Henry Cloud and John Townsend, How People Grow: What the Bible Reveals About Personal Growth. Zondervan, 2004. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness Leadership Development Through Spiritual Formation LifeandLeadership.com Summary Cloud and Townsend are best known for their best-selling Boundaries series. This book forms the theological basis for that series. Here, the authors distinguish
John Townsend, Leadership Beyond Reason: How Great Leaders Succeed by Harnessing the Power of Their Values, Feelings, and Intuition. Thomas Nelson, 2009. Referenced in: Intuitive Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary Townsend’s premise is that great leaders succeed by harnessing the power of both the external world and the internal world. It does not argue for EITHER the
Karen A. McClintock, Shame-Less Lives, Grace-Full Congregations. The Alban Institute, 2011. Referenced in: Minister Self-Care Burnout in Church Leaders Leadership Development Through Spiritual Formation Church Leadership Strategies, Integrated Spiritual-Strategic I’ve read a lot of books on shame, both to help myself and others. Most are written from the perspective of helping individuals address the shame-based
Ben Benjamin, Conversation Transformation: Recognize and Overcome the 6 Most Destructive Communication Patterns. McGraw-Hill, 2012. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Communication Competence Conflict – Criticism, Difficult People, Difficult Conversations LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a very useful tool that not only equips readers for the six most common communication problems (see Publisher’s Description below), but also
Harrison Monarth, Executive Presence: The Art of Commanding Respect Like a CEO. McGraw-Hill, 2009. Related Volume: Monarth, 360 Degrees of Influence Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Communication Competence Leadership in Subordinate Roles LifeandLeadership.com Summary One may legitimately wonder why I would include this as a resource for ministers. The focus of this book is image
Harrison Monarth, 360 Degrees of Influence: Get Everyone to Follow Your Lead on Your Way to the Top McGraw-Hill, 2011. Related Volume: Monarth, Executive Presence Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Communication Competence Leadership in Subordinate Roles LifeandLeadership.com Summary This text addresses the importance of image projection or reputation management. Some call this “presenting the best
Stephen M.R. Covey and Greg Link, Smart Trust: Creating Prosperity, Energy and Joy in a Low-Trust World. Free Press, 2012. Prequel: Covey, The Speed of Trust Referenced in: Empowering Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This builds on Covey’s earlier work, The Speed of Trust, with narratives of many leaders who have used high-trust relationships toward significant achievement,
Mac Pier, Consequential Leadership: 15 Leaders Fighting for Our Cities, Our Poor, Our Youth and Our Culture. IVP Books, 2012. Referenced in: Social Ministry Strategies Leadership Development Through Life Experience LifeandLeadership.com Summary Mac Pier laments the fact that we are “in the worst fix since the Depression and the two World Wars.” And the issue
John C. Maxwell, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential. Center Street, 2012. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness John Maxwell Library — Inspiring Leadership Empowering Leadership Brief Intro to Maxwell John Maxwell is perhaps the most widely-read author on leadership and life-effectiveness today. LifeandLeadership.com cross-lists Maxwell’s writings under
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, Influencer: The Power to Change Anything. McGraw-Hill, 2007. Referenced in: Leading in Subordinate Roles Leading Change and Transition LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a popular text on how to motivate others to change. It is not a step-by-step process, but still contains good wisdom for
