{"id":6395,"date":"2015-11-05T23:57:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T07:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dminlgp\/?p=6395"},"modified":"2015-11-06T00:00:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T08:00:39","slug":"does-leadership-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/does-leadership-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Leadership Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Millennials.<\/a><\/p>\n

When I first received book in the mail I devoured the introduction and found it incredibly refreshing that this intellectual duo really took time to establish what they were going to do in this volume. \u00a0 What an introduction to draw me into the subject matter from the most basic question of does leadership matter the to depths of leadership development and does leadership really make a difference. \u00a0Leadership development has been a pursuit of mine for a long time but now I have in my hands the encyclopedia of leadership. \u00a0This is not a popular “folk theology book” but one that has come from a scholarly point of view. \u00a0 \u00a0What an incredible resource for leaders. \u00a0 I couldn’t agree with the editors more when I came to this statement at the end of their first chapter, “we recognize that those reading this volume might be overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the book.” \u00a0Can I get an amen to that statement. \u00a0 But then they close out their introduction with these two thoughts: \u00a0“The world is crying out for better leadership. \u00a0We hope this volume improves the supply.”<\/p>\n

Does leadership matter? \u00a0The area that I focused in on was a section of this massive resource to look at Leading teams of leaders. \u00a0The five principles that was proposed for a leader leading leaders is really powerful and practical.<\/p>\n

1 \u00a0Creating a bounded entity that is defined by clear and shared purpose. \u00a0(defining who is and who is not a member of a leadership team is a matter that can pose significant emotional and interpersonal challenges eve for experienced leaders) (496)<\/p>\n

2 Crafting an agenda so that the work of the team is always focused on meaningful, interdependent activities. \u00a0(keeping the work both meaningful and interdependent requires selecting team tasks carefully each time the team convenes.) \u00a0(497)<\/p>\n

3. Shaping members’ construals of their role. (the whole job was about providing leadership for the whole enterprise both as individual leaders and as a member of the leadership team.)(497)<\/p>\n

4.Articulating explicit norms that promote attention to team strategies and that minimize political dynamics. \u00a0(it took early action by the team leader to get constructive norms established and accepted.) (498)<\/p>\n

5. Coaching the team \u00a0(the transition to shared responsibility for intervening in team processes, we found occurs most smoothly when team leaders fir model good coaching and then explicitly invite other member to join in when they feel they are ready to do so. ) (501)<\/p>\n

Here is what I have drawn from this simple bite of this massive banquet.<\/p>\n

This is why discipleship is so vital. \u00a0Leaders leading leaders is what this new day of discipleship is going to look like. \u00a0The way of discipleship in the past has to come into this modern and present day and this progressive thought process develops a path way to do this effectively. \u00a0 The millennial generation are looking for this clear direction and instruction in leading in the church and leading in the kingdom. \u00a0These principles are translatable to the Kingdom. \u00a0I can draw the correlation between this purpose and intention and apply it to spiritual leadership or church leadership that is functional. \u00a0 Not just functional but highly functional.<\/p>\n

This book has challenged me to think on a different plan and to look for language that cross over to creating a new language of discipleship leadership.<\/p>\n

What a great read.
\nKevin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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