Call to Interdependence for the West
In the Old Testament, Yahweh set out to make his name known to the entire world by establishing a people group he would call his own. This required structure and…
Is Leadership Without Change Really Leadership?
Leadership is synonymous with change, because one of the most important aspects of leadership is change. (McCabe, 2008, p. 32) It is the leader who is at the center of…
Why Leadership Doesn’t Change the World
Over the last century of studying leadership, a myriad of definitions have surfaced, all having variations that range from subtle detail differences to opposing perspectives all together. Scholars and practitioners…
Biblical Values in Various Cultures
Values are directly connected to an individual’s beliefs about what is important in life (Hultman, 2001) and the desire to meet the basic needs of physiological, safety, social, esteem and…
Value of Theoretical Development of Leadership
A theory in a given field of study is “an idea that is intended to explain facts or events”. (Merriam-Webster, 2004) By nature, theories are presented as possibly true but…
Organizations Need Values…To Survive
According to Rokeach (1973), values are enduring beliefs “that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of…
Your Future Is Found In Your Values
The future of any individual, or organization, can be determined and understood by the recognition and acknowledgement of the values held by an individual or organization. Values are the social…
Future of Leadership Theory
The study of leadership really took off with the focus on trait leadership in the 1930’s. (Northouse, 2013, p. 2) This was the first attempt to look at leadership systematically…
I Believe in Santa
*** For any children, or children at heart, beware. There is a Christmas spoiler lying in the following post. So, I would advise not reading today and waiting till tomorrow’s…
Jesus Calls All to Leadership
Just like that, He was gone. A flood of emotions filled those who looked on. Their hearts were filled with remorse for the loss, again, of their leader, followed by…