Walter C. Wright, Relational Leadership: A Biblical Model for Influence and Service. Second and Revised Edition. Authentic Press, 2009.
Referenced in: Servant Leadership
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is a respected volume on servant leadership from an author associated with the Max De Pree Center for Leadership (this adds weight to its publication). The contribution is Wright’s development of a theology of servant leadership, and how this translates into corporate leadership concerns such as vision, relationships, and accountability.
From the Publisher
Leadership
- What does it mean?
- How do I do it?
- Who is a leader and who is not?
Relational Leadership will stimulate your thinking about leadership and management, causing you to both ask questions and find answers. Ultimately, this will enable you to invest yourself in people for the sake of the kingdom.
Drawing on leadership theory, his own experience and insights from Jude, Philemon and Colossians, Walter Wright has written a book that will be valuable to anyone in a position of leadership. Leadership is not an assigned role but a way of living that suffuses everything we do and are. The goal of this book is to empower others to contribute to achieving the mission of the organizations with which they are involved. Wright not only presents an ideal but offers practical suggestions for handling such thorny issues as the management of volunteers and performance reviews.
About the Author
WALTER WRIGHT is Executive Director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership in Pasadena, California. He also served for twelve years as President and Professor of Leadership at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada and for twenty years on the management team of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. As one who believes passionately that effective organizations should also be lively relational communities, Wright is invited to speak to diverse groups around the world—religious, non-profit and corporate. He is a regular presenter for Vistage, an international association of CEOs. Dr. Wright is the author of four books: Relational Leadership; Mentoring: The Promise of Relational Leadership; Crossings; and Don’t Step on the Rope!: Reflections on Leadership, Relationships and Teamwork. His books have been translated and published in Germany, Korea, India and Nigeria. Walt lives in Pasadena with his wife Beverly. They have two sons, Damon and Aaron, and four grandchildren: Brendon, Lucas, Owen and Tegan.
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