Learning Leaders

One thing you will hear almost any leadership guru say is that if you are not a “learner” you will not be an effective “leader”. I have taken that to heart over the past year and have challenged myself to become a better leader through learning. Over the next few days I’m going to post some reviews on some books I have read. I will share with you insights that I got from those books and who might benefit from reading them. If you consider yourself a leader in any sense, you might want to consider this list:

List of books I have read or are reading now:

Overcoming Barriers to Growth (Michael Fletcher)
In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day (Mark Batterson)
Wild Goose Chase (Mark Batterson)
It (Craig Groeschel)
Go Big (Bill Easum and Bil Cornelius)
Communicating for Change (Andy Stanley)
Axiom (Bill Hybels)
Simply Strategic Stuff (Tim Stevens and Tony Morgan)
Creating Community (Andy Stanley)

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