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
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
I’m not a huge basketball fan, but I’m a big fan of teamwork–and I like poetry. And no team in recent memory demonstrates the sheer poetry of selfless, purposeful teamwork like the current NBA champs. Every once in a while,… Read More »Teamwork and the Spurs
I can’t think of anyone better to write a book entitled Be A People Person than John C. Maxwell. Throughout his long and illustrious career as leadership guru, he has emphasized the importance of team, collaboration, and synergy in accomplishing… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Be A People Person by John C. Maxwell
Christianaudio is giving away Leadership Secrets of the Salvation Army for free this whole month! I found this book to be an excellent resource in the areas of vision-casting, organizational management, and branding. You can read my review of this… Read More »LEADERS: Awesome leadership audiobook available for free download!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiorMUkqqDY Great thoughts from some great thinkers and doers. Enjoy!
Hey, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ehvyAMFL30 As per usual, Pixar nails it; this time in area of leadership. Hopper’s right. If you assume leadership, you assume responsibility for team failure. All of the responsibility. It’s what great leaders do, and that’s why… Read More »Everything is YOUR fault
I’m not sure if I’m unique in this, but I wasn’t really excited to read Leadership Secrets of the Salvation Army by Robert A. Watson and Ben Brown. Maybe it’s because my main interaction with the Salvation Army is during… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Leadership Secrets of the Salvation Army