Writings on Christian leadership and leader development by Malcolm Webber
There was once a young man who was exceptionally bright. When he was ready, his father went to enroll him in a fine university and said to the President of that school, “Since my son is so gifted, would it be possible for him to finish the courses in less than the normal time?” “It all depends on what you want your son to be,” the wise [...]
Malcolm Webber
This is the final part in a series on organizational change Part 1:Leader, Be Prepared! Your Followers May Resist Change. Part 2: Change in Real Time: What You Need to Know As a Leader Part 3: Without a Strategy for Change, You’re Sunk Recently we explored the process of change in an organization. But any organization is built of people, [...]
Malcolm Webber
This is Part 3 in a series on organizational change Part 1: Leader, Be Prepared! Your Followers May Resist Change. Part 2: Change in Real Time: What You Need to Know As a Leader Large-scale change in an organization involves a process of experimentation and learning. It is impossible to anticipate all the possible problems or to prepare [...]
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This is Part 2 in a series on organizational change. Part 1: Leader, Be Prepared! Your Followers May Resist Change. Part 3: Without a Strategy for Change, You’re Sunk Leaders lead their constituents somewhere different from where they are already. Thus, the essence of leadership is change. Consequently, leaders must understand the change [...]
Malcolm Webber
This is part 1 in a series on organizational change Part 2: Change in Real Time: What You Need to Know As a Leader Part 3: Without a Strategy for Change, You’re Sunk Most people prefer stability and predictability in their lives and ministries. Consequently, proposed change causes stress for most people. This is why when faced with [...]
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The most effective leader development efforts are conducted within a living community of people in which the emerging leaders function and participate. In many traditional systems of education, the individual students arrive at the class, sit at their separate desks, listen to the lectures, participate in whatever group tasks are [...]
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“Groupthink” is a well-documented phenomenon that teams must vigilantly avoid. It occurs when a group of people strives to minimize conflict at the expense of critical analysis and evaluation. Groupthink happens when the members of a team try so hard to get along that they never disagree, which results in a stagnation of ideas. [...]
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Christian leadership is only found in Jesus Christ. True leadership is not found in anything other than Him – in anything other than His Person – in anything other than a living, abiding union and fellowship with Him. Christian leadership starts with Him. Otherwise, it is all worthless. True leadership begins with Christ. Jesus, Himself, [...]
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When a team is healthy and functions well, it is like a symphony orchestra with many different individual instruments playing in perfect harmony. However, an excellent concert performance never just happens by itself: The orchestra must decide which pieces of music to play and in what order. The talents of each member must be accurately [...]
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Servant leaders differ from abusive leaders in all three basic issues of leadership: direction, alignment and achievement. They also have significant personal differences, and impact their followers in profoundly different ways. We’ve covered abuse in the area of vision, success, and personal qualities. But how does an abusive leader [...]
Malcolm Webber