Society's concept of being a leader may be associated with individuals in positions of power.
The reality is that those people may have a very limited scope of leadership; it may be based primarily or entirely on position rather than influence. The ability to have influence is rooted in relationship. Leadership is a relationship of influence in which followership is gained and goals are met. Understood this way, even a person who influences a single person is a leader. It is a truism that to some extent, everyone is a leader.
Good leaders cultivate the culture of a community or organization. It turns out that the culture speaks more loudly than the leader. The leader is in a sense an environmental engineer, reinforcing values, providing symbols and artifacts that visualize those values, and seeing that the fundimental assumptions and beliefs of the organization are right and reflected in its culture.
Good leaders make followers into leaders. But not all leaders are entrepreneurial leaders. Entrepreneurial leaders not only influence people and structures so that new products and services are created and delivered, but they integrate innovation and implementation. An entrepreneurial leader is an influencer of positive change.
Throughout "Entrepreneurial Leadership" authors Richard Goossen and R. Paul Stevens present lessons and analyses that are grounded in the entrepreneurial experience. The lessons they outline also apply to Christians putting their faith into action in the general marketplace.
"The church has long had an uneasy relationship with business people," writes Drew Dyck, managing editor of Leadership Journal. "Too often entrepreneurs are regarded as second-class Christians, useful only for their financial contributions to fund the 'real' work of ministry. That's a shame. And that's why Entrepreneurial Leadership is such an important book."
Source: Richard J. Goossen: Entrepreneurial Leadership: Finding Your Calling, Making a Difference
John Agno: Can't Get Enough Leadership (A leadership resource guide)