His early career was as an attorney with Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright and then as Director of the State of Hawaii Department of Planning and Economic Development. He served as the President of Chaminade University from 1989 to 1995 and was then the Senior Vice President for the YMCA of Honolulu. From 2007 to 2012 he served as CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership (US), and from 2012 to 2015 he served as CEO of the Greenleaf Centre for Servant Leadership (Asia) based in Singapore. In 2015, he became president of Pacific Rim Christian University in Honolulu.
The Paradoxical Commandments is both a poem and a book by Keith, which he wrote as an undergraduate.[2][3] It is often found in slightly altered form.
In 1997, Keith learned that the poem "The Paradoxical Commandments" had hung on the wall of Mother Teresa's children's home in Calcutta, India;[4] and, two decades after writing the original poem, Dr. Keith wrote a book of the same title expanding on the themes of the poem: Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World.[5]
The Paradoxical Commandments
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
Publicationsedit
The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student council, Harvard Student Agencies, 1968 (republished by National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1972).
The Silent Majority: The Problem of Apathy and the Student Council, National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1971.
An Ethic for Ocean Resource Development, 1981.
Nukolii and Hawaii's Future, 1983.
The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World, Inner Ocean Publishing, 2001.
Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002.
Do It Anyway: The Handbook for Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness in a Crazy World, New World Library, 2003.
Jesus Did It Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments for Christians, Berkley, 2005.
Nine University Presidents who Saved Their Institutions: The Difference in Effective Administration, Edwin Mellen Press, 2008.
Do It Anyway: Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness by Living the Paradoxical Commandments, New World Library, 2008.
Have Faith Anyway: The Vision of Habakkuk for Our Times, Jossey-Bass, 2008.
The Case for Servant Leadership, Terrace Press, 2012.
Morality and Morale: A Business Tale, Terrace Press, 2012.
Questions and Answers about Servant Leadership, Greenleaf Center, 2012.
Servant Leadership in the Boardroom: Fulfilling the Public Trust, Greenleaf Center, 2013
The Ethical Advantage of Servant Leadership: Guiding Principles for Organizational Success, Greenleaf Center, 2013.
The Christian Leader at Work: Serving by Leading, Terrace Press (Honolulu, Hawaii), 2015.
Personal lifeedit
He lives with his wife, Elizabeth Keith, and three children in Honolulu, Hawaii.[6]
Referencesedit
^Keith, Kent M. (1 September 1971). "The Principal and the Student Council". The Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. 55 (356): 66–74. doi:10.1177/019263657105535608. S2CID 143682687.
^The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr. Kent M. Keith
^KIRKPATRICK, DAVID (8 March 2002). "Good Things for Maxim Writer Who Waited". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^Brymer, George. (2005.) Vital Integrities: How Values-based Leaders Acquire And Preserve Their Credibility, All Square, Inc., p.198.
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kent, keith, born, 1949, brooklyn, american, writer, leader, higher, education, born1949, york, city, occupationwriternationalityamericaneducationharvard, collegeuniversity, hawaiʻi, mānoa, rossier, school, education, spouseelizabeth, keithchildren3, raised, n. Kent M Keith born in 1949 in Brooklyn is an American writer and leader in higher education Kent M KeithBorn1949 age 74 75 New York City U S OccupationWriterNationalityAmericanEducationHarvard CollegeUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Manoa JD USC Rossier School of Education EdD SpouseElizabeth KeithChildren3 Raised in Nebraska California Virginia Rhode Island and Hawaii where he graduated from secondary school Keith entered Harvard College to study government After graduating he read philosophy and politics at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar 1 received his J D degree at Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa and earned an Ed D from the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California His early career was as an attorney with Cades Schutte Fleming amp Wright and then as Director of the State of Hawaii Department of Planning and Economic Development He served as the President of Chaminade University from 1989 to 1995 and was then the Senior Vice President for the YMCA of Honolulu From 2007 to 2012 he served as CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership US and from 2012 to 2015 he served as CEO of the Greenleaf Centre for Servant Leadership Asia based in Singapore In 2015 he became president of Pacific Rim Christian University in Honolulu Contents 1 The Paradoxical Commandments 2 Publications 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksThe Paradoxical Commandments editThe Paradoxical Commandments is both a poem and a book by Keith which he wrote as an undergraduate 2 3 It is often found in slightly altered form In 1997 Keith learned that the poem The Paradoxical Commandments had hung on the wall of Mother Teresa s children s home in Calcutta India 4 and two decades after writing the original poem Dr Keith wrote a book of the same title expanding on the themes of the poem Anyway The Paradoxical Commandments Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World 5 The Paradoxical Commandments People are illogical unreasonable and self centered Love them anyway If you do good people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives Do good anyway If you are successful you will win false friends and true enemies Succeed anyway The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow Do good anyway Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable Be honest and frank anyway The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds Think big anyway People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs Fight for a few underdogs anyway What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight Build anyway People really need help but may attack you if you do help them Help people anyway Give the world the best you have and you ll get kicked in the teeth Give the world the best you have anyway Publications editThe Silent Revolution Dynamic Leadership in the Student council Harvard Student Agencies 1968 republished by National Association of Secondary School Principals 1972 The Silent Majority The Problem of Apathy and the Student Council National Association of Secondary School Principals 1971 An Ethic for Ocean Resource Development 1981 Nukolii and Hawaii s Future 1983 The Paradoxical Commandments Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World Inner Ocean Publishing 2001 Anyway The Paradoxical Commandments Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World G P Putnam s Sons 2002 Do It Anyway The Handbook for Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness in a Crazy World New World Library 2003 Jesus Did It Anyway The Paradoxical Commandments for Christians Berkley 2005 Nine University Presidents who Saved Their Institutions The Difference in Effective Administration Edwin Mellen Press 2008 Do It Anyway Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness by Living the Paradoxical Commandments New World Library 2008 Have Faith Anyway The Vision of Habakkuk for Our Times Jossey Bass 2008 The Case for Servant Leadership Terrace Press 2012 Morality and Morale A Business Tale Terrace Press 2012 Questions and Answers about Servant Leadership Greenleaf Center 2012 Servant Leadership in the Boardroom Fulfilling the Public Trust Greenleaf Center 2013 The Ethical Advantage of Servant Leadership Guiding Principles for Organizational Success Greenleaf Center 2013 The Christian Leader at Work Serving by Leading Terrace Press Honolulu Hawaii 2015 Personal life editHe lives with his wife Elizabeth Keith and three children in Honolulu Hawaii 6 References edit Keith Kent M 1 September 1971 The Principal and the Student Council The Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals 55 356 66 74 doi 10 1177 019263657105535608 S2CID 143682687 The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr Kent M Keith KIRKPATRICK DAVID 8 March 2002 Good Things for Maxim Writer Who Waited The New York Times Retrieved 12 June 2017 Brymer George 2005 Vital Integrities How Values based Leaders Acquire And Preserve Their Credibility All Square Inc p 198 Hodder amp Stoughton 2002 CLW Archived from the original on 2012 03 21 Retrieved 2012 04 13 External links editWorks by or about Kent M Keith at Internet Archive nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Kent M Keith Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kent M Keith amp oldid 1219994430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
