Bloomsbury presents A Talent for Giving: Creating a more generous society that benefits everyone by John Studzinski read by Nathan Osgood“A guide for how all of us can make a difference in the lives of others.” Michael Bloomberg“Made me really think about what it means to give, to care, to be generous.” Sir Grayson PerryReclaim your individual impact with ‘entrepreneurial giving’.It...

“A guide for how all of us can make a difference in the lives of others.” Michael Bloomberg“Made me really think about what it means to give, to care, to be generous.” Sir Grayson PerryReclaim your individual impact with 'entrepreneurial giving'.It's time to democratize generosity and impact so YOU can make a difference. Philanthropy isn't just about wealth - it's about creativity, passion, and using your unique tal...

“A guide for how all of us can make a difference in the lives of others.” Michael Bloomberg“Made me really think about what it means to give, to care, to be generous.” Sir Grayson PerryReclaim your individual impact with 'entrepreneurial giving'.It's time to democratize generosity and impact so YOU can make a difference. Philanthropy isn't just about wealth - it's about creativity, passion, and using your unique tal...

Since Peter Senge published his groundbreaking book The Fifth Discipline, he and his associates have frequently been asked by the business community: "How do we go beyond the first steps of corporate change? How do we sustain momentum?" They know that companies and organizations cannot thrive today without learning to adapt their attitudes and practices. But companies that establish change initiatives discover, after initial success, that even the most promising efforts to...

Culture Catalyst: Seven Strategies to Bring Positive Change to Your Organization“Culture—not vision or strategy—is the most powerful factor in any organization. It determines the receptivity of staff and volunteers to new ideas, unleashes or dampens creativity, builds or erodes enthusiasm, and creates a sense of pride or deep discouragement about working or being involved there. Ultimately, the culture of an organization—particularly in churches and nonprofit organizations,...

Organizational culture determines the health and success of every organization, and every person in those organizations. Therefore, leading cultural change is an essential skill for any leader in business, the church or the social sector.'How To Create The Organizational Culture You Want' will walk you through how to identify the present state of your culture, how to access its health and then how to influence it to be what you want it to be. Leaders can often miss the importance o...

We live in a leader-centric culture.We're constantly bombarded with advice on how to achieve leadership positions or how to lead well once we get there. We've made leadership out to be the mark of success. But what if leadership isn't our goal? What if we want to do well where we are? Can we use our skills to perform with excellence--as followers?In Embracing Followership, Allen Hamlin Jr. shares from his own experience how you can succeed as a fol...

Mentoring Matters explains a reproducible model for maximizing the potential of leaders and helping them go the distance. It gets behind the issues of leadership skills to address the leader as a person - their spirituality, emotional health, key relationships, vulnerabilities and rhythms of life. This approach to mentoring is highly flexible so that it can be tailor-made for each mentoring partnership, not relying on a strict format or curriculum. The mentor functions as a doctor of the s...

Feel unprepared for the leadership challenges you face?Want to see kingdom transformation but don't know where to begin?As Christian leaders, we often feel dissatisfied with the status quo or overwhelmed by rapid cultural shifts. We know something needs to change, but the fear of uncertainty, loss, or pain leaves us clinging to ineffective systems and practices.Drawing from Jesus' life and ministry, leadership catalyst and coach...

Practicing Servant-Leadership brings together a group of exceptional thinkers who offer a compendium of thought on the topic of bringing servant-leadership into the daily lives of leaders. Each contributor focuses on his or her area of expertise, exploring how servant-leadership works in the real world, using examples from a variety of organizations such as businesses, nonprofits, churches, schools, foundations, and leadership organizations. Highlights of the book's twelve essays ...

Over the last decade our world has increased its focus on individual well-being. There is a huge amount of information available and education offered on how to enhance personal well-being by reducing stress and being more physically active, but when it comes to our workplaces do we really know what well-being means? Because we now live longer and work for extended hours and well into our twilight years, workplace well-being becomes a key element to employee attraction, retention and satis...

The Social Entrepreneur was written in the hopesto inspire a new normal: one in which the churchand the marketplace come together for a common mission.