Many current writers on leadership suggest that because leaders are born, that position and power are the key factors. Leveraging Your Leadership Style challenges EVERY person to recognize that since leadership is influence, EVERYONE is a leader. Each person who has influence in the lives of others has a leadership opportunity. Self-leadership, family leadership, work-team leadership, and community leadership are all about people learning to tap into and trust their leadership potential an...

The World Is Desperate for What You HaveAs believers, we have received unimaginable grace from the Father. Unfortunately, we often separate our spiritual life from our everyday lives. We fail to value the grace given to us, and we miss the opportunity to bring heaven to earth. And then we wonder what light we can bring to a world in deep darkness.With depth and insight, Dr. John Jackson shows that grace distributed is the key to sweeping social cha...

John Jackson (1600-1648) was a Westminster Puritan divine with a theological intellect, and tender pastoral heart. What makes a worthy minister of the Gospel? Jackson's work focuses on the stones in the High Priest’s breastplate, as it is set down by Moses in Exod. 28:17-20, and the overlapping passage of Rev. 21:19-20 which concerns the stones seen in the walls of the New Jerusalem. Both the ministry of God’s servants in the Old and New Testaments have certain qualities represented in the...

John Jackson (1600-1648) was a Westminster Puritan divine with a hearty theological intellect, and tender pastoral understanding. Jackson plows up the fallow ground of both your private and public worship to God, to present it in a more acceptable manner through the work of Christ. He exhorts you and your family in these duties as they are regulated by the word of God. His thoroughness is seen in the context of practical exhortations for to comply to God’s requirements in worship. He cites...

In this perfectly compact read, #1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell explains how true leadership works.It is not generated by your title. In fact, being named to a position is the lowest of the five levels every effective leader achieves. To be more than a boss people are required to follow, you must master the ability to inspire and invest in people. You need to build a team that produces not only results, but also future leaders. By comb...

Smart leaders learn from their own mistakes. Smarter ones learn from others’ mistakes—and successes.John C. Maxwell wants to help you become the smartest leader you can be by sharing Leadership Gold with you. After nearly forty years of leading, Maxwell has mined the gold so you don’t have to. Each gold nugget is contained in one of twenty- six chapters designed to be a six-month mentorship from the international leadership expert. Each chapter contains detailed applicatio...

Five keys to building a small group culture that fosters meaningful, lasting connections within your church community.Small groups are the key to impacting lives in your church. But a healthy small-group environment doesn’t just happen. So pull up a chair. Let’s talk about how to make it happen.Bill Willits and bestselling author Andy Stanley share their successful approach, which has resulted in nearly eight thousand adults becoming invol...

Selling in the 21st century is a whole new game. Every day you face educated and skeptical buyers who are tired of traditional sales techniques and tricks. A whole new playbook is needed to focus on what works and unlock your potential.Coaching the Sale brings the power of coaching to the sales process. It involves a respectful approach in which you create solutions with your prospects, resulting in greater buy-in and increased client loyalty.Using the 3D Sales Sol...

How many countless working hours have you spent on projects, proposals, paperwork, and meetings that felt useless or were ignored or dismissed? Hard work is not the same as real work. Half of the work we do consumes valuable time without strengthening the short- or long-term survival of the organization. In a word, it's fake. Not only does fake work drain a company's resources without improving its bottom line, it steals conviction, care, and positive morale from employees, and adds the bu...

Persuade, Don't Push! Surely you know plenty of people who need to make a change, but despite your most well-intentioned efforts, they resist because people fundamentally fear change. As a salesman, father, friend, and consultant, Rob Jolles knows this scenario all too well. Drawing on his highly successful sales background and decades of research, he lays out a simple, repeatable, predictable, and ethical process that will enable you to lead others to discover for themselves what and why ...

A practical, powerful guide to twelve timeless and essential leadership practices that produce strong, dedicated teams. Great leadership is timeless. It starts with the right heart and demands skillful, well-trained hands. In The Heart and Hands of Leadership, Dan Gaynor, former president and publisher at the Calgary Herald and now a leading teacher and coach, shares a lifetime of leadership experience honed through a career that includes three integrations and several team-building transf...

Every office has someone who's no fun to be around. But getting along with that person—and managing them effectively—can make both your jobs easier. Difficult People, a comprehensive and essential resource for any manager on the run, shows you how.Learn to:Recognize why and when people act outIdentify different types of difficult peopleCope with difficult behaviorGet the most out of trouble employeesNurture a harmonious work env...