Lead Like Jesus: Lessons for Everyone from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time

I enjoy reading this devotional every day before bedtime. It gives me a new perspective and encouragement to follow the examples set by the greatest leader of all, Jesus Christ. Linda Yo, Author of Asian Slim Secrets

Practical and inspiring, this book brings Christ to the workplace with simplicity and clarity. Fabulous.

Lead like Jesus is a must read for anyone who wants to influence people more positively on a daily basis and needs some practical hints of encouragement. Many of us have enjoyed the Lead Like Jesus devotionals on line semi-weekly and now we can read them daily with this book. I feel like each day the devotional was written just for me and the issues that I am struggling with whether they are work, family, or personal. It is the most practical, biblically sound devotional on the market. Its the best way to start my day! Marjorie Dorr

The author defines leadership as influence in a positive or negative direction. Given this definition, Jesus was the greatest leader of all time. He was firmly grounded in the Rabinical Judaism of the time. With this background, He took the fledging Christian community on a Transformational Journey culminating in His own crucifixion and a fantastic earthquake conincidental with the Death and Resurrection. The author reminds us that the ultimate leader serves the community first and not himself/herself. Leadership comes from a variety of personal sources. i.e. - the heart is the center of the leadership thrust - the head formulates strategies and movement forward - the hands relate to crafting specific actions - the habits relate to consistency/predictability of actions Blanchard presents the contrast between the serving leader and the self-serving leader. The serving leader actively engages in acts on behalf of the community while the self-serving leader benefits himself mainly. In providing service, the serving leader implements specific plans to move the community forward. This was done very skillfully by Christ in His own time.

Blanchard (author of The One Minute Manager) and Hodges have written a comprehensive and concise manual for all that desire to equip themselves to lead like Jesus and to follow His mandate to be servant leaders, rather than self-serving leaders. The authors maintain that the world is in desperate need for the leadership role model that Jesus provides. We only need to look to the examples surrounding us to see abandoned values, betrayed trust, exploitation and manipulation by people in positions of power and influence to see this truth. They submit that, "It's not about you," that there is a better way--and that way is Jesus as a leadership model. Lead Like Jesus: Lessons From the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Times provides clear-cut methods through Biblical stories, life-application examples and reflective questions that readers can incorporate into their lives. The methods will make a powerful impact in their own personal sphere of influence and in the world by being effective servant leaders. Blanchard and Hodges maintain that we all are leaders, whether we are parents, teachers or even a business CEO. This book shows how to lead with the head, heart, hands and habits of Jesus. Armchair Interviews says: By the time you finish reading you will have begun the journey to leading like Jesus. The book is powerful and we highly recommend it.