Ironies Leaders Navigate: What the Science of Power Reveals about the Art of Leadership and the Distinct Art of Church Leadership

Leaders constantly rely upon power. In fact, leadership and power have so much in common that their definitions are often functionally identical. Every act of leadership is an act of power. Hence, the better we understand power, the better we understand leadership. Then what are the consequences if, as scholars argue, different people understand power differently and often fundamentally misunderstand power? One consequence turns out to be a host of ironies.