{"id":475,"date":"2010-02-23T06:09:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/power-trip\/"},"modified":"2010-02-23T06:09:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T13:09:00","slug":"power-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/power-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

(This is a copy of my featured post over at <\/span>High Calling Blogs<\/span><\/a> today. Click <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> to read the whole post.)<\/span><\/em> <\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve had some outstanding bosses. And I\u2019ve have some pretty bad ones, too. I bet you\u2019ve experienced both kinds as well.<\/p>\n

The worse ones were those that were self-absorbed. The entire workplace seemed to revolve around their personality, opinions, likes and dislikes. They expended tremendous energy on the endless accumulation of converts and followers. My job description could boil down to one thing: To make him look good.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jim Lange\u2019s blog<\/a> recently highlighted what it takes to be a true leader, as articulated by John Maxwell<\/a>. He lists the following seven points:<\/p>\n