Course summary

Well done on completing this course. Here is a summary of the key ideas from the course. We encourage you to discuss what you have learnt with your team.

“The key to unleashing an organisation’s potential to excel is putting the power in the hands of the people who perform the work. This means that leaders must trust and respect their constituents, and they must know their people well enough to empower them appropriately.”

Servant vs Abusive leadership:

	The Healthy Leader	The Abusive Leader
The Root:	Security in Christ	Personal insecurity
The Fruit:
Leadership is …	The simple expression of God’s calling	To prove God’s calling
Central issue is …	The purpose of the leader	The person of the leader
Leader’s vision …	Serves God & the organisation	Serves the leader
Leader sees himself as …	Equal to followers	Above followers
Leader promotes …	Identification with values and goals	Identification with himself
Leader creates …	Internal inclusiveness	“In” and “out” groups
Power is …	Given away to others	Centralised in leader
Follower capacities are …	Independent of leader	Dependent on leader
Leadership succession is …	In place	Undeveloped

Steps to avoid being an abusive leader:

• Pray
• Study the example of Jesus
• Be humble
• Stay committed to God
• Stay aware of the motivations of your actions
• Keep developing others
• Honestly evaluate yourself
• Reflect continually
• Seek out honest counsel

Leaders guide questions:

Think about leaders you have known. How have they exemplified abusive leadership or servant leadership?
How secure are you in Christ? How does your sense of security influence your leadership?
What areas of abusiveness have you identified in your own leadership? How will you correct them?

Download the above summary and questions:

Servant vs Abusive leadership Summary document-2.pdf