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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Shape-Shifting Leadership


Three kinds of leadership for three different situations.
By Dan Kimball, Mark Driscoll, and Leith Anderson
Leadership in the emerging church is a paradox. I am someone who fully sees the value of mission statements, organizational charts, and a strategic approach to leading. I read everything John Maxwell and Bill Hybels write, and they fuel my heart and passion for leadership. The irony is that most growing up in our emerging culture are critical of anything that looks like "organized religion." My church doesn't want anything too business oriented or too structured.
  • Mark Driscoll: Leading Yourself First
  • Leith Anderson: Leading by Influence continue reading


  • see also:
    NB. Your Leadership Is Unique:
    Good news: There is no one "leadership personality."
    by Peter F. Drucker
    The one and only personality trait the effective ones I have encountered did have in common was something they did not have: they had little or no "charisma." Read more.

    Saturday, July 14, 2007

    Seven deadly leadership sins


    JEFFREY GANDZ
    Special to The Globe and Mail, July 6, 2007
    So much is written about what constitutes a good leader.
    But what about the bad?
    Clearly, a good leader will want to avoid the kinds of behaviour that go with the flip side.
    See if you recognize any elements of your leadership, or the leadership of your bosses, in these bad-leader archetypes:
    Narcissists
    Ditherers
    Avoiders
    Panderers
    Faddists
    Tunnellers
    Fantasizers
    continue reading

    Wednesday, July 04, 2007

    Managers work rather than holiday - Are you there?


    Many UK employees might feel that they don't receive enough time off work, but this pales in comparison to their boss' Holiday time, according to new research. continue reading @ Holiday hypermarket

    Monday, July 02, 2007

    leadership @ blogosphere - What's up now?

    Viewing search results from your Blog's desktop: Experiment successful!
    Take a look here, the results are always current and up-to-date