James C. Hurst

Abstract

This article is composed of a very pleasant reminiscence between Weston H. Morrill and James C. Hurst, two long-time friends and colleagues who worked together for several years during a very exciting and productive time at Colorado State University. They wrote of those experiences and described the powerful zeitgeist in a previous article. The current article is based on a transcript of a 2½-hour interview that took place in Washington, D.C., on November 18, 1997, with additional discussions in San Francisco on August 15, 1998, as well as e-mail consultations at various times. To meet space requirements and to enhance the flow of the written article, the interview has been edited and many parts have been omitted out of necessity.

Transformational Leadership and Asian Indian Values: Duty, Selfless Service, and Nonviolence

“…Naomi Meara (2001), past president of SCP, asserted: “If those who have higher status and power can demonstrate consistently the virtues of veracity, prudence, humility, compassion, and respect then the opportunities of producing an organizational climate or social entity reflective of those virtues is greatly enhanced” (p. 233). Ahimsa is exemplified in the following statement by a past-president of SCP and university administrator:I personally will never be a party to any abusive or harmful conduct, either directly or indirectly, either verbally or behaviorally to any individual or group… especially those who are different from me, different in sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity or belief (Hurst as cited in Morrill, 2000, p. 332).…”

“…I personally will never be a party to any abusive or harmful conduct, either directly or indirectly, either verbally or behaviorally to any individual or group… especially those who are different from me, different in sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity or belief (Hurst as cited in Morrill, 2000, p. 332).…”