Spiritual Leadership : The Quest for Integrity

by Doohan, Leonard

• ISBN13: 9780809144952
• ISBN10: 0809144956
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-14
• Publisher: Paulist Pr

Summary

Inspired by the insights of Robert Greenleaf's best-selling Servant Leadership, Leonard Doohan's highly readable book presents leadership as a call motivated by faith and love that results in a change of life, a conversion, and a breakthrough to a new vision of one's role in the world. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. Leonard Doohan is professor emeritus at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
The Dangerous Possibility of Taking Leadership Seriously	p. 1
Has the Recent Emphasis on Leadership Got Us Anywhere?	p. 1
Failed Organizations	p. 3
Frustrated Hope in Leaders	p. 6
Different Expectations of Leadership	p. 10
What's Missing?	p. 11
This Book's Approach to Leadership	p. 14
The Spiritual Leader	p. 17
The Calling	p. 17
Contemporary Challenge	p. 21
Themes in the New Leadership	p. 23
Transcendent Values	p. 28
Ten Core Values of a Spiritual Leader	p. 30
Conclusion	p. 33
Spiritual Leadership	p. 35
The Vision and Values of a Spiritual Leader	p. 35
Components of Spiritual Leadership	p. 38
Some Significant Consequences of Spiritual Leadership	p. 43
Fallacies Regarding Leadership	p. 46
The Environment Created by Spiritual Leaders	p. 48
Short-Term Goals for Spiritual Leaders	p. 49
Conclusion	p. 51
Influencing Others to Be Visionaries	p. 53
Move People Upward and Outward	p. 54
Encourage Followers to Welcome Change and Crisis	p. 55
Identity a Shared Vision	p. 57
Train Others to Be Visionaries	p. 59
Coach Your Followers Carefully	p. 62
Conclusion	p. 64
Leadership and Integrity	p. 65
The Need of Integrity	p. 65
The Nature of Integrity	p. 69
Results of Leadership with Integrity	p. 71
Building a Trusting Environment	p. 72
Leadership and Reflection	p. 74
Leadership and Prerequisites for Reflection	p. 75
Four Steps to Develop Reflection	p. 76
Qualities That Facilitate Reflection and Leadership	p. 79
Practices Supportive of Both Reflection and Leadership	p. 83
Spiritual Leaders and Their Organizations	p. 87
Promoting Organizational Well-Being	p. 87
Empowering Individuals and Teams	p. 89
Signs of an Organization Directed by a Spiritual Leader	p. 93
Stages of Growth in an Organization Led by a Spiritual Leader	p. 95
Structural Components of an Organization Led by a Spiritual Leader	p. 100
Conclusion	p. 105
Spirituality of Leadership	p. 106
Introduction	p. 106
Christian Spirituality-Its Focus and Components	p. 106
Christian Spirituality and Spiritual Leadership	p. 111
Ongoing Development of Spiritual Leadership	p. 115
Spiritual Leadership and the Future	p. 116
Conclusion: The Spiritual Experience of Leading Others-An Invitation	p. 121
Introduction	p. 121
An Invitation to Lead	p. 124
Effective Leadership	p. 127
A Model of Spiritual Leadership	p. 130
Conclusion	p. 134
Notes	p. 137
Bibliography	p. 151
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