I was given Leadership by Tom Peters as a gift, so I decided to give it a read. I didn’t love it. It had some good insights, but nothing that blew me away. Here’s a couple of nuggets that were good: “A leader is a dealer in hope.” “Leaders don’t ‘want to win’. Effective leaders ‘need to win.’” “Effective leaders exude a sense of confidence and determination that inspires others.”

Let me say that It’s Okay to be the Boss was a great read! This book had so many great insights into managing and leading. It blew up a lot of the myths about managing and really got me thinking about how I manage and how I can improve and set our staff up for success. I saw so many of the mistakes I have made as a manager and a lot of the mistakes that people made in managing me in the past 🙂 Here’s a few quotes that stood out: “If you are the boss, it is your … Read More

The Magic of Thinking Big was an interesting read. Part of it was very “The power of positive thinking-ish”, but other parts were very insightful into human behavior. I couldn’t help but think of people I know who are negative when I read the book. Mostly because the author describes these people to a “T”. I really believe if people were more positive and believed that God did want to work in their lives that He would. There’s a few too many Eeyore’s in the church there days and not enough Tiggers. (I’m not talking about being extroverted, just positive … Read More