Rev. Anne Anderson: Open-Handed Leadership

If you are able, place your hands out in front of you with your palms up and open. It's a posture for both giving and receiving. It's also the posture for transformational leadership.

The traditional understanding of leadership was transactional: see what I am doing, listen, and follow me. The landscape of leadership has been slowly changing over the last few decades into a more transformational kind of leadership, which is more about coming alongside people rather than standing out in front.

Rev. Anne Anderson, who is working on her PhD in Human Relationships with a specialization in Pastoral Leadership, is here to share more about what this kind of transformational, open-handed leadership looks like. And trust us! It's not just for pastors! Everyone is a leader in some capacity, and there are gems of wisdom in this conversation that are applicable for all.

Share this episode with your team, with your friends, and then have a conversation together about when you have experienced open-handed leadership and what it can look like in your own life.

About Rev. Anne Anderson
Anne Anderson, Community Pastor at Martin Luther University College, Waterloo ON. Canada. Pastoring a community called thirdspace, a mom to two fantastic kids, a partner to a great husband, a student ( currently a Phd Candidate in Human Relationships specializing in Pastoral Leadership ) researching transformational leadership and emergent faith communities. Currently working a lot on food insecurity and students during the pandemic. I call Waterloo , ON home and have been grateful to travel and work in the US , UK and Africa over the years. I love to read and play music and do boot camp with great friends!

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