Description
Book SynopsisLEADING FROM THE SECOND CHAIR will raise awareness of the need for strong leaders in secondary positions. It will describe the value they can bring to their organization and to primary leaders when they are serving at their full potential. It will reshape the way they view their role, with an emphasis on their own responsibility as leaders. It recognizes the unique challenges and frustrations of serving in a subordinate position and equips these leaders with the attitudes and skills that they will need to survive and thrive in this new paradigm.
Because of the scarcity of resources for second chair leaders, particularly those in the church, this book will offer a practical way to improve the performance of any organization. Leading Congregational Change discussed the importance of a vision community--a diverse group of key members who discern and implement the vision for a congregation--to guide the transformation of a church. This work will extend the theme of an empowered
Table of Contents
About Leadership Network vii
Foreword ix
Greg L. Hawkins
Preface xi
1. Living in the Paradoxes 1
2. Am I a Second Chair Leader? 11
The First Paradox Subordinate-Leader
3. Taking It from the Top 27
4. Crossing the Line 43
A Word to First Chairs on the Subordinate-Leader Paradox 61
The Second Paradox Deep-Wide
5. A Matter of Perspective 71
6. Building the Team . . . One Relationship at a Time 83
7. Putting It into Practice 98
A Word to First Chairs on the Deep-Wide Paradox 111
The Third Paradox Contentment-Dreaming
8. Contentment in the Second Chair 121
9. Dreaming in the Second Chair 136
10. Leaving the Second Chair 151
A Word to First Chairs on the Contentment-Dreaming Paradox 164
Epilogue 169
The People Behind the Stories: Profiles of Second Chair Leaders 171
Bibliography 177
Acknowledgments 179
About the Authors 181
Index 183
