Finally, in this fourth and final installment on the vital issue of leadership, we visit religious leadership — the most bizarre of the four kinds I have identified. Having worked in the business of religion for decades, I can say that religious leadership is potentially more toxic and exploitive than any other form of leadership — generally because religious leaders claim to be vested with some form of supernatural power, authority or endorsement. I contrast this against free, informed personal faith (and the older I get the greater disconnect I see between personal faith in the deity and organized religion). But hey — at least organized religion is entertaining!

This concludes our informative series on leadership. Go forth now and be skeptical of all leaders, especially those who seem to have no checks and balances, and who seem to be extracting from their constituency more than they are serving!