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It appears that whilst attempting to lead like Jesus, I accidentally forgot to publish the review of the book of the same name.
So how did this happen? Well, I finished it on Tuesday, literally minutes before going to collect a friend from the station, and somehow managed to save the review as a draft rather than as a published item.
I've now corrected this error, and the full book review can be found, two entries down from this one.
Oooops!!
(moral to this story: look in the mirror when apportioning blame, but look at your watch if you're supposed to be collecting someone from the train station!!)
So how did this happen? Well, I finished it on Tuesday, literally minutes before going to collect a friend from the station, and somehow managed to save the review as a draft rather than as a published item.
I've now corrected this error, and the full book review can be found, two entries down from this one.
Oooops!!
(moral to this story: look in the mirror when apportioning blame, but look at your watch if you're supposed to be collecting someone from the train station!!)
Here it is - I finally got round to writing about the book "Lead Like Jesus", but where do I start?The biggest problem is that it's supposed to only be 500 words, but I could easily write that about just one chapter. So, I'll keep it short and precise.
If you can't be bothered to read the whole thing - my "review in a sentence" is...
READ THIS BOOK!! It will tell you what you thought you already knew, and then ask the one question that you really hoped you weren't going to see - one of those questions that makes you think "OUCH"!! And Yes, it IS all about servanthood!!
Click the link below for the full 500 word document!!
Continue reading Lead Like Jesus - The Review.
That's the question that my present book asks again and again, and I'm pleased to say that the answer is "yes".Some of the ideas even in the first part of the book are really simple, but challenging, like, does Jesus qualify as experienced enough to be your leadership role model? And again the answer is a resounding "yes".
Having now read a fair amount of the book, I think I may have worked out the ending - Leading like Jesus is ALL about being a servant leader, not a self-serving one.
Does that mean that I can stop reading it now? Well, no, and to be honest I don't want to. It's a really good (if somewhat annoyingly challenging) read. In fact it's one of the few books that I'm pretty sure I'll come back to again, and again.
My only slight frustration, is that Liz (big boss) mentioned today that she's read both "Lead like Jesus", and "Good to Great" within the last 3 weeks, and that makes me quite frustrated that I seem to either read slow and understand, or read fast and may as well not have bothered!!.
That reminds me, Richard Bromley gave me the title of a book I should read all about reading!! Sounds interesting - and maybe even helpful (if somewhat ironic).
Right, now where did I put it again?
Ok. So I've realised that thelast month hasn't been as productive as previous ones (with regard to the MLS course, anyway), but hopefully that's all about to get fixed...
I have just over 2 weeks before the next MLS gathering, and that means just over 1 week before my present book assignment, character study and first project need to be written up and posted here. And that's all great, except I'm slightly behind on the whole book assignment, I'm not sure how to present my study on the leadership of Roy Crowne, and after spending a fair amount of time planning my first project (a large social event for NSYFC team and Executive committee members), it's now been canceled as our Chairperson has stepped down, so we're re-scheduling the whole thing.
So, as you can tell, I may be blogging quite a bit over the next few days - and when I'm not blogging, I'll either be working, or have my head buried in the Lead Like Jesus book.
Along side all that, I also have to come up with a 5 year plan for my life within 6 weeks when I'm seeing Roy Crowne again. I spent some time with Liz (the NSYFC director) this afternoon, looking at some of the basics, and it appears that it could be a fairly complex process, and involve me making decisions that I've been putting off for ages (without even realising it).
Anyway, do check here again soon. Cos there's hopefully going to be some iteresting stuff to read
I have just over 2 weeks before the next MLS gathering, and that means just over 1 week before my present book assignment, character study and first project need to be written up and posted here. And that's all great, except I'm slightly behind on the whole book assignment, I'm not sure how to present my study on the leadership of Roy Crowne, and after spending a fair amount of time planning my first project (a large social event for NSYFC team and Executive committee members), it's now been canceled as our Chairperson has stepped down, so we're re-scheduling the whole thing.
So, as you can tell, I may be blogging quite a bit over the next few days - and when I'm not blogging, I'll either be working, or have my head buried in the Lead Like Jesus book.
Along side all that, I also have to come up with a 5 year plan for my life within 6 weeks when I'm seeing Roy Crowne again. I spent some time with Liz (the NSYFC director) this afternoon, looking at some of the basics, and it appears that it could be a fairly complex process, and involve me making decisions that I've been putting off for ages (without even realising it).
Anyway, do check here again soon. Cos there's hopefully going to be some iteresting stuff to read
Just a quick one.
1. Merry Christmas to one and all.
2. I decided to start reading "lead like Jesus", and so far it's pretty good (the blurb, that is).
That's it.
Another one soon hopefully.
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