Author: David
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Experiments in Transformational Leadership
This post contains both a confession and a vision. Over the past three or four years I have been facilitating pastor peer groups for one of our conference programs. The objective of the groups are that each pastor can become the transformational leader he or she is called to be. A few times, after reading…
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Book Review – How to Tie a Tie
For the past thirty years I’ve tied my tie the exact same way. That all changed because of “How to Tie a Tie” by Potter Style. The title basically indicates the subject matter. The book covers fifteen different ways to tie a tie, along with how to tie a bowtie. The book isn’t just about…
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Book Review – Better and Faster
My overall reaction after finishing “Better and Faster” by Jeremy Gutsche is wow. Simply wow. While I have read business books in the past, I have not read entrepreneurial books. I don’t really have anything to compare this book with, but really, I can’t believe other books of the genre could be any better than…
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Book Review: Visioneering by Andy Stanley
Using the biblical account of Nehemiah, Andy Stanley gives a “blueprint” for cultivating a God sized vision. Stanley also weaves his own story of visioning, or visioneering, through Nehemiah’s story. Visioneering can be viewed on several levels. It is a book about visioning, but the book also gives valuable insights into Nehemiah and how he…
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Book Review: The Matheny Manifesto by Mike Matheny
NOTE: I was sent a pre-release review copy of The Matheny Manifesto with no expectation of review. However, I was so impressed with the book, I knew I would write a review in hope that more people would be exposed to his philosophy and principles of coaching and life. I was pleasantly surprised by The…