Insight, by Tasha Eurich, is the self-awareness manual we didn’t know we needed. We didn’t know we needed it, but it turns out we do—desperately so. As Eurich herself points out in chapter one, “self-awareness is the meta-skill of the… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: “Insight” by Tasha Eurich
Should business management principles be applied in the church? Does the Bible actually speak to leadership development or is that a misappropriation of larger churches with misplaced priorities? These are tensions that have been at the forefront of the church… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Designed to Lead
John Piper’s preaching and teaching have fallen out of favor recently as many have rejected a message they see as narrow and unloving. I admit that Piper has become to me somewhat of a fuddy-duddy, offering a conservative, reformed commentary… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: “Living in the Light: Money, Sex, and Power” by John Piper
Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing by Andy Crouch is an outstanding book. It’s one of those rare books that brings many dissimilar concepts together with one simple, yet powerful idea. In Strong and… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW:Strong and Weak by Andy Crouch
A leader who doesn’t lead with his heart is not really a leader. How can a person lead without passion and expect others to follow? In his excellent book, The Heart-Led Leader, Tommy Spaulding takes this idea to the next… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: “The Heart-Led Leader” by Tommy Spaulding
We’ve all heard the expression, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” However, executive coach Marshall Goldsmith makes a living doing that very thing. He specializes in adult behavioral change—no easy task—and he reveals his very successful methods in… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith
For the thousands of passive, nominal church-goers in America, I Will by Thom Rainer is a timely manifesto of initiative; a passionate call for pew-sitters to roll up their sleeves and be the change they want to see in their… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: “I Will” by Thom Rainer
For those of us who face high pressure situations in our professional and personal lives, Performing Under Pressure by Hendrie Weisinger and J.P Pawliw-Fry is a godsend. This book does three things exceptionally well: 1) it dispels popular myths about… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: “Performing Under Pressure” by Hendrie Weisinger & J.P Pawliw-Fry
“Ordinary people can’t make a difference the world; the problems are too big.” This is the myth that pastor and speaker Tony Merida seeks to dispel in his excellent book Ordinary: How to Turn the World Upside Down. Merida’s premise… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Ordinary by Tony Merida
“He who hesitates is lost,” so the famous saying goes. And for leaders in the fast-paced, ever-changing business climate of the last decade, the stakes seem higher than ever. Jake Wood, former Marine scout sniper and founder/CEO of disaster-relief organization… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Take Command by Jake Wood