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Reframing Leadership
Looking from different angles As I was saying yesterday, the organisation I work with, Fusion, is on a journey to name what is needed in leadership. About a week ago I mentioned the passage from 1 Peter that I have been challenged by since discovering it about 15 years ago: 1 Peter 5:2-3 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. This passage makes it clear that servant leadership is the…
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What is Leadership?
Which definition is true? The organisation I work with, Fusion, is in the middle of a healthy identity crisis. For 48 years, my father was the dominant personality as the founder and leader. Last year that changed and we are in the process of coming to terms with a different reality. Part of the challenge facing Fusion is naming what leadership actually is.