President Lindsay studies leadership and the social dynamics of organizational life, and how they relate to American society. His long-range research agenda closely examines the role leaders play in wider society and how social, personal and moral dynamics influence their leadership and public life.
Released in 2021, Hinge Moments outlines the contours of change and transition in our lives and how we can learn from others to make the most of every opportunity. Decisions such as choosing a college, finding the one you want to marry, changing careers, responding to health crises, and personal losses provide inflection points in our life that can shape our trajectory for years to come. In Hinge Moments, Lindsay shares wisdom learned from the successes and failures of 550 leaders from his 10-year study, and how the right approach in embarking on these moments can have a positive impact for individuals and the communities where the live and serve.
Read MoreLindsay conducted the largest interview-based study of leadership in American history, creating a wealth of insights from 550 leaders in the business, government, and nonprofit sectors. As part of this research, he logged 400,000 miles and gathered thousands of pages of data to better understand what makes for great and lasting leadership. The broad nature of this research is summarized in View from the Top, published by Wiley, to critical acclaim. This larger project incorporates insights from his multi-year study on the White House Fellows Program, which has provided the intellectual capital for his approach to leadership development at Gordon and now at Taylor.
Read MoreFaith in the Halls of Power examines American evangelicalism’s rise in four arenas of influence: politics and government; business and corporate life; arts, entertainment, and the media; and higher education. This influential work includes interviews with two former Presidents of the United States; Cabinet secretaries and senior White House staffers; presidents, CEOs or senior executives at large firms (both public and private); accomplished Hollywood professionals; leaders from the world of professional athletics; and leaders from the worlds of philanthropy and the arts. The work is regarded as groundbreaking in its access and scope of understanding of American evangelicalism at the leadership level.
Read MorePresident Lindsay is an accomplished scholar as well as a gifted leader. Reflecting his liberal arts approach to academic life, his work has been published in the leading scholarly journals of three academic areas—his home discipline of sociology as well as religion and American studies. His scholarly work has addressed a wide array of topics that are deeply applicable today, including organizational behavior, evangelicalism, and power.
Lindsay has also written scholarly essays in edited volumes, including the following: