How to Lead by The Book: Proverbs, Parables, and Principles to Tackle Your Toughest Business Challenges

by Dave Anderson

Overview

Is it any wonder that leaders who endeavor to make a positive difference in their business or community get frustrated, frightened, and fraught with stress when navigating such an irreverent and irreligious age? Leading according to biblical principles has never been more necessary. The timeless principles of the Good Book have long existed, and now you can practically apply them to improve your life, the lives of others, your business, and our bruised, battered, and beleaguered world. You cannot accomplish this by sitting on the sidelines, reacting to the world around you; rather, you must lead.

How to Lead by THE BOOK guides you in how to build and sustain a character-driven culture in your organization. Learn which principles are still absolute and unimpeachable despite the times, circumstances, and the tug of cultural currents. How to Lead by THE BOOK offers powerful pieces of wisdom derived from biblical verses that you can apply to all areas of management, including:

• Rate yourself according to the twelve responsibilities that comprise a servant leader's job description
• Look for opportunities to connect with, listen to, and engage colleagues and subordinates, and then find ways to add value to them by meeting their needs
• Learn how to identify and attract the most productive job candidates by conducting effective interviews and creating a compelling work environment
• Avoid the two most dangerous mistakes in order to become a more capable and influential leader
• Determine your core values to create the DNA of your organization and the benchmarks for behavioral accountability

Simply follow the most powerful business manual around, and you will discover how to live and lead a more robust life, all while you exponentially elevate organizational results.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118075180
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/12/2011
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	905 KB

About the Author

DAVE ANDERSON is an international speaker and trainer and the President of Learn to Lead, a sales and leadership training company. He is the author of twelve books, including If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown, How to Deal with Difficult Customers, The TKO Business Series, and How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK. He offers hundreds of free training articles and other resources through his website learntolead.com.

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Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xxi

1. How Do I Hold People Accountable? 1

2. Is It Right to Hold Leaders More Accountable than Followers? 13

3. What is the Most Effective Leadership Style? 27

4. How Do I Recruit Great People? 41

5. What is the Best Interview Strategy? 53

6. What are the Best Interview Questions to Ask? 63

7. What is the Most Productive Way to Give Feedback? 79

8. How Do I Confront Poor Performers? 93

9. What are Core Values, and How Do They Benefit My Organization? 105

10. How Do I Balance My Work and Home Life? 121

11. What are Two of the Most Dangerous Mistakes I Must Avoid to Become a More Effective Leader? 135

12. How Can I Create More Productive Behaviors in My Organization? 149

13. How Do I Know God’s Will as I Make Decisions in My Business and Life? 165

14. What are the Two Biggest Threats to My Success? 177

Closing Thoughts 195

References 199

About the Author 201

Index 203