Someone who is a leader “…because of their formal position in an organization…” is an assigned leader, where as someone who is a leader “…because of the way other group members respond to them…” is an emergent leader (Northouse, 2016,… Continue Reading →
In learning about servant leadership and it’s various facets, I was drawn to the ten characteristics of a servant leader. I have chosen three characteristics that stand out to me and that I apply in my work environment. Servant leadership… Continue Reading →
I was very interested to read Northouse’s evolution of leadership definitions over time, as it was evident that they were birthed out of a sense of where culture was at the time. As culture has shifted, so too has leadership […]
Two different forms of leadership, as described by Northouse (2018) are “assigned leadership and emergent leadership” (p.8). Similar to the concepts of person power and position power, “some people are leaders because of their formal position in and organization, whereas… Continue Reading →
“Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” (Northouse, 2018, p.5). When I first read this chapter about the evolution of leadership definitions and the defining components that each interval of… Continue Reading →
Northouse (2016) defines leadership as “‘a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” (p. 6). In Chris’ post he asks the question, “Although this definition is focused on a group context, what is… Continue Reading →
According to Northouse (2016), leadership can be defined as ‘a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal’ (p. 6). Sometimes the process of leadership can be lost in pursuit of the goal, but… Continue Reading →
The blessing and the curse of social media abundance is every voice – positive, negative, constructive or damaging – has the opportunity to be amplified. Over the years I have been impacted in many positive and constructive ways by Paul Baloche and how he has led so well through multiple social media platforms. Paul is …
Reading through this list of servant leader characteristics from Spears (2002, as cited by Northouse, 2018, p. 229-230) left me feeling like I now have a more complete understanding of servant leadership. To be able to summarize such an abstract concept into these ten traits was very helpful and may have been the first time …
Although leadership as a process exists in many forms, its measurable effectiveness upon others remains naturally subjective from varying perspectives. That being said, apart from the limitless theories and pragmatism one may utilize to influence followers to “achieve a common goal” (Northouse, 2016, p. 6), by formalizing leadership into assigned and emergent roles, we can …