Productive Leadership is a celebration of the small churches of America and the lasting legacy they have provided for the Christian landscape. Combining attributes of proven leadership with stories from the New Testament, it provides a practical guide for developing and maintaining fruitful ministry and is written for lay and clergy leaders in these small- to mid-size churches. Utilizing experiences from actual ministry situations, it uses both successes and failures to learn how to work together, taking the reader from assessing the cultural values of a church through discerning God’s vision for ministry and working together in leadership. Complete with step-by-step exercises for individuals, councils, and committees, the various chapters form a map for developing effective ministry in what often seems to be a futile mission field. Readers are invited to examine leadership qualities by identifying their own characteristics and competencies and how they are best used in working within the ministry of their local church. Well suited for individual readers, it is also a valuable resource for church councils to discover how they can best work together toward the fulfillment of their mission, making the most productive use of their time and resources. Anyone interested in the future ministry of small churches will find this book to be a valuable resource.
Typical leadership training never seems to 'move the needle' in terms of creating more effective leaders. That's because the system that supports leadership hasn't changed. To get true improvement in leadership, organizations need to focus on accountability. There must be an asset management system that defines and assigns accountability. Then individual leaders can learn and apply productive leadership. The author has coined and trademarked the Productive Leadership(TM) System (PLS) which includes: *A Productive Leadership Policy*The Organizational Reliability Model(TM) (ORM) *The Productive Leadership Model(TM) (PLM)*A Productive Leadership Development Program The ORM overtly defines and assigns accountability across each leadership level. The PLM identifies the leadership roles, attributes, skills, sources of power and other aspects that productive leaders must master. The development program creates a leadership pipeline for professional development of current leaders and prospective leaders, and on-boarding the right people for leadership positions. The author includes a chapter on the human brain to show that leaders and followers are capable of learning throughout their lives, and the science behind creating habits and cultures. The book has several tools and exercises to help reinforce important concepts. Appendices include details on the Team Effectiveness and Motivation Survey (used in the 2015 Alidade MER/Plant Services Magazine Leadership Survey), an ISO 55000 overview and the Guidance and Execution Model(TM), an example for developing processes and procedures. Features Recommendations for a full Productive Leadership Development Program and training, including: Characteristics of individual leaders: The desire to be responsible and having a personal mission, vision, and values that align with the leadership position. Leadership roles: Expert/technician, manager/administrator, coach, systems thinker, and visionary. Leadership attributes: Consistent, attentive, respectful, motivational, and assertive. Leadership skills: Time management, communication, empowerment, giving and receiving feedback, and conflict management.
Are you trying to do more with less? Do you feel pulled in every direction? Are you trapped on the hamster wheel of busy? TIME IS PRECIOUS There are only so many hours in the day. Yet there has never been more pressure to do more, ramp up results and deliver. Interruptions, distractions and bad habits all throw our productivity and potential into chaos. WE'RE ON 24/7 It's a cruel irony that in a world of immense connectivity, we feel increasingly disconnected and unproductive. The incessant emails, phone calls and social media alerts steal precious family and leisure time. It can seem impossible to "switch off." THE PRODUCTIVE LEADER The productive leader knows how to achieve more. They reduce stress, maximise their time and stay focused by leveraging their skills, people and resources. They are in control, inspire others and are happier. Are you ready to become a productive leader? THIS BOOK WILL: - Uncover the key skills and attributes needed for a more productive approach to your work, your life and your team. - Explore which habits hinder or help your productivity and how these impact on your team and your workload. - Help you discover the ways you can amplify your productivity to bring new levels of achievement and success into your life, work and team. - Show you how you can engage and empower your team to truly drive performance and ramp up their productivity. ENDORSEMENTS: " This is a fast-moving, practical book that shows you how to increase your performance, results and rewards immediately. Every step or idea is proven and easy to apply." Brian Tracy, Best-Selling Author, East That Frog. "Sally Foley-Lewis has written the penultimate book on productivity! Cleverly crafted with real world strategies that you can implement in a matter of minutes. It will be become an all time classic reference book for the modern leaders of business. Well Done ... 10 out of 10!" - Keith Abraham CSP, Multi-Award Winning Keynote Speaker, 5 x Best-Selling Author Founder of the Passionate Performance Program "In this phenomenal book, Sally Foley-Lewis says, "It matters not what role you're in or what your job title is. You are a leader. A leader is not a job title - it's a behaviour." This gem alone can transform the path of a human being. Sally is one of those people whose insights are powerful and command attention. Read. This. Book!" - Karen Jacobsen, The GPS Girl "Loved your insights and the way they were delivered with a combination of story telling and statistics. I could see myself in your examples and what I can see I can take action on. Productivity has increased and time has been saved. Thank you!" - Julie Cross CSP "Sally Foley-Lewis is the real deal. She practices what she shares in this book. She shares not only what works for her clients, but what she puts into practice to make her one of the most productive people I know. Her book is filled with practical ideas shared clearly and with humour. Your small investment in this productivity tool will pay off many times over - if you apply her techniques to your life." - Rebecca Morgan, CSP, CMC, bestselling author of 26 books, USA "Who has time to be more productive? I'm too busy! Feel lighter, less stress and learn to become more accountable for results with "The Productive Leader" by Sally Foley Lewis." - Scott Friedman CSP, Global Speaking Fellow, Founder of Together We Can Change the World
Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns withanother groundbreaking work, this time to ask: why do some companies thrive inuncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research,buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins andhis colleague Morten Hansen enumerate the principles for building a truly greatenterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous and fast-moving times. This book isclassic Collins: contrarian, data-driven and uplifting.
How leaders can recast innovation’s toughest trade-offs—efficiency vs. flexibility, consistency vs. change, product vs purpose—as productive tensions. Why is leading innovation in today’s dynamic business environment so distressingly hit-or-miss? More than 90 percent of high-potential ventures don’t reach their projected targets. Surveys show that 80 percent of executives consider innovation crucial to their growth strategy, but only 6 percent are satisfied with their innovation performance. Should leaders aim for Steve Jobs-level genius, shower their projects with resources, or lean in to luck and embrace uncertainty? None of the above, say Christopher Bingham and Rory McDonald. Drawing on cutting-edge research and probing interviews with hundreds of leaders across three continents, in Productive Tensions Bingham and McDonald find that the most effective leaders and successful innovators embrace the tensions that arise from competing aims: efficiency or flexibility? consistency or change? product or purpose? Bingham and McDonald spotlight eight critical tensions that every innovator must master, and they spell out, with dozens of detailed examples of both success and failure, how to navigate them. How do you excite customers about a product they’ve never imagined? When is it wise to accept what the data is telling you, and when should you ignore the data and plow forward anyway? How can you maintain stakeholders’ trust and support during radical unforeseen course corrections? Bingham and McDonald guide readers through innovation’s thorniest tensions, using examples drawn from the experience of organizations as varied as P&G, Instagram, the US military, Honda, In-N-Out Burger, Slack, Under Armour, and the snowboarding company Burton.
“A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what we can do to regain control.”—ADAM GRANT “Carey’s book will help you reorganize your life. And then you can share a copy with someone you care about.”—SETH GODIN You deserve to stop living at an unsustainable pace. An influential podcaster and thought leader shows you how. Overwhelmed. Overcommitted. Overworked. That’s the false script an inordinate number of people adopt to be successful. Does this sound familiar: ● Slammed is normal. ● Distractions are everywhere. ● Life gets reduced to going through the motions. Tired of living that way? At Your Best gives you the strategies you need to win at work and at home by living in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow. Influential podcast host and thought leader Carey Nieuwhof understands the challenges of constant pressure. After a season of burnout almost took him out, he discovered how to get time, energy, and priorities working in his favor. This approach freed up more than one thousand productive hours a year for him and can do the same for you. At Your Best will help you ● replace chronic exhaustion with deep productivity ● break the pattern of overpromising and never accomplishing enough ● clarify what matters most by restructuring your day ● master the art of saying no, without losing friends or influence ● discover why vacations and sabbaticals don’t really solve your problems ● develop a personalized plan to recapture each day so you can break free from the trap of endless to-dos Start thriving at work and at home as you discover how to be at your best.
Why do things go wrong in companies that shouldn't? How can you wake-up and become conscious of secret motivations, unrecognized Achilles heels, and hidden agendas in yourself and your employees? When what has gone wrong doesn't make sense, Dr. Shelley Reciniello looks for the unrecognized, underlying psychological issues that caused the problem. What's going on unconsciously, out of awareness, is often more important than what is happening on the surface. This book describes the nine most fundamental, but often neglected truths about human beings and their workplace behavior in jargon-free, accessible concepts and examples. With humor and inspiration, she provides you with the principles and practices necessary for conscious leadership which you can immediately apply in your organizations. --
Master Your World is a concise, engaging book on business management, people management, and of course, a bit of dog management. Funny, serious, and thoughtful, Kelly's book can change how you interact with the people around you. The ten inspired lessons are designed to simplify the role of leading people, even during difficult times, and in any business organization. The book starts with the top three golden rules: Reward Good Behavior, Do Not Reward Bad Behavior, and Be Consistent. Dr. Kelly emphasizes what every manager should know: You get the behavior that you reward. The next seven lessons are how to communicate, enforce, and maintain the first three lessons while building morale, improving productivity, and ultimately, increasing the bottom line. One of the major strengths of the book is Kelly's writing. She keeps readers interested with true stories, real-life situations, and pragmatic solutions to the daily challenges managers and leaders face in today's evolving workplace. Kelly's techniques were refined during her 21 years as an officer in the U.S. Navy, but Master Your World is clearly not a military book. It is humorous, entertaining, and inspirational. Every aspiring CEO can learn something from this book. This book is highly recommended for new supervisors, seasoned managers, and senior leadership who could benefit from a refresher on how to engage their teams. Her points make busy people think, and make thoughtful people smile and think again.
Use this helpful book to learn about the leadership tools to fuel success, grow your team, and become the visionary you were meant to be. True leadership isn't a matter of having a certain job or title. In fact, being chosen for a position is only the first of the five levels every effective leader achieves. To become more than "the boss" people follow only because they are required to, you have to master the ability to invest in people and inspire them. To grow further in your role, you must achieve results and build a team that produces. You need to help people to develop their skills to become leaders in their own right. And if you have the skill and dedication, you can reach the pinnacle of leadership—where experience will allow you to extend your influence beyond your immediate reach and time for the benefit of others. The 5 Levels of Leadership are: 1. Position—People follow because they have to. 2. Permission—People follow because they want to. 3. Production—People follow because of what you have done for the organization. 4. People Development—People follow because of what you have done for them personally. 5. Pinnacle—People follow because of who you are and what you represent. Through humor, in-depth insight, and examples, internationally recognized leadership expert John C. Maxwell describes each of these stages of leadership. He shows you how to master each level and rise up to the next to become a more influential, respected, and successful leader.
