Thursday, May 17, 2007

Leaders are readers!

Here are some powerful titles on business and leadership from noted Christian authors that i highly recomend:







6098X: The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest AssetThe Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset

By John C. Maxwell / Nelson Business


What one factor can make all the difference in your life? Your attitude! In this life-changing volume, the best-selling author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership shows how a positive outlook can revolutionize your ability to overcome and grow from common challenges such as discouragement, change, problems, fear, and failure. 208 pages; 5" x 7"; Hardcover.






60920: The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere  in the OrganizationThe 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

By John C. Maxwell / Thomas Nelson


Wondering how to apply leadership principles if you're not the boss? Maxwell has answers! Debunking myths and clarifying challenges, the popular author asserts that you don't have to be the "main" person to impact your organization. You'll discover specific ways to influence peers and superiors-and become a more valuable team member.






71976: The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: King Solomon's Secrets to Success, Wealth, and HappinessThe Richest Man Who Ever Lived: King Solomon's Secrets to Success, Wealth, and Happiness

By Steven K. Scott / Random House, Inc


After Steven Scott flunked out of six jobs in his first four years after college, his best friend, Gary Smalley, offered one simple suggestion that would transform his life: study a chapter in Proverbs every day. Two years later, using the amazing strategies he gleaned from Solomon, Scott started a small business. In this life-changing book, Scott reveals Solomon's often-overlooked wisdom for achieving breakthrough success in one's work, health, marriage, and relationship with God.






49681X: Integrity : The Courage to Meet the Demands of RealityIntegrity : The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality

By Dr. Henry Cloud / Zondervan/harpercollins Publishers


Drawing on experiences from his work with Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and individual leaders, Dr. Henry Cloud, a clinical psychologist and nationally syndicated radio host, shows how our character can keep us from achieving all we want to (or could) be.

In Integrity, Dr. Cloud explores the six qualities of character that define integrity. He uses stories from well-known business leaders like Michael Dell and sports figures like Tiger Woods to illustrate each of these qualities. He shows us how people with integrity:
  • Are able to connect with others and build trust
  • Are oriented toward reality
  • Finish well
  • Embrace the negative
  • Are oriented toward increase
  • Have an understanding of the transcendent







87973: Business by the Book, UpdatedBusiness by the Book, Updated

By Larry Burkett / Thomas Nelson


Now readers can approach the new millennium by incorporating Burkett's tried and true advice into their business world with this updated edition of the best-selling classic containing some of the actual study material used in Burkett's worldwide seminars.






68323: The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the ExtraordinaryThe Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary

By Mark Sanborn / Random House, Inc


Is your professional commitment wavering? Do you just want to get the job done and go home? Find fresh energy and creativity for your life and work by imitating the example of Sanborn's postman, "Fred." Four Bible-based principles will help you make a difference every day, excel in your career, and make your daily life extraordinary. 114 pages, hardcover from Waterbrook.






22639: Life Unlimited: When Average Just Isn't EnoughLife Unlimited: When Average Just Isn't Enough

By John Bolin / Multnomah


What's the secret to living a truly extraordinary life? John Bolin goes straight to the source for a Christ-inspired approach to personal growth and leadership development. Based on Luke 2:52, Life Unlimited helps readers develop in the same ways that Jesus did: mentally, physically, spiritually, and socially. Bolin has included a step-by-step program that allows readers to begin putting the principles into practice and achieve greater influence for God. A balanced and meaningful life is within reach!






524071: About My Father's Business: Taking Your Faith to WorkAbout My Father's Business: Taking Your Faith to Work

By Regi Campbell / Multnomah


Many books stress the need to be "marketplace ministers." An equal or greater number tell you why you should be in marketplace ministry. About My Father's Business tells you how, offering proven methodology for becoming a spiritual leader at work, regardless of position or title. Regi Campbell has more than twenty years of experience learning and implementing these strategies in companies small and large. With refreshing transparency, he shares struggles to save his marriage, build his career, and pursue his mission to have influence for Jesus Christ with coworkers. The result is a practical guide for reconciling the quest for corporate accomplishment with the call to be a disciple of Christ 24/7.






833854: Mastering Monday: A Guide to Integrating Faith and WorkMastering Monday: A Guide to Integrating Faith and Work

By John D. Beckett & Ken Blanchard / Inter-varsity Press



Spelling MONEY Biblically

M - MANAGE it; never let it manage you. It is a great slave and a poor master. Love people and use money; not the reverse. It is not money, but the love of money that is the root of all evil.(I Timothy 6:10). in fact, Ecclesiastes 5:10 says that the person who loves money never has enough. Management is what stewardship is all about. It is all God's money and He has given us management responsibility for it.

O - Let it bring you OPPORTUNITIES and let OPPORTUNITY bring money to you. It will enable you to embrace those opportunities as they come along and seizing opportunities for success will enable you to accumulate more. In Luke 10, the Good Samaritan could not have been as helpful to the wounded and robbed man if he had not had the money to pay for his care.

N - Take care of the NECESSITIES before you start on the frivolities. Though not always seen as a necessity by all, building a business, profession, or income form the future is essential. Build your source of income first before you build a lifestyle. (Proverbs 24:27). we also need to have the integrity to pay our bills before we purchase luxuries.

E - EXPAND the reach of your influence using money as a tool. Proverbs 11:25 says that a generous man will prosper. Proverbs 22:9 says that he will be blessed. Proverbs 17:8 says that "a bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds." Since verse Proverbs 17:23 frowns on bribes being received to pervert justice, this might be understood as a gift given to open doors in a business relationship. Money in good peoples' hands can do a lot of good in the world.

Y - Say "YES" to options, yes to people, and yes to God. How many times have you had to say "no" because you were in financial bondage to debt or lack of positive cash flow? Money can be a tool for freedom in its proper perspective. II Corinthians 1:20 says, " For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God."

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