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Leading In The Face Of Conflicting Expectations: Caring For The Needs Of Individuals And Of The Organization, Michael E. Cafferky
Leading In The Face Of Conflicting Expectations: Caring For The Needs Of Individuals And Of The Organization, Michael E. Cafferky
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This paper explores the tension between caring for the needs of persons and caring for the needs of the organization. Biblical themes and contemporary scholarship are used as a lens through which to better understand this tension as it relates to true integrity. Suggestions are provided for integrating the concepts into leadership training.
Exploring The Fundamental Paradox Of Being An Organizational Leader, Michael E. Cafferky
Exploring The Fundamental Paradox Of Being An Organizational Leader, Michael E. Cafferky
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This paper explores a fundamental, universally experienced leadership tension of caring for the needs of the individual and caring for the needs of the organization. The paper draws a distinction between the three concepts of paradox, dilemma and tradeoff. It describes the nature of the individual-community tension. It reviews the tension from the perspective of management scholarship and themes found in Biblical theology. The exploration reviews some of the issues that Christian leaders face as they attempt to manage this tension. It concludes by offering implications for leadership education.
Celebrating Paradoxes In Christian Leadership, Michael E. Cafferky
Celebrating Paradoxes In Christian Leadership, Michael E. Cafferky
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Studying organizations as dynamic, open systems has captured the interest of organizational scholars for several decades. Along with other influences this has led to pr9gressively more sophisticated understanding of how leaders and followers interact and how their organizations interact with the external environment. In turn, as our understanding has improved, scholarly awareness of the complexity of leadership has increased. One might argue that this awareness correspondingly has produced a better understanding of the many tensions that derive from dilemmas and paradoxes that leaders face in their work.