Everything I Learned About Management I Learned from Having a Kindergartner

by Tim Rymel

Effective management is nothing more than being an effective human being. You won’t find clichés about being kind to others and learning your alphabet in this book. Those who focus on the niceties of kindergarten have either never had kindergartners or have forgotten what kindergarten is about. Kindergarten is brutal. It’s a rude awakening into the real world, forcing us to eventually comply. Yet, that little kid inside each of us waits for just the right time to reach out and snatch that cookie when he thinks no one is looking. Learn why self-awareness is important and how to do it Identify your communication style Find out how to motivate those around you. Discover three fundamentals to being a great leader Learn the process of dynamic team building

192 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2012

About the author

I spent nearly 25 years as a fundamentalist, evangelical minister, including six years in leadership at what was once the world's oldest and most renowned "ex-gay" ministry. I am a conversion therapy survivor. My books include, Rethinking Everything - When Faith and Reality Don't Make Sense (2018), Going Gay (2014), and the business book, Everything I Learned About Management I Learned From Having a Kindergartner (2012). I've also written two e-books: Where Did My Religion Come From?: A Brief History of American Evangelical Christianity (2018) and 5 Facts About Conversion Therapy We Know For Sure (2018). And I contributed a chapter to the academic book, Negotiating Spiritual Violence in the Queer Community (2019).

I'm a freelance writer on the confluence of religion, politics, and sexuality. My work has appeared in, among other outlets, Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, Medium, Fox News Radio, Vice News, and multiple radio shows and podcasts. I hold a graduate degree in education, where I focused my studies on cognition and transformative learning, and I’m a member of the American Psychological Association.

I'm married to an incredible guy who teaches blind kids. And we are recent empty nesters with two daughters currently in college.