Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership How to Become an Effective Leader by Confronting Potential Failures

Name: Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership How to Become an Effective Leader by Confronting Potential Failures
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ISBN: 9780801068355

ISBN-10: 0801068355

ISBN-13: 9780801068355

Edition: 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Gary L. McIntosh, Samuel D. Rima

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The Christian world has been rocked by the number of prominent leaders, in both church and parachurch organizations, who have been compromised by moral, ethical, and theological failures. This pace-setting volume addresses this alarming problem and offers Christian leaders valuable guidance in dealing with the inherent risks of their work.Using biblical and current examples, the authors describe the characteristics of five types of leaders and the problems that are most likely to develop if their particular dysfunctions develop unrestrained. McIntosh and Rima offer a series of steps for leaders to consider so they can take control of their dark side and learn to harness its creative powers.…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Baker Books
Publication date: 11/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.660

Gary L. McIntosh (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is president of the Church Growth Network and professor of Christian ministry and leadership at Talbot School of Theology. He leads seminars and has written twenty books, including Biblical Church Growth, Beyond the First Visit, and Taking Your Church to the Next Level. He lives in Temecula, California.



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction to the Revised Edition



Understanding Our Dark Side



Blindsided by the Dark Side



Danger on the Dark Side



Company on the Dark Side



Shedding Divine Light on the Dark Side



How the Dark Side Develops



Seafood, Pictionary, and the Dark Side



Paradoxes of the Dark Side



Discovering Our Dark Side



The Compulsive Leader



The Narcissistic Leader



The Paranoid Leader



The Codependent Leader



The Passive-Aggressive Leader



Redeeming Our Dark Side



Overcoming the Dark Side



Spiritual Composting



Step 1: Acknowledge Your Dark Side



Step 2: Examine the Past



Step 3: Resist the Poison of Expectations



Step 4: Practice Progressive Self-Knowledge



Step 5: Understand Your Identity in Christ


Postscript



Personality Profiles



Accountability Group Covenant



Sample Personal Constitution



Sample Performance Evaluation



Identifying Your Dark Side


Notes


Suggested Reading List: For Further Study and Redemption of the Dark Side