Writings on Christian leadership and leader development by Malcolm Webber
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 [...]
Malcolm Webber
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
Are You an Abusive Leader? Part 3 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 and success. Practically, abusive [...]
Malcolm Webber
Are You an Abusive Leader? Part 2 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, but what about how we measure our [...]
Malcolm Webber
Are You an Abusive Leader? Part 1 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. Note that you do not need to possess all the characteristics that follow to [...]
Malcolm Webber
For a team to be effective, its members must share both long-term vision and short-term goals that genuinely represent the will of God for the organization. When this is in place, the team can move ahead with a common working approach. We’ve discussed common vision and common goals. This week, we discuss developing a common approach. [...]
Malcolm Webber
For a team to be effective, its members must share both long-term vision and short-term goals that genuinely represent the will of God for the organization. When this is in place, the team can move ahead with a common working approach. Last week we discussed common vision. This week, we discuss shared goals. Common goals make the vision [...]
Malcolm Webber
For a team to be effective, its members must share both long-term vision and short-term goals that genuinely represent the will of God for the organization. When this is in place, the team can move ahead with a common working approach. The blessing of God abides upon a team that functions in unity (Ps. 133). Heart unity is only possible [...]
Malcolm Webber
Our goal is healthy churches and Christian ministries. This means every member must take responsibility for the whole; every member must function actively and thoughtfully. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Eph. 4:16) To this [...]
Malcolm Webber
Elsewhere we have defined “leadership power” as the leader’s capacity to influence others to move from where they are now to somewhere else. Formally, leaders have more organizational power than do followers. Nevertheless, good followers exercise considerable power to positively influence the direction and effectiveness of the [...]
Malcolm Webber