Leadership Reconsidered: Becoming a Person of Influence Book

Introduction 9

Pt. I Critiquing Leadership

1 Leadership 620: Introducing the Topic 15

2 PowerPoint Presentations: Leadership Training Reconsidered 27

3 The Ladder of Success: Capitalism and Competition Reconsidered 39

4 Hitler and Thomas the Tank: Bad Leadership Reconsidered 49

5 God's CEO: Biblical Leadership Reconsidered 59

6 Jesus as Model: Servant Leadership Reconsidered 69

7 Martin Luther King Jr.: The "Great Man" Theory Reconsidered 80

8 Personality and Power: Charismatic Leadership Reconsidered 93

9 Girl Scouts and More: Gender and Leadership Reconsidered 105

10 Where Have All the Followers Gone? Submission and Authority Reconsidered 117

11 President of the Internet: Life without Leaders Reconsidered 131

Pt. II Creating a Legacy

12 Legacy 620: Bequeathing a Personal Legacy 143

13 Jefferson and Jefferson: Walk Like a Man 154

14 The Lemon Factor: Good from Bad 163

15 An Earthkeeping Legacy: Less Is More 174

16 Smile When I'm Gone: A Legacy of Laughter 185

17 Tender Mercies: A "Cup of Cold Water" Legacy 195

18 Free at Last: Epitaphs and Graveyard Reflections 205

Epilogue 215

Notes 217

Selected Bibliography 227

Index 233