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Enjoy – Chuck
Happy New Year!
If there is one thing I’m passionate about this year it is seeing leader’s lead from their extraordinary best! If there is anything that 2016 reinforced, it’s that we need extraordinary leadership perhaps more than ever! Leaders, we have a sacred call. Because of our influence we have the power to affect and change the lives of the people we lead. Let’s be great stewards of this responsibility and be committed to leading ourselves well this year.
In my book, The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership, I explain how I believe the Great Commandment gives us a framework for leading from our extraordinary best. Jesus is challenging us to love God and others with all of who we are – heart, soul, mind and strength. I believe our best leadership – healthy, thriving, God-honoring leadership – occurs when we learn to lead from these four dimensions.
- Which dimension are you naturally strong in?
- Which dimension is more challenging for you?
Not sure? Take this FREE online quiz to learn more.
And if you’re serious about growing in your leadership this year, let me recommend some of my favorite resources for growth in each dimension…
HEART
The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow by Mark Miller
Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends by Tim Sanders
SOUL
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry by Ruth Haley Barton
Soul Keeping: Caring for The Most Important Part of You by John Ortberg
MIND
Great By Choice by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen
The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling
STRENGTH
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix by Edwin Friedman
Let’s be extraordinary leaders this year! We need you to lead with all of who you are – heart, soul, mind and strength for the glory of God and the good of others!
Here’s to 2017!
