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Utilizing primary source documents by Lincoln; historical examination of Lincoln, the people around Lincoln and the current events; and contemporary theories and examinations on leadership, Phillips writes an applicable text on leadership centered on Abraham Lincoln. This is not simply an examination of Lincoln's leadership "qualities," but a text written to be a resource for self-development.

I found this book an interesting find because I have worked a lot with youth. I found this to me useful particuarly if you were trying to form a student leadership team and training your student leaders. This book boasts that it uses fun and interactive ways to promote leadership and teach students not only the importance of leadership but how to become leaders themselves.

I just wanted to demonstrate the bookmarking features of Diigo. You'll see that I tagged the page ("definitions"), highlighted a section that I found useful ("The following sections...", which comes right from the Wikipedia page), and have added my own note (what you're reading right now).

This book takes John Maxwell's career in leadership development and condenses it into 21 irrefutable laws of leadership. These laws can be easily learned and immediately applied in your own life. John Maxwell believes that leadership is leadership and regardless of time, technology or culture the true principles of leadership are constant. The principles of leadership stand the test of time and are irrefutable.

The link you provided doesn't actually take you to the book but rather to John Maxwell's website. Try http://www.amazon.com/21-Irrefutable-Laws-Leadership-Follow/dp/0785274316

I purposely posted the website for John Maxwell, thought folks might be interested in learning more about the man and his ministry. Same for Laurie Beth Jones. They are both more than authors, also speakers and have their own ministeries.

Definition of leadership and a whole lot more... * principles of leadership * keys to leadership * theories

In Leadership for Vital Congregations, Anthony Robinson offers us leadership strategies that will benefit a church. "Functional strategies" to lead and information to develop as a leader, especially a spiritual leader. Robinson's work draws upon the expertise of other leaders as he develops "seven strategies for pastoral leadership". As I have read more about Leadership and Northouse (as well as Blanchard and Hodges in Servant Leadership) and reflected on my own experiences as a leader, in my opinion, Robinson doesn't go into depth enough on the qualities of a good leader and his transition from leader to pastoral or chuch leader is a bit choppy. All in all, Robinson gives us a few basics and, as I previously mentioned, his Seven Strategies for Pastoral Leadership. If this book was presented at a conference (and I believe it was) it would be okay as we would hear Robinson speak about the book and hopefully, go into more depth about it.

Mike Krzyzewksi is a consistent winner. "Coach K" has led (as of the end of the season 2010) the Duke men's basketball team to four national championships, ten Final Fours, and a host of other achievements. He has also led the U.S. Men's Olympic team to a gold medal. Though Leading with the Heart follows Coach K's leadership through a basketball season, it focuses on leadership principles that have been the hallmark of his "compassionate, focused, highly flexible leadership" and on the five fundamental qualities that Coach K has used to form consistently successful teams on and off the court.

Not sure what Northouse would think. Some of these seem like management as he delineates that as distinct from leadership.. I think these all are a part of leadership, though.

Management Consulting News interviews Marcus Buckingham on the ideas and defining characteristics of leadership.

I've highlighted some aspects to the interview I think are most relevant to defining leadership.

I think the ongoing situation in Libya provides an interesting illustration of leadership and what happens when there is no clear leadership or at least a process for leadership. Qaddafi seems to have provided a form of leadership for decades - somewhat along the lines of Northouse's narcissistic leader type. Understandably, Northouse does not provide an analysis of the use of violence in acquiring and retaining a position of leadership/power. Yet it seems to me that one reason Qaddafi has been able to retain power when others have fallen is his ability to lead, even if brute force is used to enforce his position. What is the difference between Mubarak and Qaddafi? Why did Mubarak lose the support of his inner circle where Qaddafi has not? Further, a lack of clear leadership seems to be hobbling NATO and the rebels. Those who oppose Qaddafi seem to agree only on the fact of their oppositional sentiment; they seem unable to agree on what should be done to effectively express that opposition.

Here's a really good example of bad leadership.  On the Authentic Action Wheel (Vorthouse 209), Dunlap used power as his motivation and control mechanism.  On the Authentic Leadership Characteristics, he has a sense of purpose and passion but he lacks relationships and connectedness entirely (Vorthouse 212).  I think his main value (as demonstrated in his behavior) was power and greed.

Al Dunlap is a good example of pseudotransformational leadership. He's self-focused, exploitive and power driven, with impaired moral values (Northouse 173). We can see that his leadership is in his own self-interest that sacrifices the needs and interests of others.

Dr. Kraemer is in essence promoting hs book entitled From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership. I chose to book mark the article because it reminded me of our study on authentic leadership and whether or not it was possible.

Though the examples are specifically geared towards youth ministry, Mark Yaconelli lays out a model for a "business meeting" in church leadership that focuses on contemplative prayer and seeking God's direction rather than following the typical business model of church leadership.

I've used an adaptation of this model and found it to be helpful in focusing the "business meetings" as well as bringing the leadership team together in spiritual practice and vision.

"March 7, 2011 (Notre Dame, Ind.)-Saint Mary's College is proud to announce that its first scholarly journal, published by the Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership (CWIL), went live online today. The Journal of Women's Intercultural Leadership (JWIL), which can be found at www.saintmarys.edu/cwil/jwil, is an extension of CWIL's mission to empower women to realize their call to leadership and to develop the intercultural knowledge and competence critical in today's increasingly interdependent world." - Sounds good to me! I wish I could say it better, but they've already summed it up well.

Wheatley has an unusual approach to leadership that incorporates left and right brain thinking. I return again and again to this book to discover a new way to think about an existing issue.

One can learn and appreciate leadership by reading the actual writings of a leader. "The Collected Writings of Samson Occom, Mohegan: Literature and Leadership in Eighteenth-Century Native America" is a compilation of twenty sermons and diary entries of transactions written by Occum, a Native American leader and Presbyterian minister in the late 1700s. Such writings provide readers with insights into the actual life of a leader instead of and in contrast to the accounts written by others who purport to know what such a leader's burdens, struggles, and motives are.

This book was an interesting find because while it's about leadership it is also about membership. How we act as leaders will potentially either grow or reduce membership in a congregational setting. While this may be completely apparent, it's something to look at when you're thinking of how you present yourself as a leader to a congregation.