Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations – Creating Contexts Where People Flourish

Justin A. Irving (PhD, Regent University) is Duke K. McCall Professor of Christian Leadership and chair of the Department of Leadership and Discipleship at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He previously served as professor of ministry leadership and director of the DMin program at Bethel Seminary. Irving is the coauthor of Leadership in Christian Perspective with Mark Strauss and contributed to Servant Leadership: Developments in Theory and Research and Practicing Servant Leadership: Developments in Implementation. He has also served as a pastor, worship leader, and homeless shelter chaplain.

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• List of IllustrationsPart 1: Wisdom for Organizational Leaders1. Defining Organizational Leadership2. A Vision for Human and Organizational FlourishingPart 2: The Leader and Thriving Organizations3. The Character of Healthy Organizational Leaders4. The Commitments of Healthy Organizational LeadersPart 3: The Role of People and Teams within Thriving Organizations5. The Care and Cultivation of Team Members6. Collaboration and Team AlignmentPart 4: Leadership Priorities for Thriving Organizations7. Communication, Clarity, and Conviction in the Thriving Organization8. Culture and Thriving Organizations9. Crisis Leadership and Facing Organizational Challenges and Threats10. Change Leadership and a Thriving Future for the OrganizationAppendix A: Overview of Codes, Categories, and Themes for the First Survey QuestionAppendix B: Priorities for Healthy LeadersIndexes