How to Lead by The Book: Proverbs, Parables, and Principles to Tackle Your Toughest Business Challenges - Hardcover

Anderson, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470936282 ISBN 13: 9780470936283

Publisher: Wiley, 2011

Synopsis

Biblical solutions to dozens of the toughest challenges leaders face today.

Concise, to-the-point, and highly useable, How to Lead by THE BOOK presents a series of personal and business challenges recognizable to leaders, then deals with each through insight, personal experience, and a discussion of why conventional approaches often fail. Each section then concludes with winning proverbs, parables, or principles that offers applicable strategies to solve the issue.

In this practical and inspiring guide, you'll discover proven methods and advice to shape young leaders, stretch veteran leaders, become a better communicator, maintain your work-life balance, deal with dishonesty among competitors, and much more.

• Shows why typical approaches to leadership problems often fail, while biblical wisdom succeeds
• Covers both day-to-day dilemmas and larger questions of management, accountability, and vision
• From the bestselling author of How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK, Up Your Business, and If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown

What is the number one downfall for leaders? When is the best time to make a decision? How do you hold others accountable? How do you survive success with your principles intact? What does the Bible say about time management? Get the answers to these and many more practical business questions when you discover the winning wisdom of How to Lead by THE BOOK.

About this title

About the Author

DAVE ANDERSON is an international speaker and trainer and the President of Learn to Lead, a sales and leadership training company. He is the author of twelve books, including If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown, How to Deal with Difficult Customers, The TKO Business Series, and How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK. He offers hundreds of free training articles and other resources through his website learntolead.com.

From the Back Cover

Is it any wonder that leaders who endeavor to make a positive difference in their business or community get frustrated, frightened, and fraught with stress when navigating such an irreverent and irreligious age? Leading according to biblical principles has never been more necessary. The timeless principles of the Good Book have long existed, and now you can practically apply them to improve your life, the lives of others, your business, and our bruised, battered, and beleaguered world. You cannot accomplish this by sitting on the sidelines, reacting to the world around you; rather, you must lead.

How to Lead by THE BOOK guides you in how to build and sustain a character-driven culture in your organization. Learn which principles are still absolute and unimpeachable despite the times, circumstances, and the tug of cultural currents. How to Lead by THE BOOK offers powerful pieces of wisdom derived from biblical verses that you can apply to all areas of management, including:

• Rate yourself according to the twelve responsibilities that comprise a servant leader's job description
• Look for opportunities to connect with, listen to, and engage colleagues and subordinates, and then find ways to add value to them by meeting their needs
• Learn how to identify and attract the most productive job candidates by conducting effective interviews and creating a compelling work environment
• Avoid the two most dangerous mistakes in order to become a more capable and influential leader
• Determine your core values to create the DNA of your organization and the benchmarks for behavioral accountability

Simply follow the most powerful business manual around, and you will discover how to live and lead a more robust life, all while you exponentially elevate organizational results.

From the Inside Flap

Is it any wonder that leaders who endeavor to make a positive difference in their business or community get frustrated, frightened, and fraught with stress when navigating such an irreverent and irreligious age? Leading according to biblical principles has never been more necessary. The timeless principles of the Good Book have long existed, and now you can practically apply them to improve your life, the lives of others, your business, and our bruised, battered, and beleaguered world. You cannot accomplish this by sitting on the sidelines, reacting to the world around you; rather, you must lead.

How to Lead by THE BOOK guides you in how to build and sustain a character-driven culture in your organization. Learn which principles are still absolute and unimpeachable despite the times, circumstances, and the tug of cultural currents. How to Lead by THE BOOK offers powerful pieces of wisdom derived from biblical verses that you can apply to all areas of management, including:

• Rate yourself according to the twelve responsibilities that comprise a servant leader's job description

• Look for opportunities to connect with, listen to, and engage colleagues and subordinates, and then find ways to add value to them by meeting their needs

• Learn how to identify and attract the most productive job candidates by conducting effective interviews and creating a compelling work environment

• Avoid the two most dangerous mistakes in order to become a more capable and influential leader

• Determine your core values to create the DNA of your organization and the benchmarks for behavioral accountability

Simply follow the most powerful business manual around, and you will discover how to live and lead a more robust life, all while you exponentially elevate organizational results.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470936282
• ISBN 13: 9780470936283
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240