Justin Irving

Lover of learning, leadership, ministry, family, and friends -- #Leadership Professor #servantleadership --

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

Finished my final read through of “Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations” today and now trusting it to the great team at Baker Academic for their final steps. I’m grateful for the support and encouragement that many of you provided throughout the process. Thank you!

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

“Trying to get people to comprehend a vision of an alternative future is … a communication challenge of a completely different magnitude from organizing them to fulfill a short term plan.” - John Kotter on #leadershipcommunication

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

“The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers reaching their potential. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace?” - Max DePree #leadership

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

“You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow too.” – Sam Rayburn

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

On the danger of pride and its effect on leadership development: "Leaders filled with pride fail to develop others as they fear others surpassing them, others receiving credit, others 'stealing the spotlight'." - Geiger & Peck

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. -- Warren Bennis

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

“God uses the totality of our life experiences, both good and bad, to mold and shape each of us uniquely towards specific purposes and goals for our lives.” - The Ascent of a Leader (Thrall, McNicol, & McElrath)

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

"If leaders are not constantly reminding people of Jesus and His grace, [leadership] development will degenerate into altruistic legalism – attempts to justify oneself through deeds that are applauded and boost one’s self-image." - Eric Geiger & Kevin Peck

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

“Leadership is not a consequence of the fall but rather God‘s good design for human flourishing in a well/ordered world.” - Harvey

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

Developing leaders “is delicate work, requiring time, intentionality, and intense effort to help new leaders grasp the competencies they need…. But the cost and time spent developing these leaders is worth it. We’ll never be able to mass produce leaders.” - Mac Lake

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

“The ultimate test of a leader, isn’t the magnitude of his or her ministry, but whether that leader trains other leaders who can sustain the … organization when he or she is no longer present.” - Malphurs and Mancini

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

“Leaders expand ministry by making more leaders: the growth curve is the leadership curve.” - Malphurs and Mancini

[Justin Irving @lead2purpose]

“The job of the leader isn’t just to enlist more followers but to recruit and equip more and better leaders. It’s the leaders’ responsibility to develop other leaders.” - Malphurs and Mancini