Professional Growth
Series in Professional Growth
Books in Professional Growth
Design: Create a Vision and System for Your Life
Where to start? You’ve broken free from obstacles and are ready to pursue your dream, but where to begin? You have so many ideas and so much excitement about the dream living inside you. You can hardly wait to dive in and get busy. But all of your ideas seem too vague to act upon, and you don’t know how to take the first step. Or perhaps you’ve only glimpsed the dream, and figuring out how to get there seems an impossible task. You’re not sure how keep everything organized or map out a plan. In Design: Create a Vision and System for your Life , bestselling author and noted entrepreneur Tracy Higley guides you through practical and action-oriented steps to build a solid foundation of organization and systems to pursue the unique adventure of your life. This workbook is jam-packed with practical wisdom and a process for designing the vision and system that will transform your life. It’s time to find the clarity you need for success, chart out a strategic path, and get equipped to pursue your life of Impactivity.
Dream: How to Discover the Adventure of Your Life
Spinning your wheels? You’re longing for life to be an adventure, but instead it seems like you’re stuck… You want to make a difference in the world. To live a life of impact. You have skills, abilities and gifts, and a passion about ideas or people. You work hard at everything and you’re busy around the clock. But SOMETHING IS WRONG… Underneath the image of success, you are questioning whether you are busy about the right things or perhaps focusing on the unimportant. You have a nagging fear that you’re wasting time or not getting enough done. The busyness is starting to get to you, to weigh you down with exhaustion. In Dream: Discover the Adventure of Your Life, bestselling author and noted entrepreneur Tracy Higley invites you on a journey of self-discovery. It’s time to listen to yourself and to your unique calling, discover the dream that lies buried within, and find the courage to bring it to life! This 100+ page workbook is jam-packed with practical wisdom, exercises to walk you through a process of discovering your Dream, and hands-on advice for how to pursue the Adventure you were made for.
Lead Like Jesus Revisited
"The more I read the Bible, the more evident it becomes that everything I have ever taught or written about effective leadership over the past 25 years, Jesus did to perfection. He is simply the greatest leadership role model of all time." Effective leadership—whether on the job, in the community, at church, or in the home—starts on the inside. In this revised classic, renowned leadership expert Ken Blanchard guides you through the process of discovering how to lead like Jesus. Before you can hope to lead anyone else, you must know who you are. Every leader must answer two critical questions. One deals with your relationship to Christ. The other with your life purpose. Whose are you going to be? Who are you going to be? Learning to lead like Jesus can be described as the process of aligning two internal domains (the heart and the head) and two external domains (the hands and the habits). These four dimensions of leadership form the outline for this very practical and transformational book, from which you will learn how to: Integrate your faith with your role and responsibility as a leader Identify your priorities Build your relationship with God in a new and personal way Move from success to significance Lead out of service rather than self-interest Put the love of Jesus into action With simple yet profound principles from the life of Jesus, and dozens of stories and leadership examples from his own life, Ken Blanchard once again shows us the way effective leaders lead.
Lead Like Jesus for Churches: A Modern Day Parable for the Church
A moving story, told in Ken Blanchard's appealing parable style, of how a local church can rise above mediocrity to become a beacon of love in their community. In this newly revised version, Lead like Jesus for Churches (formerly The Most Loving Place in Town ) is the story of two men; a disillusioned church elder and a gifted young pastor, who recognize that their church has lost sight of its number one priority: loving God and each other. They begin a search—independently at first—to recapture their lost love and then together lead their fellowship in a successful discovery of the secret to becoming a beacon of love in their community. By the end of the story you clearly see why this secret—so simple yet so profound—is vital and how to apply it to the life of your church.
Lead Like Jesus: Study Guide
In this companion to the revised trade book, author, speaker and leadership expert Ken Blanchard guides readers through the process of discovering how to lead like Jesus. Effective leadership-in all realms of your life-starts on the inside. Before you can hope to lead anyone else, you have to know who you are. In 6 lessons, Lead Like Jesus Workbook will take you through the process of aligning two internal domains, the heart and the head , and two external domains, the hands and the habits , so that you can put the love of Jesus into action.
Life@work, The Essentials(With: Kenneth H. Blanchard,John C. Maxwell)
We spend the best hours of our day at work-so make them count! Life@Work is committed to providing the solutions you need to thrive in the workplace. The GroupZine series will help you discover how your faith and career can intersect in relevant and meaningful ways. Combining the best of magazine and small group study format, the Life@Work GroupZine engages workplace leaders like you in topics relevant to your professional and personal life. In this issue, gifted teachers and practitioners tackle the faith and career conundrum by looking at The Essentials-the four cornerstone qualities of a Life@Work leader: Skill Calling Serving Character With relevant articles, book excerpts, curriculum, study questions, hands-on planning exercises, and much more, this practical resource is ideal for individuals, small groups, and mentoring relationship. If you are committed to growing in your faith and making the most of your career, the Life@Work GroupZine series is for you!
Managing God's Money
Discover an eternal perspective on personal finance from the bestselling author of Heaven and The Treasure Principle . God cares a great deal more about our money than most of us imagine. The sheer enormity of Scripture’s teaching on this subject screams for our attention. In fact, Jesus says more about how we are to view and handle money and possessions than about any other topic―including both heaven and hell. In Managing God’s Money , Randy Alcorn breaks down exactly what the Bible has to say about how we are to handle our money and possessions in a simple, easy-to-follow format. Filled with Scripture references, Managing God’s Money is the perfect reference tool for anyone who is interested in gaining a solid biblical understanding of money, possessions, stewardship, and eternity. It answers common financial questions Christians ask, such as: Is it possible to both follow God and make money? What if we can’t afford to tithe? What does the Bible say about debt? How does investing differ from gambling? How can we help children become generous givers? Great for personal use, small groups, or churches, Managing God’s Money offers practical wisdom for being faithful with your finances.
Money, Possessions and Eternity
This practical and refreshing theology of money contains topical and Scripture indexes, a study guide, and five helpful appendixes. Randy Alcorn presents a biblical and comprehensive view of money and possessions, including the following: Why is money so important to God? How can we be liberated from materialism? What should we do about debt? How much does God want us to give? What about gambling? Investing? Insurance? Saving? Retirement? Inheritance? Who wants to settle for fleeting treasures on earth . . . when God offers everlasting treasures in heaven? It’s time to rethink our perspectives on money and possessions. In this thoroughly researched classic, Randy Alcorn shows us how to view these things accurately―as God’s provision for our good, the good of others, and his glory. About the Author Randy Alcorn is an author and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries, a nonprofit ministry dedicated to teaching principles of God’s Word and assisting the church in ministering to unreached, unfed, unborn, uneducated, unreconciled, and unsupported people around the world. A New York Times bestselling author of over 50 books, including Heaven, The Treasure Principle, If God Is Good, Happiness , and the award-winning novel Safely Home , his books sold exceed eleven million copies and have been translated into over seventy languages. Randy resides in Oregon with his wife, Nanci.
Simple Truths of Leadership
Fifty-two essential principles that are easy to implement and practice: “The ultimate guide to servant leadership.” —Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times–bestselling author of Mojo Effective leadership is an influence process in which leaders implement everyday common-sense approaches that help people and organizations thrive. Yet somehow, many of these fundamental principles are still missing from most workplaces. In this book, legendary servant leadership expert and #1 New York Times–bestselling author Ken Blanchard and his colleague Randy Conley, a thought leader known for his expertise in the field of trust, share fifty-two Simple Truths that will help leaders everywhere make common-sense leadership common practice. Discover profound, memorable—and in some cases counterintuitive—wisdom such as: • Who should make the first move to extend trust • What role a successful apology plays in building trust • When to use different strokes (leadership styles) for different folks—and for the same folks • Where the most important part of leadership happens • How to create autonomy through boundaries • Why the key to developing people is catching them doing something right A fun, easy read that will make a positive difference in leadership and organizational success, Simple Truths of Leadership shows how to incorporate simple but essential practices into your leadership style, build trust through servant leadership, and enhance your own life and the lives of everyone around you.
The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Are you tired of living with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule and aching with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul? Do you find yourself unable to say no even when you should? Are you stuck under the weight of endless demands and responsibilities? The good news is: it doesn't have to be this way. In The Best Yes, New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst guides you through the insightful lessons she's learned about what it means to live out the purpose that God has in store for you. Lysa demonstrates the incredible power of two words-- yes and no-- and the way that these simple, daily decisions can shape the story of our lives. Lysa has learned firsthand that there's a big difference between saying yes to everyone and saying yes to God. Drawing from applicable scriptures and her own personal experiences, Lysa teaches us that if we know and believe that God has a plan for each of us, we'll live it out--serving as living proof of His never-ending grace and kindness. Throughout The Best Yes, Lysa will give you the practical tools you need to: Stop people-pleasing by embracing a biblical understanding of love Escape the guilt of disappointing others by learning the secret of the small no Overcome the agony of hard choices by grounding your decisions in wisdom Grow closer to God as you sharpen your own discernment Learn to be intentional with your time, your choices, and yourself Incorporate the Best Yes as a filter for your daily decision making If we take time to slow down and rise above the rush of the world's endless demands, we can rest assured that God's wisdom will help us make decisions that will still be good tomorrow. No matter what season of life you find yourself in, you deserve the chance to make decisions that bring out the best you.
The Generosity Factor
A modern day parable teaching the joy of generosity, service, and relationships. In the tradition of the best-seller The One Minute Manager, authors Ken Blanchard and fast-food entrepreneur S. Truett Cathy (Chic-Fil-A) create a parable that demonstrates the virtues of generosity. The Broker is a young man on the way up the corporate ladder who has found a niche for making money through high-tech investing. His imposing home, his chauffeur-driven limousine, his deep-sea fishing boat, and his rubbing shoulders with leading New York executives create the illusion of success, yet deep inside he is restless and feels insignificant. He reads an article about The Executive, the CEO of a very large and successful company, who claims the greatest joy in his life is his ability to give to others. This piques The Broker's curiosity. He thinks he might get a competitive edge by meeting with The Executive. The Broker is impressed by all the antique and collector automobiles in the first floor lobby of The Executive's office building. 'He must really worship cars,' he tells The Assistant. 'Not at all,' The Assistant says. 'He displays these extraordinary machines to inspire us--to remind us that each of us is unique.' The Broker's worldview continues to be shaken and turned upside down as he talks to The Executive and hears the principles that form his life. The Executive describes the plan he has developed that turns giving into a tremendous pleasure. He calls it The Generosity Factor--a way to give time, talent, treasure, and touch to those in need. The advice The Broker receives and the relationship he develops with The Executive provide a pleasant surprise and a unique twist on what it means to truly succeed--whether in business, at home, or in life.
The Most Loving Place in Town
A moving story, told in Ken Blanchard's appealing parable style, of how a local church can be either a blessing or a curse to their community. The Most Loving Place in Town is the story of two men, a disillusioned church elder and a gifted young pastor, who recognize that their church has lost sight of its number one priority: loving God and each other. They begin a search, independently at first, to recapture their lost love and then together lead their fellowship in a successful discovery of the secret to becoming a beacon of love in their community. By the end of the story you clearly see and understand why this secret, so simple yet so profound, is vital and how to apply it to your own life and the life of your church.