The myth of the omni-competent leader

An interesting leadership article from Darryl Dash: Eventually all of us run into our limitations. It’s here that we face a choice: do we hide and mask our weaknesses, or do we let those weaknesses drive us to the cross and back to God? There’s a myth out there right now that’s fairly common. It’s the myth of the omni-competent leader. It’s a myth that is partially true because there are truly outstanding leaders out there. But in the end it isn’t true or helpful for a number of reasons: There aren’t enough extraordinary leaders to go around. Where they exist, a personality cult develops. As Jim Collins points out , these extraordinary leaders aren’t good long-term for an organization. “The moment a leader allows himself to become the primary reality people worry about, rather than reality being the primary reality, you have a recipe for mediocrity, or worse.” Within the church, the extraordinary leader ...