Leadership by the Book

Tools to Transform Your Workplace

By: Kenneth Blanchard, Bill Hybels, Phil Hodges

Narrated by: Sam Freed

Best-selling authors Kenneth Blanchard, Bill Hybels, and Phil Hodges offer a unique, compelling, and paradigm-shifting model that effectively interweaves successful leadership methods with character development principles based on the teachings of history's most influential leader, Jesus Christ. Told in the parable format of The One Minute Manager and Raving Fans, Leadership by the Book offers unexpected and exceptional answers to crucial leadership issues today - helping leaders in all walks of life to fulfill their calling and help others do the same.

Is there any common ground between leadership success strategies on one hand, and the Biblical principles regarding character on the other?

Yes! And this new book - from three of America's most successful and compassionate leaders - clearly and creatively explains the answer. With unique value for leaders of all kinds, Leadership by the Book interweaves character development principles with successful leadership methods - using the example and words of Jesus as the catalyst and framework for it all.

The framework for the sound and practical teachings of this unique and powerful book is a story about three acquaintances who each have something vital to learn. One is a businessman who, after years of fabulous success, finally comes face to face with the emptiness in his soul. His struggle becomes critical when a heart attack leaves him hovering near death. This crisis brings together two figures from his past - a teacher of leadership strategies, and a successful pastor. Their renewed interaction leads them all to deeper discoveries of the value of biblical leadership principles.

In Leadership by the Book readers - particularly company presidents, corporate leaders, middle managers, department heads, parents, coaches, community leaders, pastors, lay leaders, and others - will learn the very practical side of Christ's teachings on leadership. And they'll learn that truly effective leadership cannot be divorced from the character issues that Jesus taught.©1999 Ken Blanchard, Bill Hybels, and Phil Hodges; (P)1999 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Great book

Great short listen. The story line brings a small group of people together in a real life scenario and shows how leadership is intigrated into every aspect of our life.

Excellent Read

Lots of GOLDEN NUGGETS on becoming a better leader. Recommend Reading this leadership book. You won’t be disappointed!

leadership

Turns my thoughts on leadership upside down. A must read for every Christian leader. Something I've always known but find it hard to do. God first, others second and me third.

Bad literary style

The principles presented are excellent but I didn't like the author's "Character A reminisces with Character B about a scene from years ago word-for-word to teach the lesson to the reader". It seemed very forced and distracted me from what I was trying to learn.

Jesus thrown in your face

I didn't like this book. I expected to have new management ideas presented. Perhaps something to help me become a better manager. But, the first thing that comes up something like this:
Managers should take a lesson from the best manager the world has ever known, Jesus of Nazareth.

I don't mind religion, but when I pay for a business advice book, I don't want to be preached a sermon. There may be some business ideas in the book, but make no mistake: This is a book on religion, not on management.