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Breeding Followers Who Lead: Changing the Networking Paradigm
Leadership is an elusive concept that is the lore of many a leadership theory. Its tales have been captured in the annals of academic journals and tomes. Yet, for all of the time scholars and novices alike have spent trying to solve its riddle, there is little to show for the relationship between leadership and networking. Networking is often considered a social skill honed at cocktail parties or on the fairways of the links in an effort to advance one’s status and career. Organizations have been remiss in recognizing the role networking plays within the confines of leadership that surround their success on a daily basis. More… |
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Global Leadership and the Call to Authentic Christian Leadership
The increasingly globalized environment of the 21st century is rapidly changing the way business is conducted and reshaping the requirements of effective leadership. Leaders who possess a global perspective with global competencies are being called to the forefront of organizations. An understanding of globalization is tantamount to an exploration of the theories and approaches to global leadership. More importantly, global leadership must be examined in light of the Biblical directive of authentic and moral Christian leadership. More…
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The Value of Leading from the Middle
In today’s competitive market, there is a leadership crisis. The increase in globalization, technology, the Internet, the mobility of talent, changing employee expectations and shrinking profit margins have shaken the corporate world (Sethi, 1999). With the development of new technologies, such as smart phones, newer laptops, and iPads, the long hours are not just being completed in the workplace in an eight-to-five setting. Such advances have increased the potential for work demands that extend beyond normal business hours (Parris, Vickers, & Wilkes, 2008). So, while such radical changes are impacting organizations, much of the burden of responsibility comes from those who function in the role of the middle manager. More… |
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Prototypical Jesus? A Discussion of Followership Development from John 6
As a leader, Jesus died betrayed and abandoned by His closest followers, dreams of greatness in ruin with no strategic plan in place for what was to follow. After His resurrection, His followers return to Him. What made these followers of Jesus return after denying they even knew Him? What made them committed to His cause? This paper uses the account of John 6 where Jesus offends his followers and refines his core team, in comparison to contemporary organizational and psychological theory concerning leader and follower style alignment, person-organizational fit (PO-fit), and person-job fit (PJ-fit), to draw out principles for human resource management and leadership development. More… |
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From the Editor
The 23rd issue of Leadership Advance Online is pleased to bring you insightful articles in which our authors address the vital relationship between leadership and networking, the leader and the development of his or her followers, the importance of the middle manager, and the role of and need for authentic Christian global leaders. We hope that you will enjoy this issue and share it with your colleagues!
Julia Mattera
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"Leadership is not just the province of people at the top. Leadership can occur at all levels and by any individual. In fact, we see that it is important for leaders to develop leadership in those below them."
Bernard M. Bass & Ronald E. Riggio
Excerpt from their book, Transformational Leadership
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