Category Archives: Book Reviews

“Whether you prevail or fail, endure or die, depends more on what you do to yourself than on what the world does to you.” Jim Collins           Decline can be avoided.           Decline can … Continue reading →

First published in 1967, the 2007 re-published version of J. Oswald Sanders’ Spiritual Leadership – principles of excellence for every believer is a ‘required reading’ to put on your book list. Sanders’ first chapter – An Honorable Ambition – opens … Continue reading →

Following is a portion on organizational design from the book For the Sake of the House: organizational and leadership requirements for the twenty-first century church. Historically, there has been tension on organizations between providing top-down direction and pushing accountability and … Continue reading →

  Could it be that the church—which was meant to reflect the heart of God—has instead taken the role of leader? Could we simply be making things harder than they need to be? If you have been leading God’s people … Continue reading →

Dr. Bruce Winston, Dean of the School of Leadership and Entrepreneurship at Regent University, does a masterful job establishing and supporting two premises. First, he posits that values must be based on something, and that ‘something,’ for the purposes of … Continue reading →

Within the framework of every organization, there is a tendency for departments to act as autonomous entities. Unless leaders help followers see the ‘big picture’ (systems thinking), these little kingdoms independently compete for limited resources without regard for the effect … Continue reading →

What a title for a business/leadership book. But it hooked me . . . and it was a great read. Patrick Lencioni, who authors a number of similarly formatted business/leadership books, does a masterful job articulating simple, yet profound, principles. … Continue reading →