Bookstores are well stocked with books on leadership, and most of them are filled with dangerously bad advice for people in positions of spiritual leadership. Contemporary models of corporate and secular leadership all seem to stress things like the tricks and techniques for leveraging authority to get maximum results, how to increase one’s clout, or how to cultivate a powerful image. Illustrations and explanations of leadership principles usually appeal to corporate CEOs, politicians, celebrities,
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