I've been reading this book as part of the executive coaching program I'm involved in. It's very practical and easy to digest. There are several tak...moreI've been reading this book as part of the executive coaching program I'm involved in. It's very practical and easy to digest. There are several takeaways that are helpful in my visioning process. I'd recommend reading it in tandem with Andy Stanley's "Visioneering."(less)
This is a painful book to read. But it's painful in the "no pain. no gain" sense.
Anyone that's charged with identifying the b...moreThis is a painful book to read. But it's painful in the "no pain. no gain" sense.
Anyone that's charged with identifying the brand, the vision, the core, the promise of an organization (or an individual) knows it to be an extremely difficult process. This book brings great insight that walks leaders and communicators through the critical elements.
I always appreciate the summary guides that Chip & Dan include at the end of their books. They're helpful references that act as maps to anyone going through the process.
I believe this book to be a valuable guide to anyone in leadership.(less)
My first Uris novel - thoroughly enjoyed it! Pretty much read the last 200 pages in one sitting as I couldn't put it down. A great recreational read...moreMy first Uris novel - thoroughly enjoyed it! Pretty much read the last 200 pages in one sitting as I couldn't put it down. A great recreational read!(less)
What a unique book! I was drawn in from the opening pages. I really loved the way the stories were woven into the storyline of Ronan's family. My f...moreWhat a unique book! I was drawn in from the opening pages. I really loved the way the stories were woven into the storyline of Ronan's family. My favorite was the story about the Book of Kells. One of the most enjoyable books I've read in quite some time!(less)
Helpful medicine. I find this book a very helpful guide as I continue to "grow in the grace of giving." 100 pages, can be read in one or t...moreHelpful medicine. I find this book a very helpful guide as I continue to "grow in the grace of giving." 100 pages, can be read in one or two sittings. A practical, actionable guide filled with immediate and next steps. A worthy read!(less)
I read this book as part of an executive coaching program I'm involved with. There are many parts of this book that are profoundly inspiring and have...moreI read this book as part of an executive coaching program I'm involved with. There are many parts of this book that are profoundly inspiring and have been of great help in designing a vision for my next 15 years. the first half of the book in particular has been especially influential for me. I'd recommend this book to anyone looking to get beyond a "maybe someday" vision of life.(less)
I love this book. No psycho-babble. No elitism. No "pie-in-the-sky" idealism. Just life - and how to get a leg up on the craziness that ...moreI love this book. No psycho-babble. No elitism. No "pie-in-the-sky" idealism. Just life - and how to get a leg up on the craziness that accompanies family living.
By rightly focusing on context, it greatly simplifies the process by which families can gain perspective on why they do what they do. 60 minutes at startup and 20 minutes a week is doable by most families. It's a great way to define what you're all about as a family and find purpose in the daily grind.
We did a family mission statement several years ago. The challenge has been to keep it "front & center" in our family. I found this book very helpful in addressing this issue. I'm looking forward to implementing a few key takeaways from the book.(less)
Blew through this book in a couple days - couldn't put it down.
The most haunting excerpt from the book comes in chapter 33: "I knew ...moreBlew through this book in a couple days - couldn't put it down.
The most haunting excerpt from the book comes in chapter 33: "I knew it was simply myself, this casket of emotional defects and diffident, inward-turning passions...Not once, I thought as I lay there in that stinking hut, have you snatched anything glorious or courageous from the world as it passed you by." I, like he, am constantly struggling to pursue nobility in the abyss of circumstances. There but for the grace of god go I.
Romans 7 resonates throughout this book: 21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God's law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.(less)
The fact that I found this book pretty much drudgery to read doesn't take away from the importance of it's theme. I found this book helpful & I have ...moreThe fact that I found this book pretty much drudgery to read doesn't take away from the importance of it's theme. I found this book helpful & I have a couple takeaways to work on in my growth as a Christian leader. I recommend this book like I recommend a visit to the dentist - necessary, helpful, healthy, annoying.(less)
This book was recommended to me by a member of our Board of Directors. I found it to be an amazingly refreshing approach to organizational strategy. ...moreThis book was recommended to me by a member of our Board of Directors. I found it to be an amazingly refreshing approach to organizational strategy. We are already planning to use it as a basis for our 2012 planning sessions.
The value innovation approach described resonates deeply with me. Strategy is one of our organization's core values, and I feel this will be an effective tool that we can utilize in heightening our service offerings to our ministry partners. I'm looking forward to seeing how this approach builds on other tools like SWOT analysis. Hopefully, it will uncover and isolate some of the sleeping opportunities I feel exist within our business model.
I think this is my 5th or 6th Rutherfurd book. One of my favorite authors. Together with "The Princes of Ireland", I read this in preparat...moreI think this is my 5th or 6th Rutherfurd book. One of my favorite authors. Together with "The Princes of Ireland", I read this in preparation for an upcoming trip to Dublin. Thoroughly readable, compelling storylines. This is an excellent way to gain an understanding of the Catholic/Protestant/political tensions that seem at times to defy explanation to US readers. I really appreciated his development of the famine years as well - I'm told we have ancestors that came to America during that time. (less)
Another superb work from Seth. It's somewhat of a compilation of his previous work (especially Linchpin) that can be read in one sitting. The implic...moreAnother superb work from Seth. It's somewhat of a compilation of his previous work (especially Linchpin) that can be read in one sitting. The implications are game changing and, as usual, should resonate deeply with anyone that works for a living or is seeking to make an impact. I recommend this and all Seth's books with unreserved enthusiasm!(less)
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