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Summary and notes on books of relevance from across the leadership spectrum.

The Power of Full Engagement

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Title: The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal Author: Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz Copyright Date: 2003 Book Summary: Most businesspeople focus on managing Continue reading …

The Leaders Who Last

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Title: Leaders Who Last Author: Dave Kraft Copyright Date: 2009 Book Summary: If the Christian life is like a race, we must admit that too many Christian leaders stumble, burn out, or veer off the Continue reading …

The Performance Factor

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Title: The Performance Factor: Unlocking the Secrets of Teamwork Author: Pat MacMillian Copyright Date: 2001 Book Description: As the tides of all the trendy business initiatives from the last twenty years have all disappeared, one Continue reading …

Inside Out

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Title: Inside Out: Real Change is Possible- If You’re Willing to Start From the Inside Out Author: Larry Crab Copyright Date: 1998 Book Description:  Real change may not be what you think it is. It Continue reading …

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

Compiled by Chuck Olson

  Title: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Author: Peter Scazzero Copyright Date: 2006 Book Summary: Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can’t be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Even though he was pastor of a Continue reading …

Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team & Staff on the Same Page

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Title: Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page Author: Larry Osborne Copyright Date: 2010 Book Desription: Serving as a church leader can be a tough assignment. Whatever your role, odds Continue reading …

Derailed: Five Lessons Learned From Catastrophic Failures of Leadership

Compiled by Chuck Olson

Title: Derailed: Five Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Failures of Leadership Author: Tim Irwin Copyright: 2009 Book Summary: What causes a leader to fail and how do we avoid meeting the same fate? This is the Continue reading …

The Five Temptations of a CEO

Compiled by Chuck Olson

Title: The Five Temptations of a CEO Author: Patrick Lencioni Copyright: 1998 Book Description: A commemorative edition of the landmark book from Patrick Lencioni when it was published ten years ago, The Five Temptations of Continue reading …

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– Chuck Olson

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