Charting A Bold Course

Leadership development is a life-long process. Yet the church of Jesus Christ is in desperate need of strong leaders in this generation. In Charting a Bold Course, Andrew Seidel provides an exceptional tool to get you started on cultivating the unique gifts and abilities God has given you and your leadership team. This leadership course will fit perfectly in a leadership training program.

Here is a stunning and provocative guide to the future of international relations—a system for managing global problems beyond the stalemates of business versus government, East versus West, rich versus poor, democracy versus authoritarianism, free markets versus state capitalism. Written by the most esteemed and innovative adventurer-scholar of his generation, Parag Khanna’s How to Run the World posits a chaotic modern era that resembles the Middle Ages, with Asian empires, Western militaries, Middle Eastern sheikhdoms, magnetic city-states, wealthy multinational corporations, elite clans, religious zealots, tribal hordes, and potent media seething in an ever more unpredictable and dangerous storm. But just as that initial “dark age” ended with the Renaissance, Khanna believes that our time can become a great and enlightened age as well—only, though, if we harness our technology and connectedness to forge new networks among governments, businesses, and civic interest groups to tackle the crises of today and avert those of tomorrow. With his trademark energy, intellect, and wit, Khanna reveals how a new “mega-diplomacy” consisting of coalitions among motivated technocrats, influential executives, super-philanthropists, cause-mopolitan activists, and everyday churchgoers can assemble the talent, pool the money, and deploy the resources to make the global economy fairer, rebuild failed states, combat terrorism, promote good governance, deliver food, water, health care, and education to those in need, and prevent environmental collapse. With examples taken from the smartest capital cities, most progressive boardrooms, and frontline NGOs, Khanna shows how mega-diplomacy is more than an ad hoc approach to running a world where no one is in charge—it is the playbook for creating a stable and self-correcting world for future generations. How to Run the World is the cutting-edge manifesto for diplomacy in a borderless world.

A powerful, biblically based model of leadership development based on the life of the Apostle Paul All churches, denominations, and parachurch organizations are eager for new models of leadership development. Cole uses the life and leadership lessons of the Apostle Paul to show how to develop leaders who are skilled, dedicated, and always open to learning from experience. Cole, a trusted, innovative authority, uses the four journeys of Paul to shows how leaders can grow to be more influential. A publication from the acclaimed Leadership Network Paul, the original “church planter,” was very instrumental in the growth of Christianity—and a perfect model for today’s leaders. Shows how Paul’s leadership developed over the course of his life to get better and better with time and maturity—and how they can do the same.

Many of us climb the corporate ladder thinking that we need to be a certain kind of leader. Yet, once we reach the top, we often discover that we need to change that direction. As Spitulnik explains, that's the beauty of becoming an Insightful Leader, a composite entity learning to adapt to different environments, people and challenges rather than applying one leadership style to all scenarios. To stay up to date on what David is thinking and writing about, follow him on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspitulnik/ Keywords: Leadership, Growth, Management, Culture, CEO, Insightful Leadership, Leadership Journey, Team Leadership

Charting Your Course is the story of 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner Community Consolidated School District 15 of Palatine, Illinois. The book shares the story of the school district’s journey toward continuous improvement as they followed the Baldrige Award Criteria. The authors share both the good and the bad results encountered along the way, allowing the reader to learn from his experiences. The book will help other schools answer the many questions that will inevitably come up as they begin to follow the Baldrige criteria, and will help them avoid making some of the same mistakes. PRAISE FOR CHARTING YOUR COURSE "A case study of the only school district in the state of Illinois to earn the top quality award from the Lincoln Foundation for Business Excellence. Charting Your Course is must reading for superintendents and principals who are serious about achieving organizational excellence. In this straightforward account of a school district seriously embracing the Malcolm Baldrige criteria, the authors detail what worked and what went awry, and offer concrete suggestions on avoiding some of their mistakes."- Dr. Paul D. Houston, Executive Director American Association of School Administrators

Successful companies win consistently because their employees are united around a common purpose, and each person is focused on doing their part to execute the plan. Most smaller businesses neglect the crucial step of developing a written plan that provides focus and alignment. As a result, execution is inconsistent and performance suffers. What if you had a fast, simple process to develop a plan your team really believed in? And what if you had the tools to drive individual accountability and increase bottom-line results? Lead the Way delivers. Business consultant Greg Bustin shows you step-by-step how to: . Address issues that strangle effectiveness . Agree on key priorities that drive performance . Develop a simple plan with built-in accountability . Achieve buy-in from every employee in your organization . Measure performance and achieve the results you expect Whether you're a new manager or a seasoned leader, Lead the Way provides proven tools and practical steps to help you and your team achieve and sustain higher levels of effectiveness and success.

Set sail for the adventure of your life and work! As Katie Couric, journalist, author and Yahoo Global News Anchor attests, “Jeremy Cage has written a great book that everyone who thinks about how to better balance work-life issues would benefit from reading…he’s also shown us how to better navigate life’s personal and professional challenges.” All Dreams on Deck will help you articulate your most important dreams in work and life and will then give you a practical approach for realizing those dreams. Through engaging, real-life examples, you will be inspired to live life to your full potential. Author Jeremy Cage begins with the premise that there is no such thing as work–life balance. There is only life balance—of which work is an important part. With this as the foundation, he will guide you through a simple and actionable approach to determining the most important components of your life—the Grab Bags in your LifeBoat—then chart the course to making all the dreams in that LifeBoat a reality. Jeremy, who has lived and worked in nine countries, has used this approach to help thousands of executives, managers, and their teams unleash their potential. He has also realized his own dreams by taking a sixteen-month sabbatical to sail around the world with his family before returning to the US to launch several exciting new companies. So rather than theoretical mumbo jumbo, Jeremy presents compelling, real-life examples of how to dream specifically, get highly intentional about those dreams, plan and prepare well—then summon the courage to set sail.

Plot out your path to a rewarding work life. The world of work is changing with head-spinning speed. Now more than ever, you need to find your footing—and design your personalized road map to job satisfaction and career success. Career Mapping offers a template for figuring out who you are and what you can offer to the work world. Inspired by the author’s own experiences as a college recruiter and executive recruiter, as well as a woman who broke through to the executive ranks in two male-dominated industries, it addresses an array of situations, from just starting out to navigating the corporate maze to launching a new business or anticipating retirement. It offers case studies of people at different stages of their careers, and provides a step-by-step process for customizing your own job hunting and career management strategies. With thought-provoking questions; candid revelations from her own inspiring journey; and vital advice from Ginny Clarke’s experiences interviewing, recruiting, and coaching thousands of professionals and executives, Career Mapping explains the oft-misunderstood executive search process, demystifies how you can make yourself a more desirable job candidate, and reveals how to avoid the devastating pitfalls that have derailed careers.