Table of Contents
Introduction vii
The Dangerous Possibility of Taking Leadership Seriously 1
Has the Recent Emphasis on Leadership Got Us Anywhere? 1
Failed Organizations 3
Frustrated Hope in Leaders 6
Different Expectations of Leadership 10
What's Missing? 11
This Book's Approach to Leadership 14
The Spiritual Leader 17
The Calling 17
Contemporary Challenge 21
Themes in the New Leadership 23
Transcendent Values 28
Ten Core Values of a Spiritual Leader 30
Conclusion 33
Spiritual Leadership 35
The Vision and Values of a Spiritual Leader 35
Components of Spiritual Leadership 38
Some Significant Consequences of Spiritual Leadership 43
Fallacies Regarding Leadership 46
The Environment Created by Spiritual Leaders 48
Short-Term Goals for Spiritual Leaders 49
Conclusion 51
Influencing Others to Be Visionaries 53
Move People Upward and Outward 54
Encourage Followers to Welcome Change and Crisis 55
Identity a Shared Vision 57
Train Others to Be Visionaries 59
Coach Your Followers Carefully 62
Conclusion 64
Leadership and Integrity 65
The Need of Integrity 65
The Nature of Integrity 69
Results of Leadership with Integrity 71
Building a Trusting Environment 72
Leadership and Reflection 74
Leadership and Prerequisites for Reflection 75
Four Steps to Develop Reflection 76
Qualities That Facilitate Reflection and Leadership 79
Practices Supportive of Both Reflection and Leadership 83
Spiritual Leaders and Their Organizations 87
Promoting Organizational Well-Being 87
Empowering Individuals and Teams 89
Signs of an Organization Directed by a Spiritual Leader 93
Stages of Growth in an Organization Led by a Spiritual Leader 95
Structural Components of an Organization Led by a Spiritual Leader 100
Conclusion 105
Spirituality of Leadership 106
Introduction 106
Christian Spirituality-Its Focus and Components 106
Christian Spirituality and Spiritual Leadership 111
Ongoing Development of Spiritual Leadership 115
Spiritual Leadership and the Future 116
Conclusion: The Spiritual Experience of Leading Others-An Invitation 121
Introduction 121
An Invitation to Lead 124
Effective Leadership 127
A Model of Spiritual Leadership 130
Conclusion 134
Notes 137
Bibliography 151
