{"id":3383,"date":"2014-11-22T01:39:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-22T01:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dminlgp\/?p=3383"},"modified":"2014-11-22T01:39:58","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T01:39:58","slug":"open-leadership-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/open-leadership-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charline Li\u2019s book, Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform The Way You Lead<\/em> is about how social media is changing the way that leaders and their followers must interact in order to be effective. It provides rules or guidelines that will help one to maintain command, while having relationships within the world of social media. Li uses examples of companies that have open leadership, and how they have developed strategies to be effective in this environment. Blogging, Twittering, Facebooking, and use of other platforms are quickly becoming the normal way that people and organizations build and establish relationships with each other. Within ministry, social media often adds a layer of complexity that many organizations, pastors, and churches are not equipped to deal with.<\/p>\n

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Christian organizations are operating in a culture in which people have great distrust and cautious attitudes. With increased use and availability of social media, ministry efforts are constantly in the spotlight. Although social media is a highly effective tool if used properly to its full potential, organizations must be alert to inherent risks. \u201cIt seems not a month goes by without a social media brouhaha involving a high-profile Christian leader. When used properly, social media should make organizations and leaders more transparent and more connected with the people they lead.\u201d[1]<\/a> If an organization demonstrates strong ethical standards through it\u2019s people and operations, then social media can be used to enhance the transparency expected by the public. Alternatively, organizations that fail to put appropriate policies and safeguards in place may face ethical, political, or legal issues. Any time an organization fails in these areas their reputation and witness to Christ can be impacted, lending to potential collapse of the organization and distrust in Christianity.<\/p>\n

Li suggests that organizations follow a strategy and define limits for how they will and will not use social media to meet their goals. To do this, they should<\/p>\n

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