When the Choir Began to Sing

Businesses, schools, churches, faith-based organizations, any group...use this book to help members unlock their leadership potential! Great for students too! We all know how easy it is to get mired in the issues, attitudes, and obstacles that confront us daily in our organizations. However, it's important to remember that each member of your organization has great potential. . .the potential to overcome. . .to make a significant contribution. . .to do great things. These vital people must reach their full potential so your organization can reach its potential. When the Choir Began to Sing is a book that can help you with this challenge. When the Choir Began to Sing is for every person who wants to explore and unlock the leadership potential that lies within him or her. This book is different from many others. In it, the authors tell a familiar story while providing important insights into larger issues that confront most organizations and communities. When the Choir Began to Sing explores the dilemma faced by a diverse group of church members that is forced to work together to save its church from closing. Through the use of this metaphor, the book illustrates how those with the most immediate, vested interest in an organization's success can work together to resolve issues and bring about positive change. Every chapter represents a facet of the problem and a step toward a solution, and at the end of each chapter, the reader will find "insights" that offer clues to answering the difficult questions raised in the book. The following are a few of the key topics that are addressed throughout the book: · Recognizing a problem when you see it. · Working together to arrive at a solution. · Overcoming fear and reluctance—both in yourself and your peers. · Dealing with changing circumstances—and helping colleagues deal with changing circumstances. · Overcoming paradigms and preconceived notions. · Motivating people—as well as yourself. · Organizing efforts. When the Choir Began to Sing offers practical tenets and guidelines that can give all members of your organization a new perspective on the leadership role that is waiting for them—if they only look within themselves and to each other. Use this book to: · Inspire a study group of key members of your leadership team. · Reorient staff thinking before the staff tackles a major problem. · Cause action among a group you are leading. · Re-ignite leadership during a period of change. · Teach a leadership class. · Strategically empower a group to move forward. · Guide a group to build from strength rather than weakness.
ASIN: 1589921186
VSKU: BVV.1589921186.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Eastridge, Harry E.|O'Callaghan Jr., William G.
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.