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The charismatic entrepreneur

“A social entrepreneur’s vision and passion are the lifeblood of most social ventures —the source of strength on which others often draw,” writes this week’s host Rod Schwartz.

But this strength can become a source of weakness as the organization matures and the charismatic entrepreneur stifles innovation and staff development, possibly endangering the enterprise’s future.

Can social ventures benefit from social entrepreneurs’ drive without sacrificing their futures? Can the Board play a role in this process? Join Rod Schwartz in the conversation. For more information, log into the Skoll Foundation.

Interviewing, On Boarding, Managing Intergenerationally….HCI Webinars

Engagement Before Day One- Online Processes Behind Practical Onboarding
Presenter: Salvador Segura-Ortega
When: Tue, Jul 7 2009 / 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Retail Recruiting: Interview Less and Hire Better
Presenters: Carol Spicer & Ken Lahti
When: Tue, Jul 14 2009 / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

From Zero to 360 Degrees: How Four Generations View Performance Reviews
Presenter: Jeanne C. Meister
When: Thu, Jul 16 2009 / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET

See the HCI Webcast list. Attend free– to access archives membership is required.

Discuss Storytelling and Organizational Culture Change

Storytelling and Organizational Culture Change introduced some ideas about creative discourse at work.

Use the comment area to post your thoughts and experiences. Have you heard– or shared– stories at work that helped change the way people looked at each other, their work, and/or the organization?

Dissertation Writer’s Retreats

The dissertation process is intense and difficult. It presents many issues, including finding the time to write, tackling complex research, and getting writing feedback.

Capella University is now offering Dissertation Writer’s Retreats to help doctoral students make significant progress in a short amount of time—even those from institutions other than Capella.

In addition to one-one work with Writing Program faculty, students consult with librarians, IRB specialists and methodologists knowledgeble about quantitative and qualitative research.

The retreats are for doctoral students writing dissertations in the fields of education, business, psychology, human services, public safety, information technology, or any other social science.

Leadership Across the Globe

For diverse international, peer-reviewed research on leadership, download freely available articles from the International Journal of Leadership Studies.

“Representing the multidisciplinary field of leadership, the IJLS publishes theoretically grounded research that enhances knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon of leadership at all levels within a variety of industries and organizations and seeks contributions that present leadership from different perspectives unique to different cultures, settings, and religions around the world. ” The call for papers describes topics of interest.

Open Research Society

The Open Research Society is a volunteer-run NGO dedicated to meeting four objectives:

* The need to provide a sustainable worldwide knowledge society vision.
* The need to investigate the “soft” and “hard” aspects of the knowledge.
* The need to anchor government policies in scientific evidence.
* The need to investigate the key priorities of the knowledge society.

The ORS publishes peer-reviewed journals on a number of topics relevant to Organizational Perspectives readers, researchers and writers. Opportunities are available to serve as editorial board members or reviewers. See the website for more information.

http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/dir.htm

Twitter and Blogs for Social Entrepreneurship

If you have an interest in social entrepreneurship around the world (and time to read lots of tweets!) you may be interested in Social Edge’s The Top 100 Tweeps to Follow. If you prefer more than 140 words on the topic, check out the Social Edge site and related email newsletter.