Ironies Leaders Navigate, Second Edition
Author | : Schuyler Totman |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2018-04-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781532640421 |
ISBN-13 | : 1532640420 |
Rating | : 4/5 (420 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ironies Leaders Navigate, Second Edition written by Schuyler Totman and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [EPI] “. . . just as one cannot not communicate, you do not have the option of not using power.” [/EPI] For every definition of leadership, you can find a definition of power that makes the same statement. Hence, every act of leadership is an act of power, and the better we understand power, the better we understand leadership. And we misunderstand power, scholars lament, in part by under-understanding power. We equate it merely with coercion and competition, but miss how power dynamics define leadership, education, coaching, teamwork, parenting, etc. Here is a brief, contextual, synergistic, occasionally ironic study of power, which provides numerous lenses through which to examine leadership settings, including how they differ. This study (in specific, framed pages) ultimately focuses on a unique leadership setting—the local church. It ponders distinct challenges faced by church leaders, and by The Church’s Leader, Jesus Christ.