The Demographic Context of Servant Leadership

The following paper will be presented on October 20, 2009 at the annual conference of the International Academy of Business and Economics in Las Vegas. It will be published in the 2009 Journal of the Academy of Business and Economics.

The Demographic Context of Servant Leadership

Inauguration Day

We spent most of Inauguration Day fighting the crowds in D.C., running between medic tents. At some times, we were really close to the White House and the Capitol Building (in the Blue-ticketed area), but didn't have the chance to stop and snap photos.

Here are a few photos from that day:

In the Silver Ticketed Area (9am)

Looking at the Blue ticketed area (9am)...

Looking back at the crowd in the open area along the mall (9am)

A First Aid tent along the parade route.

The Parade Route at Pennslyvania and 11th.

President Obama and Michelle along the Parade Route.

Flags on the parade route.

Clock tower along the parade route.

A Military band on the parade.

Matt, Steve, and Andrea at the parade.

The Old Post Office.

The Vice President and his wife.

The Parade.

We Are One Concert (January 18)

We came to DC to help with the first aid tents scattered throughout the Disctrict. On Sunday, we ended up at 8 medical aid stations on the Mall, down to the Lincoln Memorial, for the We Are One Concert.

This We Are One concert drew 400,000 attendees inside the gates, in addition to an estimated 500,000 at the Washington Monument (to watch from afar). We made it inside the gates to check on the aid tents, and we stayed for the concert....

Aside from the regrattable circumstance which not only excluded Bp. Gene Robinson's invocation from the HBO broadcast, but also in strange coincidence reduced the loudspeaker volume significantly during the same invocation, the concert was inspiring even for those who may not be Obama-maniacs, so to speak.

The following are some pictures that I snapped during the event:

The Lincoln Memorial, before the concert.

The crowd at the Reflecting Pool...

The crowd that couldn't get in through the gates. They stood at the Washington Monument to watch the Lincoln Center concert.

The crowd at the Washington Monument....

The crowd at the Washington Monument....

View from the Washington Monument

We Are One concert stage

Looking back at the crowd during the concert...