Montana Leadership

Here are a few questions and core competencies to help you gauge if you "have the right stuff."

The award was presented Wednesday, May 16, by the Montana Interagency Committee for Change by Women and honors those who create positive change for state employees by promoting the full participation of women in government.

Zach Stordahl won the second annual Daniel E. Czech Excellence in Leadership Award at Montana State University—Bozeman. This scholarship is awarded to an individual that works at the MSU Leadership Institute, has active leadership roles, and demonstrates proficiency in up to 16 leadership traits such as courage, judgment, and integrity.

"I voted for 12 presidents, and I’ve known nine of them. I knew three popes. I know two dozen CEOs. And I watched ’em and studied ’em. And these are the things that made ’em," "What emerges from these stories is that virtually all the leaders interviewed found their passion to lead through the uniqueness of their life stories," he writes. "Not by being born as leaders. Not by believing they had the characteristics, traits, or style of a leader. Not by trying to emulate great leaders."

What started as a one-time solution to the North Allegheny schools’ unusual grade configuration has blossomed into a two-year leadership program, with three teachers teaching 12 sections of Leadership I, as well as a Leadership II class started and taught by Coll. North Allegheny Intermediate High’s leadership program is a model program visited by students and educators nationwide.

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People forget what you say, but they remember how you made them feel.

Since civic education is a basic purpose of public schooling, we would be remiss as state educational leaders if we did not "practice what we preach" by instituting real opportunities for students to participate in their education and government decision-making," said Brenda Welburn, NASBE Executive Director.

The Outstanding Student Leader Award is given to a UM student who works to make the University a better place for students to live, learn and grow. If chosen, the winner may receive an in-state tuition waiver for the fall 2007 semester, depending on eligibility.

Flannery’s most recent book, The Weather Makers, was published in 2006 and it provides basic theories for current discussion on climate change and global warming. Flannery’s book is currently at the center of the international conversation surrounding this topic. It has had a major impact on citizens, senior policy makers, and the heads of corporations from around the world. The Weather Makers has surpassed one million copies sold, making it one of the best selling books ever written about climate change