Proverbs 8: 22-23(NASB)
The LORD possessed me [Wisdom] at the beginning of His way, before His works of old. From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.
The literature on theories of leadership has been around a long time and studies have emerged from every discipline you can name. All are based on a worldview that assumes origins (matter vs. spirit as eternal), defines the problems with mankind and the offers a (leadership) solution.
From Plutarch’s Lives, to more moderns writers like Selznick (1957 – infusion of values and purpose), Burns (1978 - ethically and morally transformational leadership) Greenleaf (1977- “servant leadership”), Bennis, Blanchard, Kotter and others offer valid ideas and processes on leadership.
God (Eternally Existent) tells us that effective leaders are first followers (of Him) and then lead by example (after your heart is born anew (shaped in Proverbs, demonstrated in the Gospels).
Man’s theories come and go. God’s have remained constant. Your worldview matters – today at work and eternally.
Copyright ©2007 by P. Griffith Lindell
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