...The Need for Whistleblowing Legislation in Canada: A Critical Defence Jonathan Carson Research Officer The Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario 1 Dundas Street West Suite 2310, Box 72 Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3 carson@amapceo.on.ca Paper presented to the Canadian Political Science Association Conference, June 2006 The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of AMAPCEO Working Paper – Please do not cite without permission from the author Introduction This paper is about the need for whistleblowing legislation in Canada, at both the federal and provincial levels. The focus of the paper is squarely on the public service. Although certain jurisdictions (for example, the United Kingdom1) have a single disclosure regime covering both the private and public sectors, then general trend throughout the world is for distinct legislation for the two sectors. In Canada, there are already numerous statutory avenues for individuals in both the public and private sectors to blow the whistle; however, the grounds for disclosure are generally quite circumscribed, with the statutes tending to deal only with specific concerns, e.g. occupational health and safety or the environment.2 At present whistleblowing legislation is coming into vogue across Canada, at both levels of government. This paper argues that such legislation should have the modest goal of protecting good faith whistleblowers. This...
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...learned about my understanding of servant leadership is that it is not a modern concept, but it was found in the Bible with documentations of Jesus being the model of a servant leader. Secondly, it is the focus on the growth of the individual, that they might flourish and achieve their full potential and not primarily the growth and potential of the organization that sets the servant leadership apart from other leadership styles. Thirdly, the primary concern of the servant leader is service to their followers (Philippians 2:3-4). In regards to the impact of the servant leadership and its application to my world, I am called to be a servant of God in every aspect of my life. The Bible makes it clear to me that this means serving humanity in accordance with the higher purpose of serving God. Please note that this must be done from a Christian Worldview because simply serving people is not sufficient, this is not an indicator that a leader is serving God (1 Corinthians 13: The traits that I consider most important as a servant leader includes the ones that Jesus displayed or demonstrated such as: compassion, humility, integrity, impartiality, trustworthiness, and wisdom (Sullivan, 2004, p. 144). “The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all His works” (Psalm 145:8-9). In honestly expressing me, my strengths that can be most effective in applying servant leadership on the job, home,...
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...Servant Leadership This type of leadership emphasizes increased service to others, a holistic approach to work promoting a sense of community and the sharing of power in decision making. The term servant leadership was first shared in a 1970 essay by Robert Greenleaf (1904-1990) entitled “The Servant as Leader” Greenleaf spent most of his organizational life in the field of management research, development, and education at AT&T. He also consulted for Ohio University, MIT, Ford Foundation. His series of books and essays on the theme of “The Servant as Leader”- had the objective to stimulate thought and action for building a better, more caring society by the natural feeling to serve others. 10 Characteristics to the development of servant leaders: Listening- the need to listen intently to others. listening and reflecting regularly is essential for the growth the servant leader Empathy- people need to be accepted & recognized for their special & unique spirits especially when their behavior or performance is unacceptable Healing- learning to heal is a powerful force for transformation & integration. This is a great strength for servant leaders to help make people they connect with whole Awareness- general awareness and self awareness strengthens the servant leader Persuasion- rather than using the leaders position of authority these leaders are effective at building consensus in groups Conceptualization- Servant leaders have the ability to think beyond day to day and...
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...Police Officer Roles as Social Servants Erika Jones Albany State University Abstract This report addresses duties that are carried out by officers in their roles as social servants. Social service has always been a key part of policing. It is important that officers have to maintain a large tie-in into the community, not only the community, but a large variety of social agencies. Other than fighting crime, our law enforcement system, including police officers, make any necessary steps to ensure the safety for everyone. Social services has dependably been a key piece of policing while serving casualties of wrongdoing and guilty parties has been a significant stress of social work. Law implementation and social work have served the same target aggregate yet with shifting achievement. Keywords: social service, social servants, community To most people today, the basic duty of police officers is to “provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations” (Police Patrol). What most people do not know is that a police job does not limit those expectations. In a way, a police officer job is never done. As an officer, you are also expected to work as a social servant to your community. Aside from the every day anxieties and bothers of patrol cops, uncommon weights are accomplished by higher-ranking officers who are involved in the investigation...
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...great leader is seen as servant first…” – Robert K. Greenleaf I could not say it any better than what Mr. Greenleaf said. Before even taking this class, I have been interested in the thoughts and theories of Robert Greenleaf who started the beginnings of Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership is the theory of leadership that I want to model my leadership style around. This short quotation, a fragment of a sentence from an essay written in 1970, captures the essence of servant-leadership theory. A simple, yet profound and powerful concept, it has spawned countless journal articles, books and multimedia productions in the 35 years since its introduction. So what is servant leadership? The very notion of a servant as leader, or “servant-leadership” as it has come to be known, is purposefully oxymoronic and arresting in nature. The theory’s originator, Robert K. Greenleaf, intentionally sought a descriptor that would give people pause for thought, and challenge any long-standing assumptions that might be held about the relationship between leaders and followers in an organization. Although aware of the negative historical connotations associated with the word ‘servant’, he felt it a necessary choice to turn established conceptions about the organizational pyramid on their head, and jump-start insight into a new view of leadership. Larry Spears, Executive Director of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership, succinctly defines servant-leadership as: …A...
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...1. Notes a. This letter was written by an indentured servant who traveled to Virginia to work on the tobacco plantations. He wrote this letter to his parents to not only explain the terrible living conditions, but also to beg them for help and mercy. His letter details the conditions everyone had to live in and how people reacted according to them. Most importantly, he begs his parents to buy out his indenture so he can return home, or to send food for his survival in Virginia. b. The people are incredibly sick and starving. If they haven’t already died from the indian attacks, they are barely surviving in their current conditions. Not to mention, the people are terrified of another attack from the Powhatan. People are turning on each other because they are all desperate to survive. For example, someone stole Frethorne’s Cloke and would not tell him where it was. However, he was spotted later on receiving food from the ship, so it can be assumed that the Cloke was used to trade. Frethorne also told his parents about the kind hospitality from John Jackson, the gunsmith, who took him in when he traveled to Jamestown for business. Lastly,...
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...Essential Guidelines for the Servant Evangelism Projects & Report How to do the servant evangelism project 1. This Servant Evangelism Report must document TWO true, face-to-face encounters a. (not a virtual encounter – via www, email, IM etc) with unbeliever in a setting in which you served them unconditionally. The servant evangelism encounter must take place within the semester that the student is enrolled in this particular course. 2. The three P’s to Servant Evangelism- b. P- PERSONAL: These 2 encounters must be personal- face to face- encounters done within this semester. c. P- PRACTICAL/PHYSICAL: In both of these encounters you must meet the physical needs of another individual. Even though prayer, and bible study are essential to the Christian life and growth. These are unacceptable forms of servant evangelism and do not meet the requirements of this assignment. This assignment is for you to meet the physical needs of another individual (Matthew 25:31-46; James 2:14-20). (SEE end of document for a list approved, and unacceptable Servant Evangelism projects.) d. P- PENNILESS: In both of these servant evangelism encounters you may not receive money for your work. This must be a free service to those you are serving. NOTE: All servant Evangelism Papers will be graded by the 3-P system (see above). If your assignment does not fulfill the three P’s it will receive a grade deduction. 3. The point of the service...
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...of equality is expressed when Mozart goes to the masquerade party. Even though most of the people attending the party were most likely from a similar social class as Mozart, they were all able to attend a fancy party despite possible financial struggles. During the enlightenment time, people from all classes were able to experience various social events that people from other classes would have similar events as explicking there natural rights as a human to live a full life as anyone higher than them would. In Mozart’s opera The Wedding of Figaro servants were given significant characters and a treated with as much respect as a noble character. This therefore rejects the status quo of the noble people being treated better because when a servant is being depicted in an opera, but more importantly, an opera for the Emperor, it means that they are just as powerful as a higher class person, who normally would be in an opera. The servants roles in the play displayed the humanity of Mozart and his belief that all people should be equal. After one of Mozart's performances, and it is mentioned to him that the music was not liked by the archbishop. Mozart turned his back to the archbishop and bowed to the clapping audience. Defying class distinctions by not showing respect to someone in a higher class, displaying the enlightenment idea of equality and abundance of classes when he does not respect the...
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...Spirituality and Public Administration ShaTara T. Ambler Columbia Southern University Public Administration Ethics 22 January 2016 Abstract When in the workplace there are a few things that people try not to discuss and religion or spirituality is one of those. It is often a touchy subject because of differing beliefs and opinions. Does spirituality help or hinder productivity in the workplace? Will someone that is spiritual be a better leader than someone who is not? I will explore two articles Spirituality and Public Service and In the Study of Leadership, Spirituality Is the Unexpected Elephant in the Room. I will show how the authors relate spirituality to leadership. They tend to sway to the opinion that spirituality is needed in the workplace and is effective in leadership. I will tell my opinion on the subject and how I feel spirituality relates to leadership in public administration. Spirituality and Public Administration When discussing great leadership traits, a lot of people do not use the word spiritual. You will hear words like charismatic, strong, leader and great work ethic. Those are the types of people you would want to lead an organization. Does it matter if they are spiritual or not? People will have differing opinions on that subject mostly depending on their own personal position on spirituality. A person that is spiritual is considered ethical and caring. So whether you are spiritual or not most people would want someone like that as...
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...Servant Leadership Why is it someone can achieve things that seem to defy all the odds? Why is it George Washington, a Virginia farmer with a love for the military became the “Father of our Country” ? An honorable, virtuous, adventuresome, solider who fought for independence from the British. Why him? Why is it that Mahatma Gandhi was the architect of civil disobedience that influenced the world? A struggling, shy, student who had tremendous difficulty speaking in public. Gandhi was unsuccessful as a lawyer in Bombay. He found his calling working for the downtrodden Indian minority in South Africa. Why him? Why is it Mother Teresa, a convent school teacher dedicated to her student’s education became a Noble Prize humanitarian? Her clinics now care for tens of thousands. Why her? Why is it that Jesus, (whether one believes he is just a man or truly the Son of God), became the most influential person who ever lived? Born in a barn to poor parents; Jesus relied on friends and strangers for food and shelter. He changed the culture of the world. Why him? There is something else at play here, Servant leadership. Servant leaders show proof of their character through behavior. They display the common practices of model leadership by modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, enabling others to act and encouraging the heart (Kouzes & Posner, 2007). Leadership is about service, stewardship, and shepherding those; at...
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...Debate with your learning team whether Wikipedia is a credible and valid source of information. Resource: Learning team debate and Ch. 9 Writing from Sources Option I Develop your own argument based on the debate outcomes. Use the four steps for fairly presenting arguments indentified in Ch. 9 of Writing from Sources to guide your writing. What are the four steps for fairly presenting arguments identified in Ch.9: 1. Present both sides of the argument. One way of shading an argument to suit your own ends is to misrepresent the strength of the opposition. Let us assume that you are working PRESENTING ARGUMENTS FAIRLY 4 1 3 negative view image of attack image of disease 0-312-62992-3 (c) Bedford/St. Martin's / bedfordstmartins.com with a number of articles, all of which are effectively presented and worth citing. Some clearly support your point of view; others are openly opposed; and a few avoid taking sides, emphasizing related but less controversial topics. If your essay cites only the favorable and neutral articles, and avoids any reference to the views of the opposition, you have presented the issue falsely. A one-sided presentation will make you appear to be either biased or sloppy in your research. If the sources are available and if their views are pertinent, they should be represented and, if you wish, refuted in your essay. 2. Provide a complete account of the argument. Sometimes, distortions occur accidentally, because you have presented ...
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...away the ability to have sex (2.3.27). Macbeth enters, and Macduff asks him if the king is awake, saying that Duncan asked to see him early that morning. In short, clipped sentences, Macbeth says that Duncan is still asleep. He offers to take Macduff to the king. As Macduff enters the king’s chamber, Lennox describes the storms that raged the previous night, asserting that he cannot remember anything like it in all his years. With a cry of “O horror, horror, horror!” Macduff comes running from the room, shouting that the king has been murdered (2.3.59). Macbeth and Lennox rush in to look, while Lady Macbeth appears and expresses her horror that such a deed could be done under her roof. General chaos ensues as the other nobles and their servants come streaming in. As Macbeth and Lennox emerge from the bedroom, Malcolm and Donalbain arrive on the scene. They are told that their father has been killed, most likely by his chamberlains, who were found with bloody daggers. Macbeth declares that in his rage he has killed the chamberlains. Macduff seems suspicious of these new deaths, which Macbeth explains by saying that his fury at Duncan’s death was so powerful that he could not restrain himself. Lady Macbeth suddenly faints, and both...
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...about her show and how she hosts it in such a way that she wants her viewers watching to feel happy and find a place of escape. However, in her discussion of this topic (as well as other topics in her book) is where I believe that she stood out and supported how she is a servant...
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...Servant Leadership: A Philosophy and Set of Practices Lori Kleeberg BSN, RN CMSRN Pfeiffer University Abstract Servant leadership is a distinct leadership concept and needs further studying. It is a unique leadership philosophy that places the followers as the top priority. The attitudes, dimensions, characteristics, and virtues of a servant leader in the discussed publications all have shared themes. Self-interest of the servant leader is not important and does not motivate this type of leader. The motivation of the servant leader focuses on the needs of others. Honesty and integrity are held in high regard with this leadership style. Communication and listening are key components in engaging those they serve. Teaching, delegation, and guiding are the method in which the servant leader develops and empowers their followers. Servant leadership is a concept that must be adopted by the organization as a whole to have the intended impact. Servant Leadership: A Philosophy and Set of Leadership Practices Servant leadership is both a modern leadership philosophy and a set of leadership practices. The term servant leadership was created by Greenleaf in "The Servant as Leader” in 1970. In Greenleaf’s publication, he defined servant leadership as “The servant-leader is servant first” (Greenleaf, 2002, p. 29). This type of leader has a natural desire to serve and aspire their followers to lead. (Greenleaf, 2002). This philosophy has gained much attention over...
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...1. Who wrote the source and when was it written? If unknown, note that. Be sure to include, to the best of your knowledge, the author's sex, nationality, class, religion, political identity, and race/ethnicity (1 point, 1-2 sentences). Richard Ligon wrote his account of sugar plantations in 1673. He was a white, Christian British male, a planter on Barbadoes and likely of the upper class. 2. Who was the source written for? Who was the intended audience? You will have to make a logical guess in some cases. (1 point, 1-2 sentences) This source was likely written for British people still living in England as a way to document what life was like in Barbadoes at this time. 3. What is the purpose or intent of the source? In other words, why was it written? (2 points, 1-2 paragraphs) The purpose of this source is to give a detailed depiction of life on a sugar plantation from the perspective of the plantation owner. Ligon describes the way each of the three types of men on the island; planters, indentured servants, and slaves live. He points out some of the cruelties that slaves, and to a greater extent, indentured servants had to face. At times he seems dissatisfied with the way some masters treat their slaves, and he certainly seems to suggest that some servants should be treated better. Yet, Ligon also gives high praise to the planters for their business savvy and ability to run very large plantations. Ligon’s account seems to be an attempt at an objective portrayal of...
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