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The Three Top Priorities of a Great Church Leader

Joseph Lalonde

Those areas include personal devotions, training and equipping staff and volunteers, and building and strengthening relationships. Image by David McGregor. Training and Equipping. Great church leaders are involved in the training and equipping of staff and volunteers. Let’s discuss each one of those areas.

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Review of “Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership” by Warren Bennis

The Practical Leader

I’ve long been a reader of Warren ’s books on leadership, change, and team/organization dynamics. I’ve often quoted his study findings and leadership wisdom in my books, blog, and presentations. On Becoming a Leader “is widely considered the top leadership book.&# in economics and social sciences.

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What Circuit City Learned About Valuing Employees

Harvard Business Review

In 1960, 11 years after he founded the company that became Circuit City, my father Sam Wurtzel was reading a book he couldn't put down: The Human Side of Enterprise , by MIT professor Douglas McGregor. The next morning, he called McGregor's office and asked for a meeting with him.