Leading from the Bottom

This book is not your typical self-help manual on leadership. Dr. Hohle's fresh and engaging analysis will debunk four pervasive myths about organizational life: 1. Leadership does not exist unless the organization bestows it. 2. Leadership is contained in the actions of those entitled to lead. 3. The qualities of the leader are more important than the qualities of the follower. 4. The will to lead is stronger than the choice to follow. Hohle writes from within the broad perspective he gained over 40 years of working for or with institutions of all types. He takes his reader on a soul-centering journey to make sense of the necessary-but-troubling social contracts we make when we join, work, or volunteer for any organization. As true in any community, we are citizens together in the organizations we love and serve. Leading from the Bottom will reset your perspective no matter what level your role sits in the hierarchy. Likewise in these pages, those citizens who have suffered heartbreak from a conflicted experience will realize a sense of liberation, catharsis, and restoration. Not only will Hohle shed new light on the bugs and disorders that could be disabling your favorite organization, he will take you on a journey that will leave you motivated to: -Assume the personal risk necessary to start healing your beloved institutions; -Take a leap of faith in making and honoring your social contracts;-Oppose the Machiavellian Monsters who make fools of the servant;-Remain loyal to the sovereign mission no matter the cost; and to-Serve well when you must lead silently and humbly. Philip J. Hohle, Ph. D., is an author, consultant, teacher, mentor, business owner, entrepreneur, and film scholar. He has written two books on film for general audiences. The first is Lenses: Ten Ways to Interpret the Movies You Love (and some that you hated), which was published in summer 2018 (available on Amazon). Cinema & Religion will be released in winter 2019. In 2018, he began serving as Board Chair and CEO for Driving Hope of Texas, a not-for-profit startup organization that seeks to provide non-emergency medical transportation for cancer patients living in rural areas.