Leadership

Pastors and Deep Change

According to Robert Quinn, self-change is crucial to leadership. The organization — for instance, the church — will not change unless the leader (the pastors) experience deep change. Leadership is not so much a set

Leadership and Management

I’m finding John Kotter’s book What Leaders Really Do to be very helpful. Kotter tackles a number of important topics: the one implied by the title, as well as the differences

Imagine There’s No Leader

On the anniversary of John Lennon’s death, on the day that Celine Dion appeared on CNN to sing Imagine (yikes!), Bill Kinnon came out with a provocative post More Disciples, Fewer Leaders

Friedman Made Simple

I mentioned a book by Edwin Friedman on leadership a couple of months ago. It’s been a big help to me. I wouldn’t say that Friedman is the best way or

Putting Leadership in its Place

I often struggle as I think about leadership. On one hand, I know it’s important. On the other hand, I sometimes choke on all the conflicting leadership theories, and I wonder if