Dr. Bruce Winston, Dean of the School of Leadership and Entrepreneurship at Regent University, does a masterful job establishing and supporting two premises. First, he posits that values must be based on something, and that ‘something,’ for the purposes of his book, is agapao love – a Greek word referring to a moral love, doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason. This concept supports his theory that leadership begins with this overarching value of love that forms the foundation for the other lesser values.
His second premise is that human leaders are just human. We are not perfect, and most of us fail in our efforts to live the life of a perfect leader. A key, Winston says, to preventing followers from becoming disenchanted with their leaders is for the leaders to admit a lack of perfection, and to do so frequently. He believes that followers are forgiving if they see their leaders admitting faults and continually trying to improve
You will enjoy Dr. Winston’s presentation. He encourages the reader to take time at the Selah sections (pause and reflect) and to spend time with followers who will be honest with their assessments. Good leaders are accountable to their followers, and this accountability is one of the traits of leaders who follow the concepts laid out in the book.
I love the double meaning of the title . . . it is a good read. It will challenge you.