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 For this assignment I want to select Joel Osteen. To start, I think that he is both inspiring as an individual and I support the cause in which he enlisted people's attention. There are a few reasons that I think he is exceptionally effective and why is church as a business is abundantly successful. First, prior to him being the main focus of attention at the church and taking over the role of leader pastor, he worked in a management role behind the scenes. The reason this key fact is important is because he was not simply selected to become a leader. He was actually able to appreciate the hard work that people are putting in to help make his church successful. In a recent sermon, he mentions that there is an actual difference in the needs and roles of everyone at the church. He said that the ushers are just as important as the pastor who is just as important and the congregates. There are roles that people have to fill in each organization. In his current role, Joel is the spokesperson and the resource allocator. I would assume just like anyone, he has some issues with making sure the church runs smoothly. That is particularly hard to do the fact that he is a large attraction and the church has grown exponentially since his take over as head pastor.

I personally think that there is a fine line in the leadership to management communication. The leadership cannot force ineffective processes down to the managers and then expect them to always succeed. What I mean is, if a person in a leadership role makes a decision about something involving change in the organization, they have to take responsibility for its success and failure. Sometimes there seems to be a breakdown after processes are implemented and often times the lower management personnel are blamed for it not succeeding. Ultimately, I think that the intersection of management and leadership is a tough one. There will always be  conflicts and personality issues; I think, like Southwest, you have to find something that allows people to relate to success and then try and emulate that business plan. Sometimes the oddest ideas can make a company successful. I think that is why Joel Osteen is so effective. He doesn't follow what some pastors do. He actually only speaks about the happiness people can receive and the good things that can happen with God. He breaks the mold from what other pastors do. I think that the managers learn from that and they make things successful as well.