Blog Post 1 I wholeheartedly agree with Christina’s opinion and experience that there is a huge difference between leaders and managers. I’ve read frequently that leaders know where to go and managers know how to get there. Also, that leaders know what needs to be done and managers know how to do it. As for …
The leader I’ve chosen to evaluate is James MacDonald, founder of Harvest Bible Chapel, a Chicago-based church. The church was started in 1998 and now has over 13,000 people attending local sites. I have followed MacDonald’s work for the past five years and have read two of his books. The essence of MacDonald’s success and …
Of the ten principles of servant leadership from the Personal Inventory of Servant Leadership, the three that are the most challenging for me are: listening, empathy and building community. An example of listing occurred several years ago when a married couple I knew was having difficulties in their relationship. The wife’s overriding concern was that …
Northouse’s definition of assigned and emergent leaders is that assigned leaders are people who hold a formal position in an organization. In contrast, emergent leaders become leaders because of the way other group members respond to them (2019, p. 8). Northouse lists two similarities between leader and managers: working with people and concern with effective …
Northouse defines leadership as “a process whereby an individual influence as a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.” Northouse refers to the process viewpoint. He suggests that leadership is a phenomenon that resides in the context of the interaction between leaders and followers. He contends that leadership is, therefore, available to everyone. As …
