We Lead The Way

Prose, poetry and other literary efforts from The Mirror, the name given to the annual, and other publications of Birmingham High School, Central High School, and Phillips High Schoo

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Don’t miss the five-part HBO Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential. When we dare to lead, we don’t pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don’t see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don’t avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into vulnerability when it’s necessary to do good work. But daring leadership in a culture defined by scarcity, fear, and uncertainty requires skill-building around traits that are deeply and uniquely human. The irony is that we’re choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the exact same time as we’re scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines and AI can’t do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection, and courage, to start. Four-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown has spent the past two decades studying the emotions and experiences that give meaning to our lives, and the past seven years working with transformative leaders and teams spanning the globe. She found that leaders in organizations ranging from small entrepreneurial startups and family-owned businesses to nonprofits, civic organizations, and Fortune 50 companies all ask the same question: How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders, and how do you embed the value of courage in your culture? In this new book, Brown uses research, stories, and examples to answer these questions in the no-BS style that millions of readers have come to expect and love. Brown writes, “One of the most important findings of my career is that daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100 percent teachable, observable, and measurable. It’s learning and unlearning that requires brave work, tough conversations, and showing up with your whole heart. Easy? No. Because choosing courage over comfort is not always our default. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave with our lives and our work. It’s why we’re here.” Whether you’ve read Daring Greatly and Rising Strong or you’re new to Brené Brown’s work, this book is for anyone who wants to step up and into brave leadership.

Offers practical steps for women to bring their passion, brains, and background to the power tables and make life better for themselves, their company or organization and global society. • Combines compelling research, international experience, and fascinating personal stories with solid advice • Tarr-Whelan has extensive background as a business woman, a government official, a non-profit leader, and a nurse A few “first women” are making key decisions in high places but a few is not enough to have a significant impact. Changing what gets decided takes changing who makes the decisions. But with just 17% of Congressional seats and 14% of Fortune 500 board seats held by women, the leaders defining priorities and solutions continue to look and act much the same as generations ago. Linda Tarr-Whelan marshals eye-opening facts and figures to decisively dispel the myths that still hold women back and shows women how to build their confidence and skills to pioneer a distinctive approach to leadership, one that emphasizes collaboration, communication and consensus. The proven tipping point, surprisingly, is just 30%--when women’s representation at the top reaches 30%, real change starts to happen. Drawing on her extraordinarily diverse background as a consultant, organizer, and diplomat, Tarr-Whelan offers a women-led strategy for change and a complete set of practical road-tested tools readers can use to become powerful partners in creating a better future in a rapidly changing world. Closing the leadership gap is a win for everyone—it brings in new ideas, creates a more balanced and productive work environment, a revitalized social compact and demonstrable positive effects on the bottom line in business and government. Women Lead the Way artfully combines advocacy, research, and tactical guidance to help readers wedge the door open and bring more women through and up.

Teach kids about Jesus' powerful words and actions with this Discipleship Junction ministry curriculum jam-packed with interactive Bible stories, dramas, scripture memory, activities, and much more-perfect for multiple ages in one group too.

I am a living proof that God can qualify those he calls. God can use any one that is willing and ready to be used by him. Throughout my life, he has been so faithful to me. I failed him so many times, but he never failed me once. I wanted to serve him on a broader level. So I asked my heavenly Father to please use me in the way that he knows best. I was pleasantly surprise when he suggested to write this little book, Unseen Hands That Lead the Way. His voice and guidance were so very clear to me. And his presence was so real. I have never experienced the presence of God in such a profound way as when I was writing this book. It drew me in a deeper relationship with the one that I love so very much, and that is my precious Lord Jesus. This little book means so much to me because I can share the love of God with those I don’t know or will never meet this side of heaven. If I had a thousand tongue to speak with, it would still not be enough to express my gratitude for the one who left the splendor of heaven, to come to this cesspool of sin, and to save a wretch like me. Oh, how I love him so. But it is my holy and precious Jesus that loves me even more. This book is not about Pearly Stanley. It is all about the love of God for me. I pray it blesses you the same way that it blessed me.

Speakers often use the words vision, boldness, and influence to describe the characteristics of effective leaders. Perry Noble, in The Most Excellent Way to Lead, makes the case that the heart of great leadership lies elsewhere. Perry, despite “winning” the label “least likely to succeed” in high school, beat the odds against him. Today, he inspires thirty-five thousand people every weekend to live for something greater than themselves. He credits this achievement to the leadership principles he has learned from the Bible. Surprisingly, the essence of leadership that produces genuine growth is buried in a Bible chapter often read at weddings. In this groundbreaking book, Perry walks us through that leadership chapter, describing the fifteen qualities of an inspirational leader. Whether you are an entrepreneur or a new parent, this book will encourage you to see every opportunity in life as a chance to lead in the “most excellent way.”

This novel and accompanying leadership training manual makes leadership training more than just a leadership development experience; it makes it fun. Five characters, representing the five Blake-Mouton leadership styles, vie for leadership as they struggle to survive and save their town and people from a seemingly overwhelming evil. The action in the novel parallels the sessions in a leadership-training workshop conducted for many years at Miami-Dade Community College, the largest community college in the nation. A manual on Leadership follows the novel, in which the characters' behavior in the novel is used to illustrate various leadership concepts and skills. Using the novel and manual you may also assess your own typical leadership style and effectiveness.