The Other Side of Leadership

by Eugene B. Habecker

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896933415
• ISBN13: 9780896933415
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Victor
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.

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Dr. Habecker approaches leadership from a Christian perspective. As an educator he also views things through those lense, noting "...every great leader is clearly teaching--and every great teacher is leading" (p. 23). Coupling both the Christian and the educational components he concludes that "leadership is a relational concept--'the influencing agent and the persons influenced'" (p. 26). Familiarity exposes a leader's humanity. He says through such day to day interaction, illusion is destroyed and a leader is seen as vulnerable with human limitations.Leaders are aware of the competing demands within their organizations.In the second chapter he talks about Jesus knowing how to effectively use power in aiming it toward appropriate results. He goes on to talk about leaders following that example.Chapter three focuses on the Christian leader in carrying out daily tasks by pointing out that the emphasis is on service to God and others, not on what benefits one might attain in a leadership role.In the fourth chapter the burden of leadership is discussed. He reminds readers that Jesus told us to cast our cares upon Him.For leadership to be complete there must be followers. He mentions that early on in the book and devotes chapter five to a more complete investigation of that topic.Chapters six and seven cover unplesant, but essential aspects of leadership, confrontation and forgiveness respectively. In the eighth chapter, planning and perspective are addressed.Nearly every book dealing with this subject contains information on excellence. In this book it is covered in chapter nine.The remaining chapters look at finances and various dimensions of the leader's role such as professional and personal contexts.This is a helpful book.