Leadership On The Line Summary

Leadership on the line by Ronald A. Heifetz and Marty Linksys is a very timely book. Maggie’s description of her Indian community and the effects of alcohol made me think of many urban communities and the pain that lurks in those communities. The stories she shares about Lois and the heart she had for her community and desire to make it better make you think we need more leaders like that. Lois leadership inspired me because she saw something wrong in her community she believed she could bring change. Lois is a good picture of servanthood she doesn’t sit and think someone should so something she becomes a part of the solution to bring change for better. Alcohol was destroying lives in her tribe and she can no longer sit aside and do nothing. Lois made changes in her own life to help others; she gave up time with her family left her home one night a week to make a difference in her community. She reminds me of Jesus our savior. He left his home in glory put on flesh to help a hurting world. Sin has destroyed so many lives and as Christian leaders we are called to be change agents. Helping people be better, communities better and all this can be done through Jesus.
In Leadership on the line Heifetz and Linsky states, Leadership is dangerous, ”the hope of leadership lies in the capacity to deliver disturbing news and raise …show more content…
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