Good To Great

By Jim Collins Level 5 Leaders The Hedgehog Concept ‘Good is the enemy of Great’.  This is how the author sets off a riveting journey explaining the findings from half a decade of research in the conquest of how to make good companies great.  Essentially, ‘Good to Great’ happens very…

Next Generation Leader

Five Essentials for Those Who Will Shape Our Future By Andy Stanley Today, Dean of Artios Christian College Center For Vibrant Leadership Whaid Rose made reference to this book in his point of establishing clarity.  So, rather than saving this for later in the list of references being offered to…

The Motive

Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities  by Patrick Lencioni  Why do you do what you do in leadership, management, or administration?  The “WHY” we do of “WHAT” we do is of ultimate importance.  The reasons FOR what we do is as important AS the things we do.…

The Advantage

Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business? By Patrick Lencioni   Everyone wants an advantage.  In today’s world it has been clearly emphasized that those with strong immune systems and healthy bodies are less severely affected by the corona virus complications known as COVID-19.  Healthy people have a strong…

Temptation, Temptation

One of the authors that has impacted my leadership significantly is Patrick Lencioni.  At least part of his impact comes from producing books both interesting and easy to read.  He often uses an interesting narrative to illustrate the concept he is about to teach.   To get you started, The Five…

Finding Your Voice

The 8th Habit by Stephen R. Covey The summary below was produced in 2016 by Niklas Goeke.  You can read more here: https://fourminutebooks.com/the-8th-habit-summary/ Also, another place you can find comments about this book is: https://readingraphics.com/book-summary-the-8th-habit/ The 8th Habit Summary 1-Sentence-Summary: The 8th Habit is about finding your voice and helping others…