The Transparent Leader: Spiritual Secrets of Nineteen Successful Men

Leadership comes with a high price tag for many men. TOO HIGH. But for the man who knows the costs of leadership and prepares himself for the challenges he faces, the rewards can be great. In "The Transparent Leader," businessman Dwight Johnson invites you to glean wisdom from 19 prominent men, some of whom learned their lessons the hard way as they faced and triumphed over problems such as: Family Stress Moral Failure Business Reverses Spiritual Bankruptcy These men emerged from their struggles as stronger, better leaders -- and so can any man who is willing to be open and transparent in his leadership role. Included are chapters by: Chuck Colson, founder, chairman of the board, Prison Fellowship Ken Blanchard, coauthor, "The Oner Minute Manager" Bill McCartney, president and founder, Promise Keepers Jim Amos, president, Mail Boxes, Etc. John Couch, former vice president, Apple Computer plus 14 other Christian leaders.

Dwight Johnson is a successful businessman and president of Christian Catalysts, a parachurch ministry. Among Dwight's many professioanl achievements was the design of the landmark Cross of the Rockies located fifteen miles southwest of Denver, the largest lighted cross in the world.

Dean Nelson (PhD, Ohio University) is founder and director of the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, where he serves as professor of journalism. He has written extensively for dozens of newspapers and magazines, including the "New York Times", "Boston Globe", and "Christianity Today", and is the author or coauthor of several books.

Tim LaHaye es un autor bestseller en la lista del New York Times con mas de setenta libros de no ficcion, muchos de ellos acerca de profecias y el fin de los tiempos, y es el coautor de la serie Left Behind con ventas record. Se considera que LaHayes es uno de las autoridades mas reconocidas de America acerca de las profecias biblicas del fin de los tiempos. Visite www.TimLaHaye.com

Colson, former special counsel to President Nixon, is Chairman of the Board of Prison Fellowship. Colson is a highly regarded author, speaker and Christian leader.

Ken Blanchard is the Chief Spiritual Officer of the Ken Blanchard Companies. He is the coauthor of "The One Minute Manager", "Raving Fans" and many other international bestsellers. His books have combined sales of more than eighteen million copies in more than twenty-seven languages.

Coach Bill McCartney is the former head football coach of the University of Colorado and the founder and former president of Promise Keepers. Currently he is the chairman of The Road to Jerusalem ministry. Aaron David Fruh is a Jewish believer and lead pastor at Knollwood Church in Mobile, Alabama. He is the author of two books The Decree of Esther and The Forgotten Blessing both published by Baker Publishing Group.

James H. Amos, Jr., is the former president and CEO of Mail Boxes Etc, and currently serves as chairman emeritus. A distinguished franchise executive, he has also served as chairman of the International Franchise Association. The author of "Focus or Failure: America at the Crossroads" and "The Memorial," he has contributed to "The Entrepreneurs CreedThe Principles & Passions of 20 Successful Entrepreneurs" and "The Transparent Leader,"

Ronald T. Harris received his undergraduate degree from California State University, Northridge, and both his MS and PhD degrees from the University of Southern California. In 1975, Ron was appointed to the position of Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California, where he taught human anatomy, general physiology, human embryology, and human sexuality for 20 years. In 2001 he became an adjunct professor of biology at Marymount California University, where he currently teaches human anatomy, human physiology, cell biology, and human anatomy and physiology. Ron also has extensive experience in the skin and hair care industries. He was Vice President of Research and Development at Redken Laboratories (now owned by L Oreal USA) and a subsidiary of Shiseido Cosmetics. In these capacities, he led teams of researchers in the detailed structure and function of skin and hair. Ron s current research interests focus on the brain circuits involved in cognition and the mechanisms of memory.

Bob Buford is an entrepreneur that grew a successful cable television company in the first half of his life. In his second half, Buford founded Halftime, an organization designed to inspire business and professional leaders to embrace God's calling and move from success to significance. For outstanding resources, self-assessment tools, stories, events and experiences to help you on your Halftime journey from success to significance visit www.Halftime.org.
Bob Buford fundo Network Liderazgo, una organizasion que busca aselerar la urgencia de iglesias efectivas para identificar, conectar y buscando inobativos lideres de iglesia. Y tiempo y medio una organisacion desinada para inspirar negosios y lideres profesionales a adaptar la llamada de Dios y moverse de exito a significasion.

Bill Williams is the manager of the Cisco Enterprise Storage Operations team, where he focuses on storage total cost of ownership (TCO), metrics, and operational efficiencies. Bill joined Cisco in 1998 as an ERP systems administrator. In January 2002, Bill moved to the virtual storage team at Cisco, where he was integral in creating a dedicated Enterprise Storage Systems Team within Cisco IT. During May 2003, the Enterprise Storage Systems Team won the Cisco CIO Award. In October 2002, Bill began studying the TCO for storage at Cisco, and the following year, he began a consolidation project to lower the Cisco storage TCO. As the program manager for the Network Storage Virtual Team from 2003 to 2004, Bill guided the implementation of SAN storage and infrastructure in the Cisco datacenters around the globe. Bill holds an M.B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.