Principles of excellence for every believer unabridged audiobook, by j. In this sense, spiritual leadership theory can be considered as a significant help in solving problems of contemporary business life and attracts attention fairholm, 1998. The majority of spiritual leadership literature is reflective of fry s spiritual leadership theory. Chapter 3 workplace spirituality and spirituality based. Knippenberg, 2005, and spiritual leadership theory fry, 2003, 2005. Preliminary validarion of frys spiritual leadership model. As mentioned earlier, the areas of focus in this regard are. He left a promising law practice in his native new zealand to serve as an instructor and administrator at the bible college of new zealand. In natural leadership, the emphasis is on power specifically the ability to get subordinates to do things they dont want to do and forcing people to act 27. Spiritual leadership can be viewed as an emerging paradigm within the broader context of workplace spirituality fry 2003, 2005a, 2008. Fry 2003 contends that spiritual leadership is a necessary but incomplete. A causal theory of spiritual leadership is developed within an intrinsic motivation model that incorporates vision, hopefaith, and altruistic love, theories of workplace spirituality, and spiritual survival. A causal theory of spiritual leadership is developed within an intrinsic motivation.
This world needs more leaders who are guided by god and devoted to christ. Workplace spirituality or spirituality in the workplace is a movement that began in the early 1920s. Spiritual leadership theory the theory of fry 2003 defines spiritual leadership as comprising the values, attitudes, and behaviors that are necessary to intrinsically motivate ones self and others so that they have a sense of spiritual survival through calling and membership. How could tolkienian mythology be inspiring for spiritual. Values that have long been considered spiritual ideals, such as integrity, honesty, and. Oswald sanders presents and illustrates those principles through biographies of eminent men of god men such as moses, nehemiah, paul, david livingstone, and charles spurgeon. The source of spiritual leadership is an inner life or mindful practice. With over 500,000 in print, spiritual leadership is the perennial favorite for teaching the principles of leadership. Oswald sanders illustrates biblical leadership principles through the lives of david, moses, nehemiah, the apostle paul, david livingston, and charles spurgeon. A persons spirit is the vital principle or animating force traditionally believed to be the intangible, lifeaffirming force in the self and in all human beings. Implications of spiritual leadership on organizations. In this short book, john piper explains the true marks of a spiritual leader. Spiritual values and practices related to leadership. Maximizing the triple bottom line through spiritual leadership draws on the emerging fields of workplace spirituality and spiritual leadership to teach leaders and their constituencies how to develop business models that address issues of ethical leadership, employee wellbeing, sustainability, and social responsibility without sacrificing profitability, growth, and other metrics of.
Fry and cohen 2009 defined the basic purpose of spiritual leadership in the following way. Examining the concept of spiritual leadership without acknowledging the contributions made by fry would be difficult if not impossible. The accepted model of leadership today is spiritualbased values leadership fairholm and fairholm 2000. Fry 2003 incorporated spirituality internal psychological characteristics of individuals into leadership external behavior to effectively accomplish organizational goals through collective force, and proposed a causeandeffect model of spiritual leadership i. Need for the study research on the impact of leadership styles on employee job satisfaction is abundant. But, there is little attention given to the research on the impact of spiritual leadership, specifically. The nature of authentic christian leadership grand rapids, mi. Fry abstract fry s 2003 causal theory of spiritual leadership was developed within an intrinsic motivation model that incorporates vision, hopefaith, and altruistic love, theories of workplace spirituality, and spiritual survival through calling and membership.
However, it also represents a significant departure from other models in that it intentionally establishes motivational and spiritual bases of authentic leadership. Preliminary validarion of frys spiritual leadership model in. The spiritual leadership dimension in relation to other. It is a case study containing features, dilemmas and opportunities facing all leaders today.
What kind of spiritual leadership actually helps people change. Defining leadership is no easy task, one must first recognize that literature from the humanities, and in particular theology, philosophy, history, literature, and language, provide a rich source of leadership material stemming from ancient times. All of these factors subsequently lead to higher organizational commitment and productivity fry et al. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. The spiritual leadership is about the role of employees in creating value for the organization fry, 2003. Leaders become leaders as they define a set of core spiritual values that define their core characterwhatever its nature. Bekker, towards a theoretical model of christian leadership, journal of biblical perspectives in leadership 2, no. While spiritual leadership involves many of the same principles as general leadership, spiritual leadership has certain distinctive qualities that must be understood and practiced if spiritual. This research project brings together leading transformation framework.
Abstract toward a theory of spiritual leadership 2003. Spiritual leadership involves intrinsically motivating and inspiring workers through hopefaith in a vision of service to key stakeholders and a corporate culture based on the values of altruistic. A leadership narrative of a professional community who learned to live and work together with respect and harmony. Army command and general staff college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of military art and science dtic by electe michael d. Spiritual or spiritcentered leadership is a topic of inquiry frequently associated with the workplace spirituality movement benefiel, 2005. Fry 2003 makes the point that religion usually involves spirituality, but spirituality does not need religion to be meaningful. According to fry 2003 spiritual leadership is the values, attitudes, and. However, these attempts to date have not yet gone to the root of the. Spiritual matters are now often discussed in the literature of leadership and management fairholm, 2003. Maximizing the triple bottom line through spiritual.
This has become a growing area of research and inquiry according to the leadership quarterly special issue by fry. History, theory, and research margaret benefiel andover newton theological school louis w. The potential of spiritual leadership in workplace. Spiritual leadership involves intrinsically motivating and inspiring workers through hopefaith in a vision of service to key stakeholders and a corporate culture based on. Fry s 2003 model of spiritual leadership is widely accepted and used among scholars across the globe.
Introduction to spiritual leadership model youtube. Many research studies have shown that there is a clear consistency between spiritual values and practices, according to the model of spiritual leadership proposed by fry and egel 59. Fairholm 1996, 1998 was one of the first scholars to put the terms spiritual and leadership together to explain spirituality in context of workplace leadership, and since then others have attempted to validate his model in order to move the field toward a theory of spiritual leadership e. The cel story is the result of serious and rigorous academic research. Fry s spiritual leadership model is a causal theory that is developed from the intrinsic motivation theory, and is established on features such as hope, faith, and altruistic love. The aim of this study was to examine the validity of the spiritual leadership model proposed by fry 2003. There is the suggestion that an increase in spiritual development will result in enhanced leadership effectiveness arnold et al. Spiritual leadership fosters spiritual wellbeing, which then positively influences employee life satisfaction, corporate. A causal theory of spiritual leadership is developed within an intrinsic motivation model that incorporates vision, hopefaith, and altruistic love, theories of workplace spirituality, and. According to fry 2003 spiritual leadership is the values, attitudes, and behaviors that are necessary to intrinsically motivate ones self and others so that they have a sense of spiritual survival through calling and membership p. Spiritual leadership has proven itself a timeless classic in teaching the principles of leadership. Fry s 2003 essential keys to spiritual leadership include creating a vision where leaders and. Toward a theory of spiritual leadership sciencedirect.
Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Oswald sanders 19021992 was a christian leader for nearly seventy years and authored more than forty books on the christian life including the incomparable christ, spiritual discipleship, spiritual leadership, and spiritual maturity. Fry 2003 mentions that spiritual leadership is a causal theory based on an intrinsic motivation model that incorporates vision, hope, faith, and altruistic love. He has written several books including mastering selfleadership. Spiritual leadership and its relationship with quality of. The influence of spiritual leadership on spiritual well. Spiritual leadership paperback january 1, 1974 by j. Toward a spiritual contingency model of spiritual leadership. Spiritual leadership as a model for implementing the baldrige. Pdf toward a theory of spiritual leadership researchgate. The purpose of spiritual leadership is to create vision and value congruence across the strategic, empowered. Spiritual leaders must not only possess leadership skills, but be ready and prepared to fight a spiritual battle 53. Fry 34 explained that it is possible through the creation of a sense of calling.
Increased attention has been paid to issues related to spirituality in the workplace. Spiritual leadership is influencing others spiritually 28. Spiritual leadership and its relationship with quality of work life. Spiritual nurse leaders must value the qualities of spiritual leadership to create solid visions. Nursing leaders are required to use suitable leadership models to achieve organizational goals and to show reliable paths to nurses in this process.
In understanding spiritual leadership, the term spirituality is quite important. Leadership quarterlys special issue on spiritual leadership, 16. Spiritual leadership recommended resources desiring god. Pdf a causal theory of spiritual leadership is developed within an intrinsic motivation model. Spiritual leadership concepts were linked directly or indirectly with 21 of the 35 toplevel concepts in the leading transformation framework latham, 20, p. In this paper, then, i advance a model of authentic leadership that embraces an identity.
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