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Leadership for a New Paradigm in Human Development
ARTICLE | May 11, 2015 | BY Janani Ramanathan
Everyone takes decisions and initiatives. Leaders take charge and initiate changes. Transformational leaders take responsibility for all and, guided by positive values, lead society into the future. These men and women of profound vision give expression to the subconscious aspirations of society that are striving to awaken, and act as a catalyst for their realization. Empathy, compassion, humility, emotional and social intelligence, and effective decision-making skills are characteristics of the transformational leader. Power, wealth and glory hold little value for them, they are above ego and have no thought of personal gain. They take consciousness responsibility for all, far greater than their authority warrants or requires. Espousing the collective cause, they forge ahead with great courage and conviction. Any setback or hurdle is faced with equanimity. Their original and creative thinking converts challenges into opportunities. They know that the unrealized is not unrealizable. They are able to inspire others to realize more of their potential, channelize the collective social energy and organize it into a power that accomplishes.
Transformational leadership defines accomplishment in the broadest sense. One country cannot prosper at the cost of the rest of the world, one group of people cannot be secure when there are others somewhere on the planet who are insecure. No problem is isolated from all else, and a comprehensive solution is possible only for those who have overcome dualistic thinking and can reconcile apparent opposites. Transformational leaders have such an integrated view of every issue and situation, and can usher in a new paradigm of human development that ensures peace, security and well-being for all. This article analyzes the various facets of transformational leadership.
1. The New Paradigm
Less than three hundred years ago, books were chained to the shelves in libraries because they were so precious, being few in number. There were some libraries where the readers were locked into cages themselves, to ensure that the valuable books remained safe! Learning was only for the privileged class. Today, books, readers and knowledge have been liberated in many ways. We have digitized content that can be replicated and distributed virtually, infinitely. In thirty years, we have moved from the terms Kilobyte and Megabyte, through Gigabyte and Terabyte, to newer terms whose magnitude is as difficult to appreciate as their necessity is, to visualize. This is just one of the hundreds of strands of human life that have undergone a transformation. Population has increased exponentially, globalization has rewritten economies, environment has been overrun by humans, religion is getting mixed up with extreme fundamentalism, and technology is shrinking the globe on one hand while social and economic disparity is creating polarities. All of these various strands of human activity entangle and evolve into compound issues. In short, we live in a time of unparalleled complexity.
As the complexity intensifies at an accelerating pace, it gives rise to new and exciting opportunities. However, it also poses multidimensional challenges that necessitate a radical change of course for all. Existing ideas, policies, institutions and systems are inadequate to address the challenges. We need an effective way to deal with them, and to tap the enormous potential we already possess for promoting human security and welfare. A new paradigm in human development is needed.
The World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) conceived of the idea of formulating a new paradigm to address critical issues facing humanity. The Academy initiated this project in 2012, by asking the question, "Is there any conceivable paradigm that can successfully address all the pressing challenges confronting humanity today in a manner that offers the prospect of achieving peace, security, welfare and well-being for all human beings everywhere?" It has identified several driving forces that have the potential to effect radical social transition of unparalleled magnitude and rapidity.
In order to manage these driving forces and radically transform the way the world is functioning, we require transformational leaders, leaders who can usher in a new paradigm. The challenges we face today are so great, the magnitude of the change needed so enormous that the status quo will not work. Old methods that worked in an earlier period may be ineffective, or worse, calamitous now. Instead of fixing the issue, they may simply cut off an odd head of the hydra. We require new ideas, new values, new systems, new organizations, and to head these organizations, transformational leadership.
Paradigm change is not a new idea. History has seen a great number of these. When the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus said that the Sun is at the center of the solar system, and not earth as believed in the 15th century, it was a paradigm change in thought, science, and its relationship with the Church. The refusal of Rosa Parks, an African American lady, to give up her seat and move to the back of the bus in keeping with the laws of segregation in Alabama, USA, set off in motion the events that culminated in the Civil Rights movement in the country and a change in the status quo of all African Americans. Socio-political movements such as the Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment, the end of colonialism and the Cold War, even the personal computer and internet revolutions are paradigm changes. At each of these great junctures in the past, there has been a critical mass of leadership, to effect a radical change of course. These leaders were in tune with the aspirations of those around and equipped with the various skills required to spearhead a mass movement. New paradigms are brought in by nothing short of transformational leadership.
We most certainly need a paradigm change, at all levels – at the global level, and in every nation state, region, organization, group and individual. We need it in thought, values, education, environment, politics, economics, industry, technology, media – in all spheres of life. Before our many challenges grow out of control and overwhelm us all, we need to act.
"It was not the steam engine that powered locomotives, it was man's need to move out of his village or town, to newer places that was the source."
Keeping this need in mind, the World Academy of Art and Science, along with the World University Consortium (WUC), The Mother's Service Society (India), Person-Centered Approach Institute (Italy), Dag Hammarskjöld University College of International Relations and Diplomacy (Croatia) and Inter-University Centre (Croatia), offered a post-graduate certificate course on Essence of Effective Leadership* in April 2015 at Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia. The course faculty consisted of WAAS Fellows, leaders in their own right, from a wide range of fields of expertise. Ivo Šlaus, Honorary President of WAAS and Director of WUC, gave the introductory lecture, noting that leadership is embedded in the motto of WAAS, "Leadership in thought that leads to action." The core ideas of the course were the need for transformational leadership and the characteristics of the leader. Transformational leadership is very necessary for the future of the world. People at all levels, in all fields of society, need to exhibit this capacity in order to contribute to the paradigm change.
2. The Process of Accomplishment
In order to accomplish in future, a look back is essential. Human beings have always accomplished. We have accomplished at the level of survival ever since we appeared. By coming together in groups, foraging for food, sheltering from the elements and defending themselves from the wild, early humans did a remarkable job of surviving. As civilizations appeared, society evolved, creating and perfecting organizations for furthering human aspirations. Accomplishment moved from mere survival to growth and development. Trade, commerce, education, arts and science developed. Today we talk about accomplishment at the level of evolution. But regardless of the level, there is a process of social accomplishment that is common at all levels. In order to plan for the future, and prepare leadership that can bring it about, we need to fully understand this process.
The process of accomplishment is the conscious pursuit of objectives by human beings. Its seed is human aspiration. Any act is preceded by one or more persons wanting it. When early humans sought shelter and warmth, dwellings and clothes were fashioned. When they wanted to settle down instead of always moving in search of food, agriculture and animal rearing began. When needs rose in quantity and complexity, markets, trade and transportation developed. Human ingenuity kept pace with human needs. Intellectual, industrial, technological and social revolutions have all been brought about essentially by human aspiration.
Aspiration is the source of great energy. Human energy is the basis of all accomplishment. It was not the steam engine that powered locomotives, it was man's need to move out of his village or town, to newer places that was the source. As power and prestige moved away from owning land to being in trade and industry, the industrial revolution came about, the availability of coal, iron and steel was not the basis of the revolution. The shipping industry owed its development to man's ambition and quest for adventure. The advances we see in technology and communication are the result of our need for more efficiency, conveniences and entertainment.
"The well-developed individual thinks for himself, is not restricted by any of society's norms, and can envision a future that is different from and better than the present."
Energy by itself does not accomplish. There is great energy in a raging river, but it is only when the water is dammed and channelled through sluice gates that it is turned into a force. Similarly, human aspiration releases energy, but this energy needs a right direction, to become a force. When the flowing water is passed through a turbine, it is converted into hydroelectric power. The force of human energy organized around an activity or pursuit is transformed into an effective power. This power, expressed through skills, results in action and accomplishment. Accomplishment at all levels, from the individual to the global, is defined by this process.
Leadership is a key element in this process, catalyzing and directing the accomplishment at every stage.
3. Role of the Leader in the Process
When Mahatma Gandhi landed in India after spending twenty one years in South Africa, he had a clear vision. He had already taken part in anti-apartheid protests in Africa, and effectively handled the might of the ruling class without violence. He was in tune with the subconscious aspiration of all Indians. He awoke in the collective consciousness of his people the faith that they could become free of their colonial ruler. He generated and released energy in himself and in others. He saw to it that this energy was not scattered for want of direction, or dissipated in violence. He led by example. He espoused simplicity, selflessly gave himself to the cause of the nation, and related to the masses to such an extent that tens of thousands of people left their jobs and comfortable homes to join him in the freedom struggle. India became free after over two hundred years of colonial rule, through a largely peaceful movement. This was brought about by the visionary leadership of Gandhi, and many others like him.
The transformational leader gives an impetus to the process of social accomplishment, at every stage. He awakens the aspiration in others, and generates the energy required to complete the task. Through his own vision, goals, plans and values, he gives the force a direction. He builds an organization, or uses an existing one, to channel the force, thereby transforming it into an effective power. He expresses the power effectively through skilled action. Great movements have vaporized because of the lack of strong, effective leadership. Conversely, near impossible acts have been carried out when one person or a team has shown the way. Alexander Likhotal, President of Green Cross International and Director, WUC, underlined the importance of leadership when he quoted Napoleon's words, "An army of sheep, led by a lion, is better than an army of lions, led by a sheep." As Likhotal put it, the leader uncorks the future.
4. Leadership and Individuality
Individual Accomplishment, Growth and the Character of Life was the topic of an earlier WAAS and WUC course in August 2014. This course, now available online†, described individuality as the acme of human development. The well-developed individual thinks for himself, is not restricted by any of society's norms, and can envision a future that is different from and better than the present. For anyone to become a leader, he has to be a formed individual. One who follows the herd and dares not to question the status quo is not qualified to lead. Uncorking the future can only be done by someone not limited by the present, he has to think beyond what everyone else sees, believes and considers possible.
Had the leader of the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther gone about his work and life without questioning the prevailing thoughts, he would not have come up with even a single thesis. Had he been awed by the might of the Pope and the Catholic Church, he would have considered his 95 Theses pointless, and abandoned the idea before he reached the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg. Without calculating the odds against him, and with deep conviction in his ideas, Luther acted. He was strong, courageous, open minded, intelligent, responsible, farseeing, and creative – a formed individual. Leaders with well-developed individuality shape history and lead us into the future.
5. Leader as a Product of Social Forces
The leader is the mountain peak. His position rests on every rock and stone beneath, and is shaped by every current of wind and water that flows past. The social context determines the leader. Without taking away any of the talent and hard work of the tech entrepreneurs, it can be safely said that the incubatory atmosphere of Silicon Valley has played a key role in creating and nurturing many ventures. Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Inc., lived among engineers working in the integrated circuit chip and telecom industry, near Palo Alto Research Center, seeing start-ups taking off in garages nearby. He was a revolutionary product of the hippy generation sharing the prevailing aspiration to boldly change the world. The man who went on to become CEO of Apple Inc. manifested in his company and its products that creativity and originality that defined his own life, which in turn were a result of the place and period he grew up in. Social undercurrents of the times influence all people, leaders included.
"One who finds exhilarating a situation that most others would find overwhelming is cut out to be a leader."
Danke Gorbi, the Germans wrote on the Berlin Wall, thanking Mikhail Gorbachev on behalf of the whole world, for lifting the Iron Curtain, ending the Cold War, and defusing the nuclear warlike situation in 1989. The man who is hailed as the hero who liberated East Europe and brought world peace was, as a youth, an ardent admirer of Stalin. When Stalin was in power, he was worshipped by the masses. Gorbachev who was an idealistic youth, joined the Communist Party and shared the sentiment so prevalent at the time. After the death of Stalin in 1953, when Khrushchev came to power and denounced Stalin, it was a shock to all. The persecution and purges perpetuated by Stalin came to light. Following the disillusionment that resulted from that was the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. That, and the Prague Spring in 1968 headed by the Czech leader Alexander Dubcek, brought to light the true state of affairs. People aspired for freedom, they wanted greater rights, to choose for themselves, to express themselves. But the Soviet tanks were sent to crush all expression of freedom, and communism in its current form appeared to Gorbachev in a new light. He had admired Dubcek's reforms of liberalization in Czechoslovakia. These social and political changes that Gorbachev lived through explain the ideology and value system that he eventually adopted. When, as the President of the USSR, he initiated his policies of restructuring and openness, he was asked by a reporter what was the difference between the Prague Spring and his initiatives. Gorbachev replied, 19 years.
Social movements create and shape the leader, and the leader then goes on to shape society and lead it into the future.
6. Converting Challenges into Opportunities
Božo Kovacevic, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to Russian Federation and co-founder of Croatian Social-Liberal Party, explored in detail the various challenges and paradoxes we face. Everyone is influenced by social forces. But challenges set the leaders apart from the rest. The very response that a leader gives to an unfavourable situation is inspirational. During World War II, when the rest of Europe was lost, America still remained neutral, and the British found themselves all alone against the Nazis, Churchill told his ministers, "Gentlemen, we are alone. For myself, I find it extremely exhilarating." One who finds exhilarating a situation that most others would find overwhelming is cut out to be a leader. Crises have made men and women rise to the occasion, and not only overcome the problem but convert them into great opportunities.
Kovacevic's position that the existing leadership is unsatisfactory is echoed in the book by the American businessman Lee Iacocca, Where Have All the Leaders Gone? Iacocca was CEO of the American automobile manufacturer, Chrysler, a leader of amazing capacities. In 1979, Chrysler was in dire financial straits and experts unanimously wrote it off. The company brought in Iacocca in desperation. Iacocca took over as CEO, and what he saw in the company left him seeing double! The plants were plagued with problems, the less serious of which were absenteeism and disputes among employees. There was no discipline of any type. The problems seriously affected the efficiency of the company's operations and the quality of its cars. Chrysler had 100,000 unsold cars valued at $600 million that were poorly made and deteriorating, a dissatisfied and alienated customer base, enormous overheads, and declining sales that were generating millions in losses every day. Chrysler ran out of cash—it came down to its last $1 million at a time when daily expenses were $50 million.
"It is the response that is given to the problem that determines whether the conflict overpowers and defeats one, or elevates all."
Iacocca set to work, first installing simple discipline. He fired 33 of the company's 35 vice-presidents who were not adding value to the company but doing the opposite. He removed layers of dead habits, vested interests, outmoded strategies, and inertia. He allowed long-suppressed ideas, energies and talents to rise to the surface. As a result of Iacocca's strategies, in five years, Chrysler moved from a loss of $3.3 billion to a profit of $3.3 billion – more money than it had earned in the previous fifty nine years in business. The company and its components were the same, but the leadership was able to inspire and bring about a paradigm change. Iacocca describes just what he did at Chrysler, when he says, "In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plough your anger and your energy into something positive."
Interestingly, Iacocca had earlier served as president at Ford, but he could not and did not do there what he did at Chrysler. Because the obstacles were so great and the pressure so intense, he was spurred to excel himself. This explains the appearance of great men and women, at the right place and time, during all epochal times in the past. Every freedom struggle has its leaders, every war its heroes. All revolutions – military, political, social, intellectual, artistic, religious, and now online – see the very people who are needed come to the forefront and take up positions. As if by coincidence, during times of peace and normalcy, these giants are nowhere in sight. The American independence movement saw the rise of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson among others. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin came together to win World War II. Abraham Lincoln appeared to abolish slavery in the US, Nelson Mandela saw the end of Apartheid. The US has not seen a Washington or Lincoln in recent times, Britain has not had another leader of the stature of Churchill since it won the War. There is a correlation between challenging situations and the rise of leaders. Talent and potential are present in many people in all generations. But normalcy is not conducive for the expression of extraordinary capacities. Challenging times awaken the dormant capacities in the capable. They motivate and pressurize people, necessitate resourcefulness, and supply the strength needed. Outstanding leaders are those individuals who can apply the principle used in martial arts of using the momentum of the attack and turning it against the attacker, and convert a challenge into an opportunity.
Contradictions can become complements. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, President, Foundation Vidrodgenia and Founder, Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Charitable Foundation, while describing the work done in his Charitable Foundation during his lecture, emphasized the importance of knowing and respecting other cultures. The differences in cultures are a source of creativity in relations. It is only the friction that creates the spark. A voltage differential is needed for current to flow. The difference between individuals, organizations, societies and cultures provides this voltage differential. When cultures come into contact with each other, the difference is creative. It can be creative of conflicts, or it can be creative of peace and progress. The leader uses this difference dynamically, for positive creativity. Every conflict has the potential to yield positive results. It is the response that is given to the problem that determines whether the conflict overpowers and defeats one, or elevates all. The leader gives the right response to the challenge, channels the energy that arises from the contradiction, and converts it into a complement.
7. Vision
Winston Nagan, Professor of Law, University of Florida and Director, WUC, commenced his lecture with the Socratic principle 'Know Thyself' that every effective leader should follow. He should have a clear idea of what he has set out to achieve, a vision. He identifies the subconscious aspirations and values seeking to emerge, identifies with and gives expression to them. Abraham Lincoln, Jean Monnet and Steve Jobs, men who lived at different periods and worked in vastly different fields all had this vision, and it was their vision that led to the successful fruition of their ideas. The 'United' in today's 'United States of America' was Lincoln's doing. He wanted to abolish slavery and unite the north and the south of the country that were divided over the issue. The Father of the European Union, Jean Monnet, is credited by John Kennedy to have moved Europe closer to unity in less than twenty years than it had done before in a thousand. When the hostilities of World War II had still not subsided, Monnet began to work for a united Europe. Steve Jobs of the consumer electronics company Apple Inc. developed products for which people discovered uses afterwards!
Colleagues humorously called Jobs' persuasiveness a 'reality distortion field'. His arguments seemed to defy logic, his demands were unreasonable. But every time he bent reality and managed what he set out to accomplish. At a time when the personal computer was hardly personal and was meant only for businesses, Jobs set about giving it a character. He clearly saw the power of its functionality, but sensed that people still looked upon it only as a very powerful and somewhat intimidating machine. He made it appear friendly, colourful, aesthetic and entertaining, and publicized it as a tool that could serve everyone. He created a portable digital player, the iPod, that could store hundreds of songs and be easy to use. When the public saw it, they decided that it was what they needed. Jobs had known it already! He repeated the same success several times, creating new industries, or raising the standards in existing ones. What looked to others a reality distortion field was the vision of the future to Jobs. When he needed Gorilla Glass for his smartphones, he approached glass manufacturer Corning Glass and told the CEO Wendell Weeks what he needed in six months. Corning Glass had developed that glass in the 1960s, but had quit making it since. Weeks informed Jobs that it was not possible to supply the required quantity within the time. Jobs, whose knowledge of chemistry and glass manufacturing was hardly a match for the CEO of the glass company, told Weeks, 'Don't be afraid. You can do it. Get your mind around it.' To the surprise of Weeks himself, a Corning plant was converted almost overnight to make the glass, and the product delivered in less than six months! Jobs had dreamed boldly, a character of outstanding leaders, as Philip Koenig, Co-Founder & Vice-President of Praneo, a collaborative enterprise serving individuals and organizations, said in his talk on social insight and future vision. The leader goes beyond the conventional wisdom of the times and dreams boldly. Then he does everything he can to bring his dreams to life, even any obstacle is taken as more positive energy for the dreams. He identifies with and gives expression to the unexpressed subconscious aspirations and values seeking to emerge. He knows that the unrealized is not unrealizable.
8. The Power of Values
Stories of all great men and women, successful organizations and societies have an element in common – positive values. A value is a high principle or an ideal of conduct. It is an internalized discipline. It provides an internal reference point to an individual or a group, for what is right, good and important. External challenges reveal latent capacities in us and motivate us to rise higher. Whereas a challenge is a compulsion of outer circumstances, values are voluntarily adopted.
Paradigm change does not simply imply getting somewhere else, but moving in the right direction and the right values are critical to this process. As Albert Einstein said, we cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Transformational leadership for a new paradigm involves an evolutionary change in values.
One with a very high level of responsibility and self-restraint, two essential values of a transformational leader, was George Washington. Washington was indifferent to personal safety, and took responsibility for his country, its every state, and even every soldier who fought for its freedom. This needed patriotism, self-sacrifice, and an incredible store of strength. But what made him the first president of the independent country was his ability to restrain himself, even under pressing circumstances.
Abraham Lincoln said later, 'If you want to test a man's character, give him power'. Washington had the power. He led the continental army against the British in America, and had all the military power there was to be had. But when he wanted money for his army, he waited for the US Congress to sanction it. When his soldiers were hungry, cold and ill, he did not demand or take what he most urgently needed. He never once overruled the Congress or acted arbitrarily. He sought to establish a democracy in the US, where the military would serve under the elected government, and not override it. This great self-restraint that he expressed under trying conditions, even when his army was starving in winter, convinced everyone that he was a man they could trust with supreme power. After the country became free of foreign rule, the Americans did not want any more authoritarianism, even if it was only domestic. They were even reluctant to forge a central government, having got rid of a foreign monarch, they did not want another home grown one. Only one who would not misuse power would be acceptable. They had seen that the one man who could be absolutely trusted with power, regardless of the circumstances, was George Washington. So they unanimously elected him the President of USA twice, and would have done so again had he not refused the post the third time.
"The transformational leader does not hold all the reins, but empowers others."
Physical skills direct physical energy in an organized way to generate precise movements that result in high performance and successful acts. Similarly, values harness, direct and channel psychological energy to generate remarkable results in personal and social life. Successful individuals and organizations are marked by their values. Values motivate one to excel oneself, otherwise we would be satisfied with things as they are. When we set a high standard for ourselves, we achieve it, or at least excel ourselves in the attempt. The quality of the values and the intensity of our commitment to them determine the level of accomplishment. Transformational leaders bring about a change in values, in themselves, in others, in organizations and societies.
9. The Role of Organization
When humans and human activity are added together, the result does not follow a linear progression but grows exponentially in complexity. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, as Aristotle said. Organization is central to human accomplishment. Not all the raging river water can produce one watt of electricity if it is not dammed, channelled through sluice gates and through the turbine. A leader, regardless of his individual capacity, depends on an organization to fulfil his vision.
As society evolves, organizations evolve too. We see a gradual change, sometimes smooth and rapid, sometimes through struggle, from autocratic to democratic, participative forms. Pierre Antoine Barraillé, Consultant and President of Praneo, in his talk about organizations called for a rise in the level of consciousness, in order to improve organizations and achieve a paradigm shift.
Ego-centric organizations consist of leaders and followers who think only of themselves, and the focus is inevitably on survival and the short term. Competition exists at all levels. A step higher is the social-centric setup where one moves from the self to thinking about those around. Collaboration replaces competition. A still higher level is global-centric, where one thinks of the long term and of the whole world. Collaboration is enhanced by compassion, and the rise in level enhances the quality of life and effectivity of all.
The person at the top of the pyramid no longer takes all the decisions, everyone takes decisions and is responsible. This participation releases great energy. As the organization model becomes decentralized and changes from the collective serving the leader to the leader serving the collective, organizations become more dynamic, innovative and creative. Leadership is distributed lower down the organization till everyone becomes a self-guided leader in some measure. In such evolutionary organizations, instances of which we already see in companies like Google Inc., the leader's role is more to initiate and create space for others. There is a shift in the position of power.
10. The Power Equation
Of the three temptations which the devil offered Christ in the desert, wealth, power and glory, the true leader is free. Power is perhaps the most alluring of the three. Traditionally, power rested at the top of the pyramid. Teachers imparted knowledge in a one-way approach. Rulers unilaterally decided the fate of countries. The Church dictated the rules of religion. Top-down organizations concentrated most of the power in the hands of a few. A paradigm change has to change the way power is distributed and wielded. The transformational leader does not hold all the reins, but empowers others.
A study of all great leaders shows that they never sought the top post. They followed their ideals, power gravitated towards them. Gandhi sought independence for India, he did not care for a political post. Abraham Lincoln's ambition was not the presidency of the USA. Jean Monnet initiated the process that resulted in the European Union, but he never held a high official position. Gorbachev said that if anybody within the Communist Party had objected, he would not have taken the top post. His primary goal was to revive the Soviet economy and reform its political and social structure. He was the first man in Russian history to have left the Kremlin without clinging to power. Every reform he initiated came at the cost of his own power, but he went on determinedly, till he finally declared his own office extinct, and in the process, liberated many peoples.
Mandela was a great leader who ended Apartheid in South Africa, what made him greater was the complete absence of any vindictiveness when he came to power. There was no resentment for the twenty seven years he was made to spend in prison, or anger at the unfairness of the old system. He ensured that the transition from apartheid to unity was without retribution and civil war. He ensured reconciliation and integration in society. His sentiments, "It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger," can belong only to a truly great leader.
11. Character of the Transformational Leader
The sparkling gemstone gets its sparkle from its many facets. The Leadership Course lectures and the panel discussion that followed each lecture identified different characteristics that form the many facets of transformational leadership. In order to facilitate the emergence of effective transformational leaders at all levels of society, we need to understand the character of the transformational leader, and the process that creates and nurtures leadership.
In his presentation, Alberto Zucconi, President, Person-Centered Approach Institute, Italy and Secretary General, WUC, called empathy one of the basic elements of the mind of the great leader. Leaders are people-centered, they are in touch with others. They recognize others' intrinsic worth, and respect and appreciate them. They are generous, taking pleasure in empowering and serving others. They get real satisfaction not from being in control, but in seeing the success of others. They feel love and compassion for all. Just as teachers know that they learn more by teaching, true leaders know that they grow by giving. They create other leaders. They listen to others. When Franklin Roosevelt was President of USA, the White House received between 5000 and 8000 letters a day. Members of the public felt connected to him and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. It was said of Roosevelt that in order to defuse a situation, whereas the previous president Herbert Hoover sent the army, Roosevelt sent his wife. The first couple were so in touch with the people. He began his radio program Fireside Chats with the greeting, 'My friends'. One factory worker rushed home after work, explaining that he did not want to miss Roosevelt on radio. He said, "When the president takes the time to talk to me, the least I can do is listen!"
Apart from factual knowledge, effective leaders need emotional and social intelligence. They need to be able to recognize emotions, both in themselves and in others. They communicate well with others, and enjoy good relationships. They are able to get others to cooperate with them. They do not see in black and white. They are aware that there are times when the lesser evil has to be accepted in order to overcome the greater evil, a smaller good must be sacrificed for the greater good. They anticipate, prepare for and handle change. Leaders need to take risks.
Using the analogy of a captain of a ship, Donato Kiniger-Passigli, Head, Fragile States and Disaster Response Group, International Labour Office, analysed the many aspects of effective decision-making which is a key element of transformational leadership. In order to take right decisions, the leader needs to think i) strategically, and have a clear vision of what is and what needs to be done, ii) tactically, and know how the thing should be done, and iii) operationally, and execute the task. An aerial view, or a higher perspective, must be combined with a hands-on view or problem solving attitude, for effective decision-making.
Great leaders are people of immense courage. Physical courage that is required to face the enemy army is clear. It is courage of another type to break away from the norm and try out a new idea in science, art, writing or public policy. Winston Churchill said that courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. When the powerful Church says the earth is at the center of the universe, it takes courage to think of another possibility, and profess it. When the Second World War has just concluded, it takes courage to propose a collaboration with Germany, treating it as an equal. Finland has initiated a radical change in its education. Schools will do away with different academic subjects, and teach broad trans-disciplinary topics that touch upon all subjects. Instead of geography, history, political science and economics, students will learn the topic of the European Union, and all the subjects will be covered within the context of the EU, in an integrated way. It is courage again when a country with the top international test scores breaks away from a centuries-old model and embarks on a new course.
Visionary leaders are people of great conviction. During the Space Race with the USSR, John Kennedy announced that the Americans would put a man on the moon within a decade. When he made the commitment, the technology to land on the moon was not developed, nor yet the technology to return safely to earth. The costs involved were enormous. Still, his passion fired the project and NASA was able to send Neil Armstrong to moon and back within the decade. Great leadership needs passion. When the German Luftwaffe pounded Britain during World War II, the Nazis expected the island nation to surrender in six weeks. But after three months, they gave up in spite of the fact that they heavily outnumbered Britain in aircraft and experienced pilots. They had not reckoned with the amazing psychological determination of Britain and its leader Churchill who declared, "We shall never surrender." This deep conviction appealed to the depths of the English people. He said he had nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat, and every one of his countrymen was willing to follow him and offer the same. In the face of such passionate resistance, the opponent has no choice but to give up.
Passion is necessary, but by itself is not adequate. History recounts a large number of people who had a clear idea of what they wanted, and wanted it with great passion, but the world would have been better off without such qualities in them. Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin were a few who were clear about what they wanted... So, no matter how far and how clearly one sees, if one is looking in the wrong direction, one leads society to the past, not the future. The right direction is required. Ethics and values provide this direction. They are messengers from our subliminal greatnesss that direct our steps towards wholesome progress.
All of us think, or so we think. Many of our opinions are borrowed from others, social norms set the limits and we stay safely within those boundaries, even at the level of thought. But transformational leaders really think – freshly, critically and creatively. They see the patterns that repeat in societies, the trends that evolve, they see problems beforehand. And then, they also transcend thinking and act on inspiration that is based neither on past experience nor on information. Franklin Roosevelt said that the economics he learnt at Harvard was not what he relied on when he went on national radio and told the people that there was nothing to fear but fear itself, and resolved the national banking crisis.
True leaders lead by example. There is a story about an Indian woman who sought Gandhi's help to make her son stop eating too much sugar. The small boy loved sugar, and no matter how much his mother scolded him, he would not stop. She hoped that he would heed Gandhi's words if not her own, and brought him to meet the leader. Gandhi asked her to return with the boy in two weeks. The lady obediently left, and returned in the said time. Gandhi then told her son that too much sugar is not good for health, and so he should stop eating it. The boy agreed, but the puzzled mother asked Gandhi why he had asked for two weeks' time before advising the boy. Gandhi told her that two weeks back, he was eating sugar himself! The leader expects or asks nothing of the followers that he is not willing to do himself.
Harry Truman said that it is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. Of all the people involved, Gorbachev was one of the few who never took credit for the end of the Cold War! The real leader is humble. He uses the word "we" more than he uses "I". Jean Monnet was motivated by altruism when he worked to create a united Europe. He sought nothing for himself, and was quick to give others credit for anything that worked out well. At the end of World War I, out of gratitude for his work, the British wanted to knight him. When he received the insignia, he sent it back, saying he did not merit the honour. The British, not understanding his humility, believed Monnet thought he deserved a higher award, so they promoted him to Knight Commander of the British Empire! Egolessness is a sure sign of a truly great leader.
András László, Founding President and CEO, GlobalVisioning.net, began his presentation in a novel fashion, with a meditative silence, which in itself is an integral part of a great leader. There is great power in silence, self-restraint and small significant acts. Franklin Roosevelt remained preternaturally calm in the face of crises. He seemed in touch with the infinite. He never betrayed any nervousness when one upsetting news followed another before and during the Second World War. He confronted with equanimity the internal politics among his colleagues, the latest demand from Churchill for emergency aid, and the opposition at home to American involvement in the War.
One of the problems George Washington faced as a general fighting the American War of Independence was that the different states, in spite of being on the same side, did not always cooperate. Even as late as 1818, the colonial leader of Virginia John Randolph declared, 'When I speak of my country, I mean the Commonwealth of Virginia.' Sometimes the problem of the leader is not the hostility from outside but the fragmentation within. We have successfully cut up the earth and divided it amongst ourselves, on the basis of geography, ethnicity, language, religion, income level and so on. But we see more and more trans-border issues. When the sea level rises, it rises in South America just the same as in Asia. Religious fundamentalism and ethnic strife seem to be spreading regardless of national GDPs. Deforestation in Amazon rainforests leads to mountain snow melting in Nepal and flooding in India and Pakistan. On the positive side, any new development in any lab in the world reaches the markets all over the world. Ideas rapidly spread worldwide due to advanced telecommunications. An atrocity in any corner of the world is condemned, and sometimes even telecast live, worldwide. When a British newspaper reports that fishermen and sailors in the fishing boats in Thailand are treated badly, departmental stores in America and Europe threaten to stop procuring sea food from the country unless the conditions are improved. When a Pakistani girl insists that she will continue her education in spite of the threat of terrorists, the world comes to her support, and awards her the Nobel Prize. However, we continue to insist on our separateness.
An integrated view of the world and of all life that is absent from the majority can be seen in the leaders who have shaped and influenced the future of the world. Franklin Roosevelt saw that USA was not safe if Europe was not. Gorbachev understood the link between achieving international détente and domestic reform. Jean Monnet saw the possibility of cooperation and mutual benefit in the midst of hostility and conflicting purposes. He tied together the French and the larger European interest in ensuring peace and future security with the German interest in achieving political and economic rehabilitation. His proposals were a shock to many, but Monnet saw that to offer Germany equality with other European nations was essential for the common welfare.
Transformational leaders overcome dualistic thinking. They reconcile apparent opposites. Lee Iacocca tells the story of an engineer who worked with him at Chrysler. The engineer was a genius, but an argumentative and outspoken genius. For him the creative process was like hand-to-hand combat. He was not deferential or polite when he gave his opinion on another's idea. But he kept Iacocca on his toes, and the consequence was always an improved car design. Iacocca saw that, for the benefit of Chrysler's car, he could not afford to let his ego get in the way with the engineer. In business, politics or any other field, if the leader receives, or allows expression for only one point of view, his own point of view, then he needs to worry about the future. Lincoln never judged men by his like or dislike for them. If someone had quarrelled with him, but happened to be the fittest man for a position in the Cabinet, Lincoln would put him in the Cabinet just as soon as he would a friend. Churchill included in his War Cabinet, members of the opposition. He said, 'Let prewar feuds die. Let personal quarrels be forgotten' so that energy wasted previously in infighting could be channelled into winning the common war.
The true leader takes consciousness responsibility, that is, responsibility for something greater than himself, greater than the authority he has. Like Gorbachev took responsibility for humanity by ending the Cold War, regardless of what it cost him personally.
Garry Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer, WAAS and WUC, in his concluding remarks stated that a complete act meets three psychological conditions – clarity of knowledge and full mental decision; enthusiastic emotional endorsement; and skilled execution through positive attitudes. If a single element is missing – one decision, one positive attitude or one skill – the act remains incomplete. For it to achieve a result, it must meet all the minimum requirements. The complete act has the potential for instantaneous miraculousness. It harnesses the forces of life to achieve results far greater than expected. With the right decision, attitude and action, a little Dutch boy can plug a dyke with a hand and save a whole country from flooding as in the legend of Hans Brinker. A single man can remove one brick and bring down the wall between the East and West as Gorbachev did. The transformational leader is one capable of performing a complete act in every one of his endeavours.
12. Educating Transformational Leaders
Sasa Kozuharov, Deputy Chancellor of the University of Tourism and Management, Skopje, Macedonia, and Pierre Antoine Barraillé explored the field of education. It used to be joked that our education has not changed much since the middle ages. If a physician from the 12th century were to enter a hospital today, he would faint. Whereas a teacher from that period would feel at home in today's classroom. But this joke is becoming more and more obsolete every year. 2012 was called the year of the MOOC, Massive Open Online Course. Today, though some call MOOC the missed opportunity for online collaboration, education is evolving along with the advancement in technology. Still, our education is nowhere near the desired goals. 10% of primary school-age children are not enrolled in school. Here, we are talking about 61 million of the world's future citizens. Between 2012 and 2015, 4 million teachers would have been needed to achieve universal primary education. The numbers look bleaker in higher education. 38% of all secondary school-age children are out of school, and 70% of tertiary school-age youth are not in college. These statistics cover only the gaps in quantity. Quality of education is a different issue altogether.
Standardized mass education will not produce transformational leaders needed for the future. Education that inculcates original thought, creativity, positive values and a view of the whole is needed. We need to educate entrepreneurship rather than employable skills, creative thinking rather than memorization, capacities for innovation rather than skills for production. We have enough gadgets to store data and process it. What we need are people who can see, empathise, think, discover and create. Apart from the academic subjects which are undoubtedly of importance, the system should impart wisdom, responsibility, ethics, passion tempered by reason, tolerance and compassion.
"To give expression to the subconscious aspirations of society that are striving to awaken and act as a catalyst for their realization is the essence of transformational leadership."
Our educational institutions have served us remarkably well, they have created great men and women who have shaped history. But they need to evolve to meet our current and future needs. Those who graduate from our schools and colleges should have a clear understanding of the integration – of all living things in the ecosystem, of all academic disciplines, of all countries and economies, of all of life. This will ensure that we do not create leaders who manufacture 70,000 nuclear weapons that are guaranteed to destroy earth and perhaps the moon in addition. Instead of going to war, future generations will be able to turn contradictions into complements. Economic disparity may reduce and well-being may become more universal. Modernization will not erase culture, globalization will not cost the earth its future. In order to get there, we need a paradigm change in education.
13. Global Leadership
Just as individuals can, organizations too can play the role of a leader. International organizations that transcend the nation state have the potential to take up global leadership, as Igor Kolman, Vice-chair, Croatian Committee on European Affairs, said in his lecture. These organizations have an integrated view of world issues and are better positioned to develop complete solutions. They have a huge knowledge base and the mechanisms developed for processing them are incredible. The opportunities are endless, all that is wanting is transformational leadership that will make these organizations take the lead.
The European Union has the potential to become a model and prototype for global governance. It can transform from a confederation and administration of nation states into a united community of peoples with a shared aspiration, vision and values – a wholesome whole. NATO can transform itself into a true instrument for global cooperative security rather than a security apparatus of a block of nations. The United Nations Organization has successfully prevented a third World War, but it can become more representative and democratic, and work to eliminate war of all proportions. A global New Deal is needed, as Tibor Tóth, Chief Executive Officer, Glocal E-Cubator, Austria said in his lecture.
Ask Google "how to solve the world's problems", and the search engine very optimistically gives 8,22,00,000 answers in half a minute. It is very heartening, but really, how many leaders, how many leading organizations seriously ask themselves the question, or have the answer? The World Academy of Art and Science, in formulating a New Paradigm for Human Development, is taking up an extremely ambitious project to address all critical issues facing humanity. It is asking the question on behalf of the world, "Is there a solution to all our problems?" Through several conferences, research papers, and the World University Consortium courses, the Academy is attempting to lead the world to its future.
14. Essence of Transformational Leadership
Transformational leaders help raise the consciousness of individuals and society to enable them to realize more of their potential. They are defined by the values they embody and aspire to realize. To give expression to the subconscious aspirations of society that are striving to awaken and act as a catalyst for their realization is the essence of transformational leadership.
* See http://www.worldacademy.org/courses/iuc-april-2015/effective-leadership
† See http://www.worldacademy.org/courses/course-1/individual-accomplishment-growth-and-character-life
Trustee, World Academy of Art & Science; Senior Research Analyst, The Mother's Service Society; Board of Directors, World University Consortium
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- Federico Mayor
The 70th Anniversary of the creation of the United Nations: Giving Peace a Chance
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The World is Helping Ukraine: Can Ukraine Help the World?
- Bohdan Hawrylyshyn
New Paradigm Quest
Is the World Floundering or Has She a Vision?
Preventing Hell on Earth
- Yehezkel Dror
Uncorking the Future: Transitions to a New Paradigm
From Reset to Reboot?
Employment & the Unity of Social Sciences
The Double Helix of Learning and Work: Chapter 4 - The Knowledge Economy and Work
Contours of New Economic Theory
Can we Finance the Energy Transition?
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The New Paradigm of Social Evolution
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Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones declined to put on a defense Wednesday at his defamation trial in Connecticut and was back in Texas in advance of closing arguments over how much he should pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
The jury of three men and three women is being asked to decide how much Jones should give the families of eight victims and an FBI agent who all testified they have spent almost a decade being targets of harassment by those who believe the shooting didn't happen and that they are "crisis actors."
Jones, who outside the courthouse insisted that he has never been linked to the direct harassment or threats against the families, was found liable by default last year for defaming them and intentionally inflicting emotional distress. The judge ruled that he had repeatedly violated court orders to share financial documents with the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs rested Wednesday after presenting several videos from Jones' Infowars show, including advertisements featuring him testifying in the defamation trial about the products sold on his platforms.
Jones was called to the stand by the plaintiffs attorneys early in the trial — a contentious appearance in which he called an attorney for the victims families an ambulance chaser and said he was "done saying I'm sorry," for calling Sandy Hook a hoax.
Jones' own lawyers had earlier indicated they would have him testify again Wednesday to bolster his arguments that the damages awarded to the plaintiffs should be minimal.
But Jones said he would likely be held in contempt if he took the stand again, because the judge would not allow him to say he is "innocent."
Jones' attorney, Norm Pattis, told the judge that his client was boycotting the proceedings because he feels he's being asked to either commit perjury, be held in contempt of court or invoke his rights not to answer questions under the Fifth Amendment.
"And so, from Mr. Jones' perspective, by operation of law, he has been placed in an untenable position," Pattis said.
Pattis rested his case without calling any witnesses, then argued in motions to the judge that damages should be limited.
The jury was then dismissed for the day. Jurors were expected to begin deliberations Thursday after hearing closing arguments and instructions from the judge.
The trial began Sept. 13 and the jury heard evidence over 13 days.
During the trial, the FBI agent and 14 family members testified, with many saying that after Jones pushed the conspiracy theory on his popular Infowars show, they received death and rape threats, mail from conspiracy theorists that included photos of dead children, and had in-person confrontations with people telling them their children or wives or mothers never existed.
Mark and Jackie Barden, whose 7-year-old son Daniel was killed, testified Tuesday that people had urinated on their son's grave and threatened to dig it up to prove he was still alive.
Relatives said the harassment has not stopped in the nearly 10 years since the shooting.
Jones in recent years has acknowledged the shooting happened, but claims the families are being used to push a gun control and anti-free speech agenda.
In a similar trial last month in Austin, Texas, home to Jones and Infowars, a jury ordered him to pay nearly $50 million in damages to the parents of one of the children killed in the shooting, because of the hoax lies. A third such trial in Texas involving two other parents is expected to begin near the end of the year.
Jones has said he expects the cases to be tied up in appeals for the next two years and has asked his audience to help him raise $500,000 to pay for his legal expenses.
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Mar 4, 2020 - Economy & Business
How to make cities better for kids
Many of America's cities are gaining population, but the number of school-aged children is dwindling as families opt for the suburbs.
Why it matters: A growing body of research shows the strong link between the environment where kids grow up and their ability to thrive as adults. Yet the gap between the haves and have-nots is becoming more pronounced in city centers, driving middle-class families out.
Neighborhood divides: Nearly 10 million American kids live in low-opportunity neighborhoods, with limited access to quality schools, parks and healthy food.
Child care deserts: About half of Americans live in communities where there are not enough licensed child care workers to meet the demand. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Mobile, Alabama, the child care market can only serve one-third of the total young children. High-income suburban areas are least likely to see shortages, per the Center for American Progress.
Housing: In most big cities, there's a shortage of housing options for middle-class families as rents increase.
By the numbers: In 2018, about 12% of children 17 and under lived in the central or principal city of a metropolitan area, down from 14.6% in 2010.
The percentage of children 5 and under in central cities dropped from 16% in 2010 to 13.9% in 2018, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey data.
Zooming in: In Boston, the population of school-aged children has dropped by nearly half since 1970, per a report by The Boston Foundation. Even though the city has gained about 46,000 new households in the past 40 years, just 1,000 of them have children.
Paul Grogan, CEO of the nonprofit, said in the report that Boston now seems to be split in two: "One of higher-income, less diverse, childless households, and the other of low-income, largely Black and Latino families in which the vast majority of the city's children live."
Government programs that target children yield higher returns on investment than programs geared toward adults, according to research by Harvard University economists Nathaniel Hendren and Ben Sprung-Keyser, who studied 133 federal and local policy changes.
What they found: Direct investments in low-income children's health and education pay for themselves and offer more return for each dollar than many programs for adults.
Investment in adult services can pay off "if those policies have positive spillover effects on children," they write.
One example: Vouchers allowing families to move out of high-poverty neighborhoods resulted in better environments for children and, eventually, higher earnings and more tax revenue when those children grow up, they noted.
The business case: Some local governments are partnering with the private sector and philanthropies to fill funding gaps for education or health programs, and even financing for parks.
"If we don't have more high schoolers graduating who want to stay in Kent County and work in Kent County, we're going to go bust," said Wayman Britt, county administrator of Kent County, Michigan, which includes Grand Rapids.
There's also an effort to increase awareness of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, which have been shown to boost earnings for low-wage workers. The Rockefeller Foundation last month announced plans reach 4.6 million people with awareness campaigns so they know how to access the benefit.
What to watch: Children are among the hardest to count in a census, especially those under 5.
Ensuring high response rates among families is key for communities to receive millions of dollars in federal and state funding for children-specific programs and services.
Pre-K programs slowly expand
Schools turn to ride-hailing services to transport students
America's startling school nurse and counselor shortage
Parks are newly viewed as a vital puzzle piece in urban infrastructure
Why city planners are killing the cul-de-sac
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A memorial gathering for Arthur Gursch, who died June 22, will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, 1-4 p.m., at Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn St.
Gursch, in recent years, was a member of Gay Liberation Network, formerly Chicago Anti-Bashing Network. Also, he participated in the senior program at the Center on Halsted, which had moved to Addison Avenue. Many groups Gursch was involved with go back all the way to the Stonewall riots, both in Chicago and New York.
More about Gursch is at www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/PASSAGES-Activist-Arthur-Gursch-dies-at-72/63423.html. For more about the venue, visit http://gracechicago.org/.


RICHES Mosaic Interface showing details of a focus record with map and connections.
A central component of the project is the RICHES™ Mosaic Interface (RICHES™ MI), which is an interactive digital collection of Florida's history. This free public tool offers a searchable database with access to images, documents, podcasts, oral histories, films, and visualizations. It combines time and geographical results with text analysis techniques to help users find hidden connections within the archive. Visit RICHES™ MI here.
This new tool was created so that academic and community researchers using RICHES™ MI can save items of interest from their search results for future historical analysis. Once an item is saved into a personal Bookbag it will remain there so that the researcher can further analyze the item.
The Public History program at UCF links many projects under one initiative to promote the collection and preservation of Florida history. By facilitating research that records and presents the stories of communities, businesses, and institutions in Florida, RICHES seeks to provide the region with a deeper sense of its heritage. At the same time, the initiative connects students and faculty with the community and creates a foundation on which Floridians can build a better sense of their history. Check out some of our projects below!
When researching a subject for a project or exhibit we often use RICHES MI to find information submitted by other institutions, enabling us to cooperate with others in the area with similar collections and interests. Another surprising advantage of researching topics on RICHES MI is that it helps us in retrieving information from our own collection; our search results often include our own submissions that we have not considered because they have been processed and catalogued using less specific criteria.
As a young girl, I was always fascinated by my daddy's collection of old letters, papers and receipts that he had accrued over many years. Dr. Connie Lester at the University of Central Florida immediately welcomed all of daddy's collection which became known as the Patricia Black Collection. The RICHES Mosaic Interface is a "god send" for me. It is my humble opinion that it's not only a way of historical preservation, but an excellent tool for education and informative review in the historicity of Central Florida.
The RICHES Mosaic Interface, otherwise known as the RICHES Project, will ultimately house almost 100 years of a digitized file of our local historical newspaper, the Sanford Herald. UCF's RICHES staff will enhance the metadata for word-search capabilities and by this time next year, the newspaper should be online for the world to use as a research tool.


William "Bill" Maher, Jr., (pronounced /ˈmɑɹ/; born January 20 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, actor, and author. He hosted the late-night television talk show Politically Incorrect on Comedy Central and ABC, and is currently the host of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO. The show has been nominated for more than ten Emmy Awards. On June 1, 2006, he also began hosting an Internet-exclusive talk show on Amazon.com entitled Amazon Fishbowl.
In 2013 Maher became the producer of a HBO TV series called Vice.
Mahrer is a supporter of the pro-animal welfare group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. He has said that marijuana should be legal. He feels that more problems are caused by it being illegal than would be caused if it were legal.
Maher has disagreed with many religious beliefs. He says that they can create problems for society. He was the host of the documentary, Religulous that dealt with religion and how it affects society in the United States. Maher is also the creator of the website Disbeliefnet. He has said that morality and religion are not the same thing and that religion is used as a reason to oppose gay rights.
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Animals and insects can cause injuries in the workplace
3 back injuries lumpers often sustain at work
Stay safe when you work in manufacturing
How Common Are Back Injuries For Nurses?
Preventing slips, trips and-falls in the workplace
Protecting yourself from a deadly trench collapse
Construction Workers' Accidents
On Behalf of Law Office of David M. Bialke | May 6, 2019 | Firm News, Workplace Injuries |
Many people in Minnesota might be unaware that workplace injuries can be caused by insects and animals. This risk is more common during the warmer parts of the year and in outdoor workplaces, but pests can cause harm in virtually all environments. In addition to bites and scratches, wild creatures can also spread dangerous diseases, making it especially vital for employers and employees alike to know how to prevent and treat wildlife injuries.
Many workers' compensation claims have centered around injuries caused by bees, ticks and venomous snakes.When work is done outside or performed in areas known to be populated by vermin such as spiders and rats, injuries caused by pests are foreseeable and therefore typically covered by many types of worker's compensation insurance. Other diseases that can occur in certain working environments include anaphylactic shock, reactions to venom, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease.
If a worker is harmed by an insect or animal in a workplace where pests are not usually encountered, factors that affect compensation include previous infestations and how clean the work area is kept. Some courts have concluded that if no vermin has been found in a workplace, there can be no reasonable expectation of harm. To potentially reduce workers' compensation costs, employers can be prepared by regularly checking for vermin and knowing how to treat injuries caused by their attacks.
When an employee suffers harm from an on-the-job injury, damages can range from lost income to medical expenses to long-term disability. Those who have suffered a workplace injury may want to work with an attorney who can assist with the process of filing a claim for workers' compensation benefits.
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Knacke may refer to:

 Knäcke, a Swedish crispbread
 4312 Knacke, a main-belt asteroid
 Christiane Knacke (born 1962), East German swimmer
 Reinhold Knacke (1919–1943), German World War II flying ace

See also

 Knack (disambiguation)
 Knake (disambiguation)

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Q: Should I free memory before exit? Should I free all my mallocated memory when I am exiting program in the due of error?
something = (char**) malloc (x * sizeof(char*));
for (i = 0; i < x; i++)
    something[i] = (char*) malloc (y + 1);

...

if (anything == NULL) {
   printf("Your input is wrong!");
   // should I free memory of every mallocated entity now?
   exit(1);
}
else {
   // work with mallocated entities
   ...
   free(something); // it must be here
   system("pause);
}

A: This is actually a really hard, imponderable question.
Pro (in favor of freeing everything before exit):

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*no bugs or memory leaks later if code is rearranged

*no false positives from valgrind or memory leak checker

*no memory leaks if you're running under a buggy OS, or no OS at all

Con (just exit, don't worry about freeing everything):

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*freeing everything can be a lot of work

*freeing everything can introduce bugs and crashes

*your OS really, really ought to reclaim all resources for you when you exit

And, one more point (not sure if it's a pro or a con): on the majority of systems, calling free does not return memory to the Operating System (only exiting does that).
In the end, you will have to decide which of these pros and cons matters most for you.  Different programmers on different projects under different circumstances will reach different conclusions; there is no one-size-fits-all answer here.
See also this previous Stack Overflow question.
See also question 7.24 in the C FAQ list.

A: You should always free allocated memory before you exit. As already mentioned in other answers, this will minimize warnings from static- or dynamic analysis tools etc.
But the real reason why you should always do this, is because freeing often exposes dormant run-time bugs in your application.
If you have a bug somewhere that causes memory corruption or changes pointer addresses, that bug may stay silent and dormant. Until you change something completely unrelated to the bug and thereby shuffle around the memory layout. Then suddenly you get a crash and you'll have no idea why, because the bug isn't even located in the code you just added.
By freeing the memory, you provoke such bugs to surface. Because if there is anything wrong with the heap or with the pointers pointing at the heap, then you will often get a crash at the point where you call free(). Which means that you have a severe bug somewhere, that you need to find before shipping the program.

A: You don't need to free memory before program termination. Terminating the program in any way causes all memory to be deallocated automatically.

A: It depends on the OS. Best practice I'd say you should explicitly free it. It also makes using tools like valgrind a PITA if you have memory not freed all over the place and I cannot tell what's good and bad etc.
If on an OS that explicitly frees memory you still have the problem of other resources. As your app starts to grow and pull in third party libraries you can get resource leaks. Imagine I've written a library that asks that you call close on a handler. This handler happens to be backed by temporary files that doesn't get deleted unless you call close. Or I've detached processes that are running in the background that I'm managing using signals or some other resource that you're unaware of.

A: I had completely opposite scenario: segfaulting destructors of static objects from third-party library. Just because of explicitly freeing memory pools before exit.
I believe, it is better to be reasonable and to concentrate on program structure.

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As 2017 draws to a close, it's time to look back on the best moments in food on film over the last year. I've singled out my picks for the top five movies about eating and drinking down below, and next week, I'll share my list of the best food TV episodes.
But before we dive into this week's list, I wanted to offer an apology about one detail in last week's edition of Eat, Drink, Watch. Shortly after sending out the newsletter, which included a recommendation for Bill Murray's Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas and a roundup of sexual misconduct reports about TV chefs, a reader pointed out that Murray had also been accused of abuse several years ago. I wish I had remembered these reports, and hadn't included his holiday special as one of last week's recommendations.
Personally, I don't want to endorse anything that celebrates a chef or celebrity who has been accused of sexual misconduct or abuse. With that in mind, I look forward to surveying the TV and film landscape in 2018, and sharing with you all the best movies and shows that are out there.
And now, without any further ado, here are my picks for the top movies of the year, in descending order.
The 5 best food films of 2017
Netflix/Okja
5) Okja
This Netflix original movie is like Charlotte's Web meets E.T. meets Taken with a splash of '90s-era Tim Burton thrown in for good measure.
Bong Joon-ho's comedic fantasy about a Korean girl and her superpig is ostensibly a message movie about why it's wrong to eat animals, but odds are, if you've already spent some time thinking about the ethical implications of meat-eating, the movie won't sway you too far in one direction or the other.
It's not an especially scathing rebuke of the omnivore lifestyle, but what Okja does nail is the weird intersection of the artisan/farm-to-table movement and the business of big food corporations. Mirando, the evil company headed by a dishonest CEO (played with aplomb by Tilda Swinton), wants to melt everyone's hearts by showcasing the unique relationship between a Korean farm girl and her rhinoceros-sized porcine BFF, while also getting the public hooked on cut-rate sausages made from the rest of the superpigs. Although Mirando's motives are cartoonish, you see a shred of this spirit in every fast-casual chain that posts a mission statement on the wall about providing "real food for real people."
Okja is, first and foremost, an entertaining yarn, and a good example of Netflix's talent for creating entertainment that appeals to a wide audience while still, somehow, feeling like it's made for a niche crowd.
Stream it on: Netflix
Zero Point Zero/Wasted
4) Wasted
2017 saw the release of some food documentaries with questionable facts and motives. But this tidy, 90-minute film from Zero Point Zero, the production company behind Anthony Bourdain's TV shows, has a bunch of smart people talking about a very real issue and the ways, both big and small, that we can all work to improve it.
Some of the facts are staggering: 1.3 billion tons of food get thrown out around the world every year, and 40 percent of all food in America ends up in the landfill. As you might expect from the team behind Mind of a Chef, Wasted uses all sorts of clever visual setpieces to relay this information. It's definitely one of the more visually inventive food documentaries out there, but its most memorable parts are the scenes where chefs like Dan Barber and Danny Bowien learn news ways to cook scraps and employ them in their own kitchens. Even if doesn't turn you into a food waste crusader, Wasted will perhaps give you a few new ideas about how to cook and shop.
Note: My one misgiving about this film is that it has a few segments featuring Mario Batali as a talking head (it's one of, by my count, three major food documentaries he was part of this year). The film was released before the reports of his alleged sexual misconduct came to light. If you're interested in the subject matter, Wasted is still worth watching because the emphasis is on a larger food movement, and not the chefs who are talking about it.
Stream it on: Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube
Ingrid Goes West/Neon
3) Ingrid Goes West
After watching this dark comedy about a trend-chasing LA influencer and the stalker who briefly becomes her BFF, you might look at your Instagram feed in a completely different light.
Taylor, the Venice, California Insta star, lives an avocado toast and rosé-fueled existence that's enviable but inauthentic. Ingrid, her biggest fan, is a relative nobody from the Midwest who visits the cafes and boutiques she sees on her phone in the hopes of meeting her idol. To infiltrate Taylor's real life, Ingrid tells a few lies and breaks a few rules. And once she gets inside the Taylorsphere, that's when things really start to get weird.
Ingrid Goes West is often hilarious and occasionally bleak. But the film does have a heart, thanks, in large part, to charismatic performances by Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. The film also offers a sharp take on the performative and sometimes toxic nature of social media. More than anything, it reminds the audience that there are real, flesh-and-blood people on both sides of the screen.
Stream it on: iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Video
The Trip to Spain/YouTube
2) The Trip to Spain
Like the previous two installments in Michael Winterbottom's series, The Trip to Spain is a mixture of ridiculous jokes and soul-searching moments between Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, set inside some of the world's finest restaurants. The actor/comedians are experienced diners who appreciate high-minded cuisine, and yet the restaurant scenes in this film are never really about the food — it's the Mick Jagger impressions, improvised James Bond sketches, and gripes about aging that fill up most of their meals.
As we hurdle through the era of Peak Food Appreciation, it's refreshing to see a movie that understands how meals are largely about the company you're with, and how spending a few hours in a restaurant is often the best way to take a breather from the more jarring moments in life.
Stream it on: iTunes, YouTube, Amazon Video
The Founder/Netflix
1) The Founder
Due to bad timing and a handful of other Hollywood handicaps, this biopic of McDonald's mastermind Ray Kroc didn't last long in theaters and barely got any awards recognition — which is a shame, because it's definitely a Prestige Drama that avoids many of the pitfalls of that genre.
The Founder is a story about restaurant obsession to the highest degree. Kroc (played by Michael Keaton), a businessman with a career full of failures behind him, sees more than just a potentially profitable business in the San Bernardino, California burger stand operated by the fastidious brothers Dick and Mac McDonald (Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch, respectively). He see an establishment that, like a church or a post office, could be an integral part of the community, were it tended to properly. The tension in the film comes from Kroc's drive to take this model and replicate it, despite the McDonald brothers' desire to keep things small and safe. Kroc burns more than a few bridges on his path to fame and fortune, but he also brings up a few like-minded individuals along the way.
Unlike most tales of famous artists or thinkers, this one doesn't include an "aha" moment where the protagonist becomes aware of some inner power or talent. In The Founder, the major discovery comes when Kroc realizes that someone else has opened his dream restaurant, and he can somehow inherit that sense of authorship by bringing it to a different audience. He's not really the founder. He's more like the copier.
You don't always like the guy very much, but you gotta admire his tenacity and his clarity of vision. The film also contains a few lessons that will ring true to anyone who has worked in the food industry — namely that there's a ridiculously high failure rate, and sometimes the most popular restaurants are just facsimiles of other, less popular establishments.
The Founder is one of the better recent arrivals on Netflix. Perhaps now that it's streaming, the film — like Kroc himself — will find success later in life.
Stream it on: Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Video
I hope your holiday weekend is full of delicious things to eat and entertaining things to watch. I'll see you next Friday.
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After all the chaos of the Mueller report and sanctuary cities here in the U.S., I found much joy in tuning out, and instead reading about our fellow friend, the coyote's diet. Turns out, they eat a lot of cats. Not so much roadrunner. Talk about the new urban hunter! The researchers who investigated the scat of these stealthy creatures also found that their diets consisted of "baseballs, shoes, furniture, and bedazzled jewels." Hide your pets…
National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report: Sustainable Diets, Food and Nutrition
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine held a a public workshop in Washington, DC, in mid 2018 on sustainable diets, food, and nutrition. Workshop participants reviewed current and emerging knowledge on the concept of sustainable diets within the field of food and nutrition; explored sustainable diets and relevant impacts for cross-sector partnerships, policy, and research; and discussed how sustainable diets influence dietary patterns, the food system, and population and public health. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
This week, climate change was on the minds of many, with young people marching in the streets and young, but wise Greta Thunberg showing her courage in the fight, hence being honored by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people.
We at Johns Hopkins hosted an event on food and water security in the era of climate change. We had some really fantastic experts speaking at the event. I was hoping for a sold out house, but no such luck. We had good attendance but I guess people don't care that much about the changing climate. I have no other explanation. Here is what the event was about:
The media headlines in the last two weeks showing Nebraska and Mozambique underwater are tragic glimpses of a new era - the era of climate-related natural disasters. Climate change is and will continue to impact the lives of everyone, and will have significant ramifications on both water and food security globally. Climate-related impacts affect water availability in regions that are already water-stressed, as well as the productivity of both irrigated and rain-fed agriculture. Rising temperatures translate into increased crop water demand and have consequences for food availability, and potentially, the nutritional content and quality of crops. Likewise, insufficient and compromised food access and utilization influence households and individuals ability to access healthy diets and drinking water, which can have detrimental health outcomes. No one is immune — both the livelihoods of rural communities and food security of urban populations are at risk of water insecurity linked to climate variability. The rural poor, in particular, are disproportionately affected by climate effects. It is likely that climate variability and change will continue to exacerbate food insecurity in areas currently vulnerable to hunger and undernutrition. There is an immediate need for considerable investment in adaptation and mitigation actions toward "climate-smart agriculture, water and food systems" that are resilient to climate-related shocks. This seminar will delve into water and food security in the midst of a changing climate and what we can do as a global community to adapt and mitigate.
Speaking of climate change, I really liked this piece by Richard Waite and Janet Ranganathan of the World Resources Institute (a speaker at our event) on beef and climate. They unpack 6 common questions about the contentious topic of the sustainability of beef production systems and climate change. Here they are:
Q: How does beef production cause greenhouse gas emissions? A: Through the agricultural production process and through land-use change.
Q: Is beef more resource-intensive than other foods? A:Yes.
Q: Why are some people saying beef production is only a small contributor to emissions? A: Such estimates commonly leave out land-use impacts, such as cutting down forests to establish new pastureland. I think it is politics and some denial there too…
Q: Can beef be produced more sustainably? A: Yes, although beef will always be resource-intensive to produce.
Q: Do we all need to stop eating beef in order to curb climate change? A: No.
Q: Would eating less beef be bad for jobs in the food and agriculture sector? A: Not necessarily
If you want to read their long responses, check out the article! They also have a ton of solutions in their Creating Sustainable Food Futures report and in the figure below.
World Resources Institute's Menu of Options from their most recent report: Creating Sustainable Food Futures
And climate change is definitely real. Farmers are feeling the effects. A NYT article looked at Honduran coffee farmers are being hit hard. Estimates suggest that least 1.4 million people will flee their homes in Mexico and Central America and migrate during the next three decades. But if Trump has his way, they will be met with a Game of Throne like wall…
Johns Hopkins Global Food Ethics and Policy Program newsletter
Last but not least, there is a lot of talk about cultural appropriation around food these days. A restaurant opened in New York called "Lucky Lee's", a new Chinese restaurant, not run by Chinese but a Jewish American couple who wanted to have a Chinese restaurant that served "clean" food that was healthy. Not sure what the hell they were thinking. You can't really mess with food particularly because it is so deep rooted in people's culture and tradition. It holds a special place in society and it gets quickly politicized when you remove it from its core identity.
And last, last but not least, the Global Food Ethics and Policy Program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics at the Johns Hopkins University puts out a weekly newsletter on interesting articles in the food space, much like this one. It is curated by Claire Davis at the Berman, and I find it to be a rich source of information on ethics and politics of food and nutrition. I encourage you to sign up for it. It is also in the Food Archive resources section.
In Culture, Planetary Health Tags cultural appropriation, beef, climate change, coyotes, cats, mozambique, nebraska, drought, flood
Food Bytes: Nibbles from the end of 2018
GLOBAL NUTRITION REPORT
The Global Nutrition Report was released this November. The news is not great. The report revealed that the global burden of malnutrition is unacceptably high and now affects every country in the world. But it also highlighted that if we act now, it is not too late to end malnutrition in all its forms. In fact, we have an unprecedented opportunity to do so. Steps have been taken in understanding and addressing malnutrition in all its forms, yet, the uncomfortable question is not so much why are things so bad, but why are things not better when we know so much more than before? Check it out and read all the deets.
CAN OUR DIETS SAVE THE PLANET?
There is much more to discuss than just a "byte" but we published a Nature article showing that what you eat does matter if you want to save the planet. Beef is the big outlier. Those people or in aggregate, countries who eat a lot of red meat (hello the lovely US of A), could dramatically reduce green house gas emissions stemming from agriculture. Refute the science all you want livestock industry, but the science is pretty clear. A lot of press was written up on the paper, and the Guardian does a nice summary.
Netflix released a food docuseries last year entitled Rotten, and I finally got around to watching all 6 episodes. It is actually quite good, and I think, quite unbiased (as opposed to many food documentaries). It delves into aspects of different food supply chains and presents a slighly terrifying picture. Like how must honey we buy is adulterated and not really honey at all, food allergies that kill, the collapsing/ed cod industry, the underworld of garlic and big corporations out to squeeze the smallholder, and it goes on and on. The show exposes the complex, corrupt nature of our global food system and the many industries feeding that, leaving you questioning where your food comes and who controls it. Good stuff. Hope there is a season 2.
In Food Bytes Tags climate change, beef, greenhouse gases, netflix, food supply chain, honey, garlic, cod, malnutrition, nutrition


Since breaking out as a star in the early years of this century, Colin Farrell has established himself as Hollywood's "beautiful people." He's ranked on lists in gossip magazines and earned the hearts of many teenage girls (having an Irish accent doesn't hurt either). To say the least, things would likely be quite different if he looked as he does in the upcoming Horrible Bosses.
The New York Post has gotten its mitts on a shot of Farrell on set and...yikes. Sporting a comb-over reminiscent of Woody Harrelson's character in the film Kingpin, never did I think a man this good looking could have his looks damaged so severely by a hair style. In the film, which has a plot similar to Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, Farrell plays one of the title characters that has a target on his back when Charlie Day, Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis decide they can no longer take their horrible professional lives. Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Spacey will round out the rest of cast on the bosses side.
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Shudder Renews 'Creepshow' For a Second Season
October 30, 2019 /0 Comments/in Horror Comics, Horror Movies and TV Shows, News /by Nick Banks
Shudder announced a treat for viewers on the eve of Halloween today, as Creepshow was renewed for a second season.
Shudder GM Craig Engler stated that"Creepshow has met every expectation we had for Shudder's first original scripted series and then some, with record numbers across the board. Greg Nicotero and his team delivered an amazing show that's unlike anything else on TV and we're thrilled and delighted to bring it back for another season."
Nicotero called the series "… a true labor of love. To be able to pay tribute to George A. Romero's visionary project and have the show so embraced by fans everywhere is humbling to this horror kid from Pittsburgh. I couldn't be more pleased and look forward to continuing the series with more ghoulish delight."
No details on the creative teams have been announced at this point, but stay tuned for more information as it becomes available (The Creep is understandably excited either way however, as evidenced by the sign he's holding underneath this story).
The season one finale airs Thursday, October 31, both on demand and on the Shudder TV live-stream at 9:00 pm .
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I guess you must have kept a mass of media files like songs, videos, audios, photos on your iPad. However it's a pity that iOS device doesn't include SIM card slot so there's no way to extend the phone memory. Then you might need to transfer part of the music or large size media to computer to free space for your iPad. iTunes is absolutely an annoying program since it doesn't meet all user's need. What other tool you can apply to selectively migrant music from iPad to computer?
Myjad TransPhone is a newly-developed iOS data managing software enables you to transfer songs, videos, photos, iTunes U, iBook, applications, TV shows etc. from/to iPhones, iPad, iPod, computer folder and iTunes. TransPhone contains a unique playlist management feature that you could utilize it to create, add, edit and delete playlists on your iOS device and iTunes library.
Download the trial version of TransPhone and follow the guide below to export iPad music to computer directly.
TransPhone is quite a simple and user-friendly program that even a fresh user could understand how to operate. If you are still not sure how to transfer music from iPad to computer, here is a hint for you.
After downloading the TransPhone on computer, the main interface of program will pop up automatically when you connect the iPad to computer. The major interface of TransPhone looks as the below image. You will see your device's name on top of the menu bar if it's successfully connected with the computer. And the picture of iPad is on the middle of window and the details of it are next to the image, such as name, type, color, battery, iOS version, etc.
Since we are demonstrating iPad music to computer, click on "Music" on the left side column then select songs that you wish to migrate to computer. You can either transfer by hitting "to PC" function key or just right click the mouse to proceed with data migration.
The process of migrating will be last a short time. As you can see the current process and the overall process will tell you how long and how many files will you take clearly. After finishing all of them, then you can confirm these songs on computer at will.
Or if you want to transfer music, videos and photos from computer to iPad, iPhone to iPod, iPad, iPhone to iTunes etc., TransPhone allows you to do so as well. TransPhone speeds up the transfer process that it takes only about 20 minutes to export 5000+ songs. Now try and experience this fantastic program.


airport security frisking. The list goes on.
those who "deserve" the honor.
colonial past still have their names on many of them.
Indira Gandhi International Airport and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Minister who hailed from the state.
both sides as the original planners had envisaged.
land, as has happened in many areas.
doesn't mean that there aren't others. Indeed, there are many more.
stay at the taxpayer's expense.
staff to free airline or rail tickets or telephone connections.
as bodyguards and possibly a free house in New Delhi.
specialize in jumping traffic lights and shooing away nearby vehicles.
bureaucrats and sundry others with access to the powers-that-be.
create as many symbols of might and muscle around them as possible.
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