By: Phil Goldsberry on October 27, 2016
Introduction What is the “shelf life” of a leader? Is he/she the determinant to how long they stay in office or is it contingent on other factors that are less tangible? Vision, perceived success, viability, and organizational health are factors to longevity but the character and skill set of a leader are more likely the…
By: Kristin Hamilton on October 27, 2016
“I’ve got some good news and some not so good news.” This is way my director approached me as a young manager many years ago. “I’m going to increase your staff,” she said. “You get an additional person to help with the workload.” That seemed like good news, so what could be bad. “The staff…
By: Aaron Cole on October 27, 2016
Summary: The Leadership Mystique, Leading Behavior in the Human Enterprise by Manfred Kets De Vries is a workbook collection of academic lectures with real world application. De Vires writing is not a simple “how to” but rather a real insight and reflection into the ever evolving subject of leadership. He begins with defining what leadership…
By: Christal Jenkins Tanks on October 27, 2016
I have worked in Corporate America for almost 15 years. Throughout my time, I have been advised and encouraged to read many books on leadership-from The Bible to Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. Some of them provided sustainable and actionable practices while others provided motivation and inspiration. This week’s book Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a…
By: Marc Andresen on October 27, 2016
Every Wednesday at noon I walk into a kind of liminal space and seek to be a global leader. I leave the familiarity of Corvallis, enter a room filled with international students eating soup, and look for an open chair in order to sit down and talk with perfect strangers who are nationally, culturally, linguistically…
By: Jason Kennedy on October 27, 2016
Theories are good things. They help us dream about the possibilities. I had theories of what parenting would be like before I had my first child. Let me give you an example of one. Before we were parents, we actually said that our kids would eat healthy and we will not stop at McDonalds. That…
By: Aaron Peterson on October 27, 2016
The Leadership Mystique by Manfred Kets De Vries is a textbook for leaders who want to lead successful organizations in the 21st Century. I say it is a textbook because it is not just jammed packed full of rich material on leadership, but it also has a wealth of charts and many questions for the…
By: Claire Appiah on October 27, 2016
Manfred Kets de Vries – The Leadership Mystique: Leading Behavior in the Human Enterprise Introduction The author’s credentials, contributions, and accolades related to a diversity of academic domains could fill a small volume of its own. We recall this economist-psychoanalyst’s work in Reflections on Character and Leadership: On the Couch with Manfred Kets…
By: Lynda Gittens on October 27, 2016
Leadership through the world’s view is somewhat distorted. The styles of world leaders have ranged from fear to courage, low self-esteem to confidence, inexperience to experience, overcompensate for a lack of attempt, disrespectful to passionate, and more. If we were truthfulin the Christian community, these same world leadership traits are present in some Christian Leaders.…
By: Stu Cocanougher on October 27, 2016
Most leadership books that flood bookstores are focused on one of two organizations: successful businesses or successful sports teams. The book Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney invites the reader to develop leadership skills from an unlikely source: The 450-year-old monastic order known as the Jesuits. The book outlines the history of The Society of Jesus, beginning with…
By: Chip Stapleton on October 27, 2016
This wonderful book, Heroic Leadership, by Chris Lowney is a great insight into the history and inner workings of the Jesuit order and as well as being an appealing alternative to many of the clichéd leadership tracks full of lists of tips and tricks to becoming a fabulous leader. Instead of these fad inspired tips and tricks, the Jesuits…
By: Rose Anding on October 27, 2016
Are Leaders saying ,”I have no ideas where I ‘m going? “ Introduction This blog is a brief review of The Leadership Mystique: Leading Behavior in the Human Enterprise by Manfred Kets de Vries. In this new release of his book, acclaimed management master Manfred…
By: Katy Drage Lines on October 27, 2016
Who counts as a leader? How many lives must one influence to be considered a leader? (17) The Jesuit perspective finds leadership opportunities “not just at work but also in the ordinary activities of everyday life” (15). And the ones that lead? It’s not solely those with the leadership title (“what you do”), but those…
By: Jim Sabella on October 27, 2016
I concur with Chris Lowney about the volume of leadership books on the shelves of bookstores. About a week ago I stopped into one of the small airport bookstores just to take a look at the number of books on leadership. I counted no less than 50 titles on the top-seller list! There is no…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on October 26, 2016
As a child, one of my favorite activities was Saturday morning cartoons. I would endure “Tom & Jerry”, and “The Smurfs”, before I could get to my all-time favorite cartoon “THE JUSTICE LEAGUE!” I still feel giddy with anticipation recalling the main characters: Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, and my favorite, Wonder Woman. It…
By: Mary Walker on October 26, 2016
The Jesuit principles “are rooted in the notions that we’re all leaders and that our whole lives are filled with leadership opportunities.” (Lowney, p. 5) “The paradox is that the energizing power lies precisely in the combination of nonnegotiable core beliefs and a willing embrace of change.” (Lowney, p. 248) Chris Lowney’s book, Heroic Leadership,…
By: Geoff Lee on October 25, 2016
Heroic leadership by Chris Lowney As the great philosopher Mariah Carey once said: “There’s a hero/If you look inside your heart/You don’t have to be afraid/Of what you are…” Chris Lowney agrees with Mariah, it seems. Using the Jesuits as the inspiration for his heroic leadership, he riffs on four key leadership traits that marked…
By: Kevin Norwood on October 22, 2016
At the heart of every church plant or some may say (split) there are elements from Albert O. Hirshman’s book Exit, Voice and Loyalty. The information that is shared in this quick 126 page read is still true today and is translatable to the church. The authors observation that “under any economic, social, or political…
By: Pablo Morales on October 21, 2016
SUMMARY In Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, Albert Hirschman argues that people respond to organizational decay by leaving the organization (exit) or by voicing their concerns (voice). The degree in which people engage with these two behaviors is directly determined by the levels of loyalty to the organization, cultural perceptions, and the nature of the organization. Consequently, the…
By: Jason Kennedy on October 21, 2016
Albert O. Hirschman’s book, Exit, Voice and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations and States is a complex work that defines the choices people have when the organization, state or firm no longer is operating to the expectations of its clients or consumers. Hirshman promotes three basic choices from the consumer. First, they can…
