Richard Chewning's The Business Through The Eyes Of Faith

The Business Through the Eyes of Faith chapters 11-15 center around the role of leadership in the workplace. The book covers aspects of being a good Christian leader and taking on the role of submitting respectfully to a leader. Richard C. Chewning writes his chapters in the perspective of someone combing the business and Christian world into a company. In these chapters, suspicions and praises are made about the concepts that are mentioned. I was able to question, agree, and implement the ideas made in each of these five chapters. The first chapter is titled “A Christian Concept of Leadership”, and it talks about how we can put our faith into the leadership responsibility. I really agreed with the concept talked about right at the beginning

Knowing the different sources of power allow us to see the different types used today. The hierarchical structure in our jobs, the positional in our college, charismatic power in debates in class, and the informational power in gossip circles. I agreed with the seventh point in the guidelines for leaders. Chewning states that they “view power as a function, not a status. They know that power is a tool to be used to accomplish goals. Having power does not make a person more important or worth more, or more deserving of special favors than other persons” (p 151). We often see many people gloat and flaunt their power when they should be using it for good. There are many celebrities that are famous and have gained power, but they don’t contribute to society or give charitably. I think that self-knowledge is a very essential concept in leadership. I think that it is very important to know your strengths and weaknesses because they can be emphasized or worked on. Authority should be regulated and used well in order for someone to be a good

Peter Drucker’s quote of “People are not mind readers” is a statement that needs to be constantly reminded in the workplace. During my summer painting job, I misunderstood what my boss was asking, and I put one of paint rollers in the wrong place. When he asked who put it there, I told him I thought that was where he wanted it. Thankfully he responded with admitting that he hadn’t been clear enough on the location. Although it wasn’t detrimentally costly, it did take time to clean up the roller from the paint bucket it was in. The importance of listening that is described in the book can be used for business and life. Chewning writes “listening is a basic building block of learning” (p.185). The importance of listening is emphasized through this chapter and personal