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Servant Leadership Observer ? November 2010

Modern Servant Leader

The Modern Servant Leader Servant Leadership & Technology. Leadership. September 20, 2011 Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership Intro. Servant Leadership Academic Programs & Education Opportunities. Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership. Leadership Lessons from a Cracked Pot.

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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

Educating myself about the fall of the Roman Empire may not provide direct, transferable skills to the corporate office, the quirky startup, or any particular field of work. She's spending the summer in Dhaka doing microfinance. But I argue it gives me something even better: critical thinking skills.

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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

Educating myself about the fall of the Roman Empire may not provide direct, transferable skills to the corporate office, the quirky startup, or any particular field of work. She's spending the summer in Dhaka doing microfinance. But I argue it gives me something even better: critical thinking skills.

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The Innovation Mindset in Action: Shantha Ragunathan

Harvard Business Review

She imagined a future when her family would be out of poverty AND her kids would start their adult life educated. Sasikala, a Block Development Officer (BDO), talked to the Kodapattinam villagers about microfinance , only Shantha, of all the villagers, saw the opportunity and took action. She went door to door, pleading and pitching.

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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

Six years ago, David and Donna Allman approached Opportunity with an idea that fell outside our traditional microfinance model: to build a Community Economic Development (CED) program in Nicaragua. We know that microfinance alone will not break the poverty cycle.

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How Social Entrepreneurs Can Have the Most Impact

Harvard Business Review

Or consider Kwabena Darko of Ghana, who helped found that country’s microfinance sector by forging a collaboration between global NGO Opportunity International , his national startup Sinapi Aba , and a myriad of village- and town-based trust groups. Leadership Social enterprise' The mind that is not baffled is not employed.

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What is the best way to make a difference in the world?

CO2

They sent me to the United States—alone, at the age of 17—so that I could stay safe and continue my education. My solution was to found a microfinance organization that puts women in a position to create their own destinies and achieve their full potential. Where does one start? I saw myself as a “transformative” force. May 2012. ###.