I finished reading Andy Crouch's newest book, Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk & True Flourishing, this weekend. I was telling my wife about it, and she asked why I had been interested in reading it. I said, "Um, because I read everything Andy Crouch writes?" While there are in fact many things Crouch … Continue reading Authority + Vulnerability: A Review
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The Habits of Leading: A Review
For about six months a couple of years ago, I was a regular listener of the Catalyst podcast. Catalyst is an organization that seeks to grow young leaders in business and the church through conferences. I had never been to a Catalyst conference, and I can't even remember now how I became interested in the … Continue reading The Habits of Leading: A Review
You’ve Got to Draw the Line Somewhere: A Review
Henry Cloud is the coauthor of the perennial psychology bestseller Boundaries, which has spawned a series of other books (Boundaries in Dating, Boundaries with Kids, Beyond Boundaries... I'm sure it's only a matter of time before we get Boundaries for Grandparents, Boundaries with Siblings, The Return of Boundaries, Boundaries Strike Back, Boundaries: First Blood, Part … Continue reading You’ve Got to Draw the Line Somewhere: A Review
Book Review: A Failure of Nerve
Edwin Friedman was a rabbi and family therapist whose writings on leadership, including the book Generation to Generation (written for congregational leaders), were shaped by family systems theory. A Failure of Nerve was intended to be his magnum opus on leadership, but he died in 1996 before he could complete it. In the book, Friedman … Continue reading Book Review: A Failure of Nerve
Book Review: Going Deep
We all know people who could best be described as "deep." They know who they are; they live their lives with wisdom; they give good advice; they respond to life's difficult situations in a way that most of us could only dream of. How do you become a deep person? If you're a pastor, how … Continue reading Book Review: Going Deep
Book Review: Integrity
Popular psychology books get a bad rap. So do business books. That means Henry Cloud's Integrity: the Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality, which fits in both categories, is not supposed to be a good book. But it is. Early in the book, Cloud tells the story of a company he consulted for. The … Continue reading Book Review: Integrity
Book Review: Tribes and Linchpin
Seth Godin sells confidence, and there are plenty of people who are willing to buy. These are the only two books of Godin's I have read, but by the time I read the second one I sensed that they were very similar. In Tribes, Godin's goal is to get his readers to understand that there … Continue reading Book Review: Tribes and Linchpin
The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching
Normally I write short reviews of every book I read grouped together by month. Since I've been busy lately, though, I haven't done one of those monthly roundups since March. Now the prospect of writing several monthly roundups is becoming daunting, so I will try to post short reviews of each book as I have … Continue reading The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching
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