re doing both within and outside of LIHC.  It should be a lot of fun, and a great way to us to get to know each other a little bit better.

This week, I interviewed Eric Michel, one of our outgoing Vice Presidents, about his time with the Leadership Institute and his interests outside LIHC.  In this interview, Eric spills about his dream job and favorite classes at Harvard, as well as why he thinks LIHC is so special. Read on to learn about Eric’s favorite superhero and the dining hall dessert that makes him swoon: