Category Archives: leadership

Thoughts on leadership

Ghost hunters and exorcists: Leaders and secrets in the system

Do you have ghosts in your system that go bump in the night? Thoughts on leaders as ghost hunters and exorcists at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog site.

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Leading an anxious system: what’s a leader to do?

Thoughts on leadership in a chronically anxious system at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog.

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11 Leadership Secrets of Effective Deans

Eleven leadership secrets of effective deans at the Wabash Center blog for theological school deans (with apologies to August Turak).

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Do you want to be great?

GRACE member Israel Galindo reflects on three things an organization needs in order to be “great”. Read his toughts at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog site.

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Two ideas on bringing about organizational change

Visit the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog for two ideas on bringing about organizational change.

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The triangle in the emotional field

Some thoughts on the necessity of interpreting emotional triangles within the context of the emotional field at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog.

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If a leader’s job is not to bring about change, then what’s a leader good for?

A question from one of my students in the systems theory class results in a new insight for leaders from the Dog Whisperer.

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Best books critique ever

Brian Gumm offers a well-written review and critique of The Hidden Lives of Congregations.

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Why you can’t fix some church committees

Some thoughts on why you probably will never be able to fix some of your church committees at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog.

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Some truisms worth remembering

Check the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog for some truisms worth remembering during times of acute anxiety.

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