For Christian leaders in any organization, ministry, or endeavor–finally, a faith-based companion book to The Leadership Challenge, the #1 best selling leadership book of all time. An opening chapter by Kouzes and Posner teaches the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, the basis of The Leadership Challenge. In subsequent chapters, respected Christian leaders John Maxwell, Ken Blanchard, Patrick Lencioni, Nancy Ortberg, and David McAllister-Wilson each write about one of the five practices, reflecting on the role of faith in the Christian leader. This book is a valuable resource for any Christian in a position of leadership — in corporations, churches, nonprofits, academia, or government.
Book Details:
- Author: James M. Kouzes
- ISBN: 9780470730461
- Year Published: 2004
- Pages: 176
- BISAC: BUS071000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Leadership
About the Book and Topic:
For Christian leaders in any organization, ministry, or endeavor–finally, a faith-based companion book to The Leadership Challenge, the #1 best selling leadership book of all time. An opening chapter by Kouzes and Posner teaches the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, the basis of The Leadership Challenge. In subsequent chapters, respected Christian leaders John Maxwell, Ken Blanchard, Patrick Lencioni, Nancy Ortberg, and David McAllister-Wilson each write about one of the five practices, reflecting on the role of faith in the Christian leader. This book is a valuable resource for any Christian in a position of leadership — in corporations, churches, nonprofits, academia, or government.
No skill is more important to the future of any ministry, organization, or endeavor than leadership and Christian leaders know that their followers expect nothing less than the best. Thoroughly grounded in research, The Leadership Challenge for Christians identifies and explains the most credible, proven practices of this most essential quality. Bringing together seven of the biggest names in leadership, the book demonstrates how the faith of Christian leaders is a central component of their leadership, enabling them to accomplish extraordinary things, from churches to boardrooms to corporations to classrooms.
Foreword by John Maxwell. A leadership book for Christians based on the #1 best-selling leadership book of all time (over 1 million copies in print, now in its 3rd edition). All authors are popular national speakers and highly respected, highly visible authorities on leadership. Examples of leadership at all levels and in a range of environments: ministries, business, public service, education, sports.
About the Author
Jim Kouzes is Chairman Emeritus of the Tom Peters Company and an Executive Fellow at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. Barry Posner is Dean of the Leavey School of Business and Professor of Leadership at Santa Clara University. Together they are the authors of The Leadership Challenge, which has over 1 million copies in print. John Maxwell (best-selling author, popular speaker, and the top leadership expert in Christian circles), Ken Blanchard (management guru), and Nancy Ortberg (frequent speaker and Axis ministry leader at Willow Creek Community Church near Chicago) are marquee names in Christian Leadership. David McAllister-Wilson is president of Wesley Theological Seminary and the founder of Wesley’s new ecumenical Christian leadership institute. Patrick Lencioni is president of The Table Group, a Sa n Fr ancisco Bay Area management consulting firm, and author of the best-selling books The Five Temptations of a CEO, The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.