The conviction to lead
Subtitle: 25 principles for leadership that matters
By: Albert Mohler
Publisher: Bethany House
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn.
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780764210044
Subjects: Leadership; Christian leadership
Description: "The president of an influential seminary and media personality reveals the characteristics of a true leader"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The conviction to lead: true leadership starts with a purpose, not a plan; title: Leading is believing: the leader is driven by beliefs that lead to action; title: Convictional intelligence: the leader develops the capacity to think in convictional terms and leads followers to do the same; title: Leadership is narrative: the leader draws followers into a story that frames all of life; title: Leaders understand worldviews: the leader shapes the worldview of followers; title: The passion to lead: passionate leaders driven by passionate beliefs draw passionate followers; title: Leaders are thinkers: leadership begins when you learn to think like a leader, and leadership is not achieved until followers learn to think as well; title: Leaders are teachers: the effective leader is the master teacher within a learning organization; title: Leadership is all about character: leaders are trusted when their lives are in alignment with their convictions; title: Leadership and credibility: leadership happens when character and competence are combined; title: Leaders are communicators: the leader's most essential skill is the ability to communicate... over and over again; title: Leaders are readers: when you find a leader, you find a reader, and for good reason; title: The leader and power: the faithful leader knows that power is never and end in itself; title: Leaders are managers: not all managers are leaders, but all leaders are managers; title: Leaders are speakers: leaders give voice to conviction and mobilize hearts and minds with a message; title: Leadership as stewardship: leaders never lead for themselves; they are stewards in service of another; title: The leader as decision maker: organizations expect many things from leaders, most of all the trusted ability to decide; title: The moral virtues of leadership: leadership and morality are inseparable; title: The leader and the media: the medium is not the message, you are: and the leader must know how to deliver that message; title: The leader as writer: the written word remains one of the most powerful ways to lead, so leaders write; title: The digital leader: leaders understand that the digital world is a real world: a world in which they are called to lead; title: The leader and time: leaders know that time is the great equalizer of humanity; title: Leadership that endures: the leader's goal is not only to last but to endure; title: The leader and death: mortality frames the horizon of leadership; title: The leader's legacy: in the end, the leader's goal is to leave a lasting imprint