1. john m. dettoni, ph.d. Chrysalis Ministries
LEADER or LEADERSHIP?
john m. dettoni, ph.d.
Chrysalis Ministries

2. I. WHAT IS the DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “LEADER” and “LEADERSHIP?”
Is leadership the same or different from being a leader?

3. What is the MOST important:
Fulfilling the mission of the organization: Getting the job done?
Growth of workers/staff/participants?

4. What does it mean to BE a LEADER?

5. SOME QUESTIONS to THINK ABOUT:

6. Is there a difference between “leading” and “being a leader?”
If a definition of “leading” is to have followers, then what does this imply about both
1). “leader”
2). “followers”

7. Leading can be done by anyone with sufficient power and authority – dictators are leaders
Followers are either coerced or cajoled or “bought”

8. Being a leader focuses on the personhood, the existential center of one’s being, character, not just skills.

9. Being a leader and leading all involve character traits and skills
How do these differ?
What is the difference between leading like Jesus and leading like a dictator, king, etc.?

10. 1. What comes first regarding being a leader:

11. 1a. leadership position and
responsibility to lead and
learning certain leadership skills and methods

12. 1b. a person’s being, that is, one’s character, values, perspectives