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Critical Book Review: Understanding Leadership” by Tom Marshall

Introduction

The book “Understanding Leadership” written by Tom Marshall is one of the most remarkable literatures on the understanding of leadership. Aiming at spiritual leaders, this book explains what leadership entails, and how to become a leader in the true sense. It starts its discussion with the general description of a leader. He describes, what differentiates a leader from managers, administrators and ministry.

This book provides guidance to Christian leaders regarding many topics, which include, foresight, criticism, caring, timing, failure, and also regarding dangers of power. He continues laying out the characteristics that he thinks a leader should possess. Tom Marshall with his experience identifies the problems and solutions that leaders face.

The author Tom Marshall is a writer of multiple books including “Healing from the Inside Out” and “Living in the Freedom of the Spirit”. His work has always inspired many and his followers keep on increasing.

Summary of content

The book Understanding Leadership is a guide for individuals with a spark of leadership in them, and teaches very well. Starting with the concept of leadership, this book ends up explaining why leaders fail.

In between, all the concepts in precise and coherent manner are described relating to leadership, including the foresight, caring, goal setting, dangers of power, abilities of a leader, relationships of a leader, staying in touch with followers, relating the leadership with instincts, the right goal setting, spiritual aspects of a leader, what elements leaders share with prophets, and what differentiate the leaders from other people like manager and administrator.

Analysis and evaluation of the book

This book starts with the general description of what it means to be a leader. Tom, on the basis of his extensive experience including that of bible colleges, youth and mission schools sum up the essence of leadership in his book. He says that first characteristics of a leader that separates him from others is that they are going somewhere; that is; they have a direction aiming towards goals to accomplish in the future. He presents the first element of leadership as, foresight. He says that leaders lead by anticipating, they look towards future and identify their goals. This portion which marks the start of the book, clearly represents the style of writing. The words are easy, and concepts catch the attention of reader at once. Tom strikes the ...