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Strategic planning for expansion is always challenging in the current unstable global economy, bu... more Strategic planning for expansion is always challenging in the current unstable global economy, but the normal strategic challenges increase exponentially when decision teams are comprised of members from very different cultural backgrounds. Negotiation between diverse teams requires an understanding of the decision-making models embraced within each culture and the capacity to adjust negotiation strategies to fit the preferred cultural approach of each decision-making team. The present situation facing a young hotel/tourism executive named Rina illustrates this challenge. Rina, the bi-lingual daughter of an American businessman and a Japanese educator, works for

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Until recently, the fields of leadership and theology did not attempt to seek to inform one anoth... more Until recently, the fields of leadership and theology did not attempt to seek to inform one another. The Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership (JBPL) has been a primary venue for an initial movement toward an increased dialogue between Biblical studies and leadership studies. This literature review examines the various approaches to research found in JBPL that have attempted to synthesize these fields to create new constructs and perspectives on leadership that are inherently Biblical in nature. Sections include: (1) scriptural treatment of established leadership theory, (2) Biblical perspectives on leadership praxis, (3) Biblical approaches to leadership assessment, (4) Biblical approaches to ecclesial leadership, (5) contemporary leadership applications to Biblical texts, (6) Christological approaches to leadership studies, and (7) proposed directions and trends for future research.

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Much church conflict could be mitigated if both the ecclesial leaders and congregational members ... more Much church conflict could be mitigated if both the ecclesial leaders and congregational members were in agreement about role expectations and behavioral norms within their group. This study explores Paul’s expectations for leaders and followers as described to the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 4:1-21. A synchronic hermeneutical approach is utilized, which incorporates elements of historical and social-identity perspectives into the examination of the argumentative and sensory–aesthetic textures of socio-rhetorical inner-textual analysis. Findings include expectations for (a) a steward, (b) apostles, (c) a father, and (d) the congregation. The study also includes discussion and recommendations for further research, including a comparison of ecclesial leaders’ selection criteria in contemporary settings with those found in Pauline settings, and development of a means to identify how many ecclesial leaders in formal positions of authority are functioning as spiritual parents within the...

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When people attempt to articulate the characteristics of a strong leader, kindness is often overl... more When people attempt to articulate the characteristics of a strong leader, kindness is often overlooked as a necessary and desirable trait. The misguided notions have about kindness can account for a collective uneasiness with discussing it alongside traits such has honesty and courage and love. This paper explores the true nature of kindness as it is exhibited by God to mankind, modeled by Christ, and described by Paul. These descriptions are applied to the principle of the sacred heart of Christ, and concludes with a descriptive challenge of the radical and fearless kindness that must begin to flow from the open heart of every leader who claims to love and follow Christ.

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This study examined how aesthetic leadership behaviors may indicate leaders’ level of personal in... more This study examined how aesthetic leadership behaviors may indicate leaders’ level of personal inner cohesion. The hypothesis asserted that leaders who were exposed to prolonged/profound trauma and did not work through this trauma may retreat their identity into their leadership role, attempting to epitomize the ideals of their movement to escape from the pain, forcing the leaders into constant state of hyper-arousal (fight or flight) and social constriction (Schick, 2011). Further, it was proposed that leaders’ level of personal coherence will be observable in their aesthetic actions. Identity fracture was hypothesized to be aesthetically observable in hyper-prototypicality as a leader, with simultaneously observable difficulty in maintaining healthy self. In a companion study, a hybrid personal narrative approach was utilized to analyze the parallel texts of biographical and autobiographical narratives in the examination of respective apparent cohesion of self for two leaders: St. Francis of Assisi and Sister Aimee Semple McPherson. The study suggests research of a leader’s inner person requires study of multidimensional aesthetic exchanges rather than aesthetic action alone. Role development in the family shaped leaders’ understanding of calling and expectations. Aesthetically expressed disintegration of core identity post-trauma appears to have resulted in lifestyles that sustained hyper-arousal. Four variables emerged as factors that appeared to threaten integrated sense of personhood in the leaders studied: (a) overbearing/abusive parental influence during formation, (b) intense/obsessive desire to have widespread impact, (c) perception of overwhelmingly high demands of God or personal application of the gospel, and (d) lack of capacity to process trauma—variables that leaders in numerous contexts may experience.

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