One of my favorite topics to research involves questions about the leadership style of Jesus (servant leadership), His management style, and just lifestyle things in general as they relate to God. I remember thinking when I started my career how much I wanted to be a leader like Jesus. In about 1995, an author put words to what I so loved about researching leadership and Jesus. Her name is Laurie Beth Jones, author of Jesus as CEO, Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership. I'd like to share a few of her chapter titles that struck me the most and ask you a few questions. You see, I worry about some of today's business leaders and managers. It sometimes seems that there is a double life, one for personal and church and one for business. Both are radically different in some cases. The interesting thing about Jesus is his leadership and management style were always the same, regardless of the venue. I wonder if there is a great lesson in that piece alone. See what you think of these chapter titles from Jesus as CEO. Take the time to read the book. It's comfortable reading and quite engaging. We will talk about another good one in the Laurie Beth Jones series of best sellers in the next post (Teaching Your Team to Fish).
- "He said 'I Am';
- His 'I Am' Statements are What He Became;
- He Kept in Constant Contact with His Boss;
- He Stuck to His Mission;
- He Believed in Himself;
- He Had Internal Anchors;
- He Guarded His Energy;
- He Did the Difficult Things;
- He Said Thank You; He Owned It;
- He Did Not Waste His Time Judging Others;
- He Expressed Himself;
- He Was Willing to Look Foolish;
- He Did Not Kick the Donkey;
- He Saw Love in Control of the Plan;
- He Worked Through His Fears;
- He Prized the Seed Rather Than the Bouquet;
- He Saw Things Differently;
- He Came from Left Field;
- He Was Willing to Do An End Run;
- He Changed the Unit of Measurement;
- He Was Open to People;
- He Was Transparent Before Them;
- He Managed from the Inside Out; He Served Them..."
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