{"id":6312,"date":"2015-11-04T05:41:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T13:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dminlgp\/?p=6312"},"modified":"2015-11-05T02:57:22","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T10:57:22","slug":"are-you-a-good-leader-are-you-led-by-a-good-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/are-you-a-good-leader-are-you-led-by-a-good-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow The Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to author John C. Maxwell, “real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow as everything rises and falls on leadership.”[1]<\/a> A great leader is one who coaches and mentors the workers, inspires enthusiasm, and does not depend on authority, but on goodwill. A leader influences others through lifestyle, integrity and character; therefore, leadership in many organizations is termed as the core factor of successes or failures. Poor leadership always translates to failures or collapse of organizations whereas good leadership always led to thriving of businesses and expansions of organizations. What most of us do not understand is how leadership affects organizations. Leadership is useful in business organizations but also in small groups and units such as families and discussion groups in schools and our cohort. What is the role that a father or a mother plays in a family to ensure that the family succeeds in all of its endeavors? Is your family successful? What about the organization you work for? Does it realize its goals? What is the leader\u2019s role to ensure this? How can their leadership skills be improved? Do they consider ethics in their decisions? Are they culturally sensitive in their decisions? What about the national leadership? Are you satisfied with your senator or president based on their decisions? All these questions require excellent comprehension of what leadership entails in organizations.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

The book, \u201cHandbook of Leadership Theory and Practice\u201d by NitinNohria and Rakesh Khurana handles perfectly the significance of leadership in organizations. The two authors assert that organizational success is best assessed by the direct impact of leadership in the performance of the organizations. The authors discuss a multi-faceted leadership theory across some of the major disciplines such as psychology, organizational behaviors, sociology, history, economics, psychoanalysis, as well as, political science[2]<\/a>. Some of the concepts that the theory of leadership entails as elaborated in the book include functions, personal attributes and relationships among people in a group or in an organization. The two authors discuss the concept of leadership succinctly enabling the readers to discern true leadership from a faked one. For instance, one may ask about the kind of platform that is right in assessing good leadership, and on the other hand an individual may say a good leader always produce the best results in an organization. That is, organizational good leadership always translates to profits and subsequent growth of the organization[3]<\/a>. In the case of our president, we cannot evaluate the success of a presidential leadership based on profits like organizations.\u00a0 How about a court judge, a church priest, a monitor or a group leader?<\/p>\n

From the Handbook, the authors assert there is no universally accepted model of leadership and thus effective leadership always considers the situation at hand. A good class monitor will always understand the kind of students in the class, their behaviors, strengths and weaknesses as well as their cultural backgrounds to create good relationships with them. A president must understand his or her country, the challenges as well as the opportunities available to it\u2019s the citizens. For instance, President Obama knows the challenges facing the US in terms of security, economy, education and many others. If you ask him today, you will hear him mention ISIS being the most serious security concern to the US government. Further reading from the book discloses the various ways of developing better leaders for the benefit of the US.<\/p>\n

The book mainly concentrates on leadership in organizations. It answers some of the questions arising from leadership\u2019s problems in organizations. The book mainly consists of 26 essays of the scholars who took part in the Centennial Colloquium\u00a0on the advancing of organizational leadership. The function took place at Harvard Business School, therefore The Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, is said to be a catalyst for elevating leadership to a higher intellectual plane – and help shape the research agenda for the next generation of leadership scholars.\u201d The book is excellent for individual students in the school of business. It is also appropriate for CEOs and managers in organizations as well as new entrepreneurs; but what about biblical leaders?<\/p>\n

In the bible, Jesus talks about leadership involving being more of a servant than a ruler.\u00a0Leadership is all about serving the people with the most appropriate and beneficial decisions.\u00a0Leadership is complex; but\u00a0the christian leaders must have passion for the lost, have a kingdom mentality, be a visionary, love people, be willing to sacrifice, have family support, be a servant and an anointed hard worker, have integrity; and be humble.[4]<\/a>\u00a0 The leadership style must be one that others are willing to follow.<\/p>\n

Reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many people do not understand the meaning of good leadership; but good leadership is always accompanied by excellent critical thinking skills, and discipline; which is what makes a leader stand out from the crowd.\u00a0 A person who will scorn or excuse self-discipline will never qualify for leadership of a high order.\u00a0 The very basic of leadership principles begins with character.\u00a0 Successful people are willing to do things that unsuccessful people will not do.\u00a0 John Maxwell talks about the difference between character-driven and emotion-driven people.\u00a0 Emotion-driven people make decisions based on feelings, what is convenient or easier or popular, and then quit when problems arise.[5]<\/a><\/p>\n

This book was great reading which caused me to take a closer look at my leadership style. I could see Rose Maria Anding’s style of leadership is a combination of autocratic, democratic, and delegative,[6]<\/a> according to the task at hand. The autocratic style is used when decisions must be made quickly, with no time for consulting with the organization.\u00a0 The democratic style of leadership is most effective when all members are engaged in the decisionmaking process, where ideas and thoughts are shared, and plans developed through creative solutions to problems.\u00a0 The delegative leadership style is when members are highly skilled, motivated, and capable of working without supervision. But the question is, <\/em><\/strong>Are you a good leader<\/strong>? <\/strong><\/em>Yes, we know,<\/strong> a good leader is known by the number of great individuals he or she has nurtured and creates silent influence in other people. The platform of good leadership is based on good decision making involving ethical and cultural considerations. The church does not exist in and for itself, but it is a vehicle for leaders to lead and manage the body of Christ through discipleship, evangelism, missions, spiritual growth, and other programs that point to God\u2019s glory! \u00a0Are you led by a good leader?<\/strong><\/em>
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Bibliography<\/p>\n

Nohria, Nitin&Rakesh,Khurana. 2013.\u00a0Handbook of leadership theory and practice an HBS\u00a0<\/em>centennial colloquium on advancing leadership<\/em>. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business Press
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[1]<\/a> John C. Maxwell, Developing the Leader within You. <\/em>Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publisher, 1993, 5.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a>Nohria, Nitin&Rakesh,Khurana. 2013.\u00a0Handbook of leadership theory and practice an HBS<\/em><\/p>\n

Centennial colloquium on advancing leadership<\/em>. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business Press.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a>Nohria, Nitin&Rakesh, Khurana. 2013.\u00a0Handbook of leadership theory and practice an HBS<\/em><\/p>\n

Centennial colloquium on advancing leadership<\/em>. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business Press.<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> John C. Maxwell, Developing the Leader within you. <\/em>203-205.<\/p>\n

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[6]<\/a> Jean M. Phillip and Stanley M. Gully, Organizational Behavior.<\/em> Ohio: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2008, 298-99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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