<Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher as part of their launch program.>
The Life Giving Leader: Learning to Lead from Your Truest Self by Tyler Reagin, available September 18, 2018
3.5/5 stars. Doesn't cover a lot of new ground, but very accessible. Worth a read.
Leadership matters. Reagin, the President of Catalyst, starts his book by addressing the importance of leadership. Bad leaders can hurt others and turn them away from the faith. We have a responsibility, therefore, to lead well.
Reagin suggests of the model of a life-giving leader. In any organization with a life-giving leader, grace, encouragement, and empowerment should flow from the leader to the followers. Many of us have experienced organizations where the employees must show grace and encouragement to the boss. Reagin's model turns that around. Reagin theorizes that God has chosen us to be leaders. Therefore, the path to becoming a life-giving leader revolves around learning to embrace your God-given skills, and leading out of your strengths and calling.
Reagin is well-organized and well-read. Most of the chapters include bullet points or checklists to evaluate your leadership and outline a way to improve.
If you regularly read leadership books, The Life Giving Leader does not cover any new ground. However, this book was written in an easily accessible way, and may be a great help to those finding themselves unexpectedly in leadership. For myself, it was worth a read, but I may not refer back to it often. However, a copy of this book would be very helpful for members of my staff, who are not used to leadership and are still discovering their place. In the right audience, this would be an excellent resource.
The Life Giving Leader: Learning to Lead from Your Truest Self by Tyler Reagin, available September 18, 2018
3.5/5 stars. Doesn't cover a lot of new ground, but very accessible. Worth a read.
Leadership matters. Reagin, the President of Catalyst, starts his book by addressing the importance of leadership. Bad leaders can hurt others and turn them away from the faith. We have a responsibility, therefore, to lead well.
Reagin suggests of the model of a life-giving leader. In any organization with a life-giving leader, grace, encouragement, and empowerment should flow from the leader to the followers. Many of us have experienced organizations where the employees must show grace and encouragement to the boss. Reagin's model turns that around. Reagin theorizes that God has chosen us to be leaders. Therefore, the path to becoming a life-giving leader revolves around learning to embrace your God-given skills, and leading out of your strengths and calling.
Reagin is well-organized and well-read. Most of the chapters include bullet points or checklists to evaluate your leadership and outline a way to improve.
If you regularly read leadership books, The Life Giving Leader does not cover any new ground. However, this book was written in an easily accessible way, and may be a great help to those finding themselves unexpectedly in leadership. For myself, it was worth a read, but I may not refer back to it often. However, a copy of this book would be very helpful for members of my staff, who are not used to leadership and are still discovering their place. In the right audience, this would be an excellent resource.
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