Lead Like Jesus Revisited: Lessons From the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time
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- Author：Kenneth H. Blanchard
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Summary
"The more I read the Bible， the more evident it becomes that everything I have ever taught or written about effective leadership over the past 25 years， Jesus did to perfection。 He is simply the greatest leadership role model of all time。" -Ken Blanchard
Effective leadership—whether on the job， in the community， at church or in the home—starts on the inside。 Before you can hope to lead anyone else， you have to know who you are。 Every leader must answer two critical questions:
Whose are you going to be？
Who are you going to be？
One deals with your relationship to Christ。 The other with your life purpose。
In this newly revised classic， renowned leadership expert Ken Blanchard along guides readers through the process of discovering how to lead like Jesus。 It really could be described as the process of aligning two internal domains-the heart and the head; and two external domains—the hands and the habits。 These four dimensions of leadership form the outline for this very practical and transformational book。 With simple yet profound principles from the life of Jesus， and dozens of stories and leadership examples from his own life， Ken Blanchard will once again show us the way effective leaders lead。
Effective leadership—whether on the job， in the community， at church or in the home—starts on the inside。 Before you can hope to lead anyone else， you have to know who you are。 Every leader must answer two critical questions:
Whose are you going to be？
Who are you going to be？
One deals with your relationship to Christ。 The other with your life purpose。
In this newly revised classic， renowned leadership expert Ken Blanchard along guides readers through the process of discovering how to lead like Jesus。 It really could be described as the process of aligning two internal domains-the heart and the head; and two external domains—the hands and the habits。 These four dimensions of leadership form the outline for this very practical and transformational book。 With simple yet profound principles from the life of Jesus， and dozens of stories and leadership examples from his own life， Ken Blanchard will once again show us the way effective leaders lead。
Reviews
Johnny Bennett
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Read this over a long stretch。 There are some deep questions that are super valuable but there are also some gimmicky things （like the twelve step process） that may be valuable but are off putting to others。
Robert Watson
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This is a must read for all followers of Jesus because everyone is leading someone。 This has opened my eyes to multiple areas of my life， not just leadership， that will help me be a better servant to my fellow man but also a better disciple to my Lord。
Cedric Nash
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Really made me think。 A perspective I did not consider。
Rachel Jones
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Helpful exercises accompany each chapter， offering an introspective look at your own leadership style while considering how leadership within the church ought to look different than it does in corporate America。
Derek Kreider
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It was a catchy book and there were definitely some good ideas， and the charts were particularly helpful。 But there were definitely some cheesier aspects。 I'd recommend it though since it is broken down into such manageable chunks。 It's easy to pick and choose what is applicable and it's easy to digest。 It was a catchy book and there were definitely some good ideas， and the charts were particularly helpful。 But there were definitely some cheesier aspects。 I'd recommend it though since it is broken down into such manageable chunks。 It's easy to pick and choose what is applicable and it's easy to digest。 。。。more
Brandon
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Possibly the best book on leadership I have ever read。
Kris Gibson
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Absolutely a remarkable book for my spiritual and personal growth for Jesus and to be more of a servant for others。
Ming Cooper
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Are you a leader？ Anyone can be a leader。Jesus is the greatest leader role model of all time。 Try to become like Jesus and have good challenge question through the book？
McKinley Curtis
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A must read Excellent reading that reinforced my love for God and myself。 As a leader and life long learner I felt that all leaders whether they know it or not have an obligation to be the best possible leader！ Thanks for writing this book。
Eric Huber
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It’s okayIt’s starts off well addressing our need to lead out a heart committed to Christ， but then is a mixed bag。
Jacob Mancini
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This book， at its subtitle betrays， hollows out the character of Jesus as the "greatest leadership role model of all time，" and little more。 Blanchard makes the tragic mistake of using Jesus to serve his own purposes — namely， to argue for Western leadership ideologies by appealing to the portrait of Jesus in the Gospels。 Blanchard's synthesis is perfunctory at best， and at worst it impoverishes the character of Jesus in the New Testament by making a leadership caricature out of Him without refe This book， at its subtitle betrays， hollows out the character of Jesus as the "greatest leadership role model of all time，" and little more。 Blanchard makes the tragic mistake of using Jesus to serve his own purposes — namely， to argue for Western leadership ideologies by appealing to the portrait of Jesus in the Gospels。 Blanchard's synthesis is perfunctory at best， and at worst it impoverishes the character of Jesus in the New Testament by making a leadership caricature out of Him without reference to the actual context of the biblical texts in view。The best thing about this book is that Blanchard turns the reader inward to examine her own character as a starting point for leadership development。 Beyond that， Blanchard’s four domains of leading like Jesus provide little more than a basic template for reflection and application on quasi-biblical notions of leadership。This book demonstrates Maslow's hammer for Christian leaders: If all you have is a leadership-role-model-Jesus， then everything looks like an exercise in leadership best practice。 This is not the way of Jesus。 My recommendation: Read the Gospels on their own literary terms， and pick up a leadership book that isn’t built on cheesy Christian acronyms and aphorisms。 。。。more
Wesley Caldwell
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If you have ever had trouble understanding how Jesus could relate to modern day organizational leadership， this is the book for you。 I will have to admit that seeing the practicality of Jesus' examples was initially difficult for me。 Organizational business practices are often cutthroat。 However， this book helped me to realize that Jesus dealt with many of the same leadership complications that we deal with in today's society， and he approached them all with grace， forgiveness， and bold actions。 If you have ever had trouble understanding how Jesus could relate to modern day organizational leadership， this is the book for you。 I will have to admit that seeing the practicality of Jesus' examples was initially difficult for me。 Organizational business practices are often cutthroat。 However， this book helped me to realize that Jesus dealt with many of the same leadership complications that we deal with in today's society， and he approached them all with grace， forgiveness， and bold actions。 。。。more
B。J。 Richardson
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With this book I was hoping for an exploration into the life of Christ with highlights gleaned that share insight into how Jesus acted and operated as a leader。 Instead， I got a book that was one part a slim proof text for some leadership lesson covered in each short chapter （in those occasional chapters that gave any text at all）， part sloganeering that was supposed to be catchy but turned out nauseating， and part commercial for Blanchard's leadership program that was titled， you guessed it， Le With this book I was hoping for an exploration into the life of Christ with highlights gleaned that share insight into how Jesus acted and operated as a leader。 Instead， I got a book that was one part a slim proof text for some leadership lesson covered in each short chapter （in those occasional chapters that gave any text at all）， part sloganeering that was supposed to be catchy but turned out nauseating， and part commercial for Blanchard's leadership program that was titled， you guessed it， Lead Like Jesus。 To be fair， the leadership principles that are shared are both Biblical and good。 There is some good that can be learned from them。 But they are not in any sense unique to this book and a much better job could have been done tying them into the life of Christ。 This book would have been much better off with more serious exposition of scripture and less self-promotion。With regard to the sloganeering。。。 Considering Lead Like Jesus was both the title of the book， key catchphrase （along with EGO1 = Edging God Out and EGO2 = Exalting God Only）， and the name of Blanchard's organization， you can imagine how often LLJ was used in this book。 Well， no you can't。 I don't drink， but at one point while reading an early chapter I started thinking that Lead Like Jesus would be a great drinking game。 These chapters are really short， less than ten pages each for most， but it would be safe to say that there is at least two uses of the phrase per page。 I don't know many people who would be able to do a shot per phrase and not be under the table before the chapter was finished。 To be fair， In those chapters that pounded EGO1 or EGO2 in your head instead of LLJ， the usages weren't quite as ridiculous。 Maybe 1。5 times per page rather than 2。 But both of those numbers would be conservative I am sure。 In the one 11 page chapter I counted， LLJ was used 37 times。 Perhaps such frequency would work in a live seminar。 I doubt it， but maybe so。 Even still， just because someone can lead an effective seminar doesn't mean they should be writing books。 Just remember， Jesus was an excellent leader and public speaker， but he didn't write a word， maybe the author should learn a lesson from him and Lead Like Jesus。 。。。more
Elise
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This is a really， really basic leadership book。 It's very much more a book for a corporate leader than， say， a parent， but there are aspects that could be helpful to any Christian in a leadership role。 The beginning is significantly better than the latter parts， especially the discussion of the big-picture overview of leadership。 The most useful bit in the book， in my humble opinion， was the interesting definition of leadership they offer。 Their view of leadership is "anytime you seek to influen This is a really， really basic leadership book。 It's very much more a book for a corporate leader than， say， a parent， but there are aspects that could be helpful to any Christian in a leadership role。 The beginning is significantly better than the latter parts， especially the discussion of the big-picture overview of leadership。 The most useful bit in the book， in my humble opinion， was the interesting definition of leadership they offer。 Their view of leadership is "anytime you seek to influence the thinking， behavior， or development of someone in your personal or professional life， you are taking on the role of a leader。" That's an idea worth thinking about。 。。。more
Steven Bullmer
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While there wasn't a lot in here that I didn't already know， it was packaged in a way that makes a lot of information and practical application accessible。 More importantly， it comes with a study guide for GROUPS， so your Leadership Team can read the book， work through the book together， and become a leadership team that Leads Like Jesus。 How cool is that？ While there wasn't a lot in here that I didn't already know， it was packaged in a way that makes a lot of information and practical application accessible。 More importantly， it comes with a study guide for GROUPS， so your Leadership Team can read the book， work through the book together， and become a leadership team that Leads Like Jesus。 How cool is that？ 。。。more
Frances
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I must admit that I didn't get everything there was out of this book but it is on my list for a reread and study， this is an excellent book about how to lead from the basis of love and serving the people you lead by developing them。 I must admit that I didn't get everything there was out of this book but it is on my list for a reread and study， this is an excellent book about how to lead from the basis of love and serving the people you lead by developing them。 。。。more
Michelle Walker-Wade
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Currently using as the primary text for a class I'm teaching Currently using as the primary text for a class I'm teaching 。。。more
William O'Neal II
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A book every leader should read！
Thing Two
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Meh
Matt Witten
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I loved this book， and know I will go back to it。 It’s the best book on leadership I’ve read， and is incredibly simple and applicable - while covering a wide range of topics and needs as a leader。 Grateful for the leader we have in Jesus， and thankful for a book like this which helps bring it into everyday life in a clear way。
Sam
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I really enjoyed this book。 It opened my eyes of Jesus’s leadership style and how important it is to model it everywhere。 The author highlights key principles。
Peter Peters
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Inspirational powerful changes your attitude and desire to lead people the right way。 Awesome book helps in all areas of life。
Joey Peacher
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Especially like the helpful section on crafting a life purpose statement and the EGO 12 step program。
Kyle Davis
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I am lucky enough to have a group of colleagues that meet once a week to do a devotional/bible study and this is the book that we decided to use for a guide this year。 I loved it！ I am pretty sure we are only supposed to be on chapter 10 right now but I went ahead and finished it。 The information is laid out in a smooth， logical way that is helpful for many leadership situations。 There are great ideas about overcoming EGO and fear that really hit home。 I feel that I will be a better leader if I I am lucky enough to have a group of colleagues that meet once a week to do a devotional/bible study and this is the book that we decided to use for a guide this year。 I loved it！ I am pretty sure we are only supposed to be on chapter 10 right now but I went ahead and finished it。 The information is laid out in a smooth， logical way that is helpful for many leadership situations。 There are great ideas about overcoming EGO and fear that really hit home。 I feel that I will be a better leader if I follow this guide。 The book also allowed for growth that is not spiritual or based around a church family， so if you are not a Christian and want to learn to be a positive leader in your life， this book could help also。 As a Christian， I would hope that everyone could read this book and see the love that is always given to you and that you are free to give it to everyone else。 If you are a non-believer， you might want to look more into these things and see if they are something that could bring good to your life。 。。。more
Hector
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A great informational and educational book on being a leader in the church
Edwin
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i want to read
Rianna *Hermione* B
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Lead Like Jesus by serving。 Be in the midst of your people that you're trying to lead。 Do some of their tasks （with them）。 Have a clear vision， identify your core values， and what you picture the future as。 Display grace when there is a mistake。 Know who you are and whose you are。 Being leads to the doing and saying。 Lead Like Jesus by serving。 Be in the midst of your people that you're trying to lead。 Do some of their tasks （with them）。 Have a clear vision， identify your core values， and what you picture the future as。 Display grace when there is a mistake。 Know who you are and whose you are。 Being leads to the doing and saying。 。。。more
David Woods
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If you are seeking to be more like Christ， and you lead people （family， work， etc）， then you should really read this book。 Ken found success in writing leadership books such as 1 Minute Manager， and Raving Fans， and then subsequently discovered Jesus。 He quickly realized that Jesus was the ultimate 1 Minute Manager， the only perfect leader， and that everything Ken had been teaching had already been modeled by Christ！ How cool！ I've read some great leadership/management books， and tons of great w If you are seeking to be more like Christ， and you lead people （family， work， etc）， then you should really read this book。 Ken found success in writing leadership books such as 1 Minute Manager， and Raving Fans， and then subsequently discovered Jesus。 He quickly realized that Jesus was the ultimate 1 Minute Manager， the only perfect leader， and that everything Ken had been teaching had already been modeled by Christ！ How cool！ I've read some great leadership/management books， and tons of great works by Christian writers， and this is the first book that really overtly melds the teachings of Christ with effective management/leadership skills。 Ken is the real deal， both in the secular leadership world， and in loving Christ。 Very helpful book！ 。。。more
Otis
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What an excellent read。 Jesus is our perfect role-model and the way the authors bring to life the stories and application is wonderful。 I thoroughly enjoy this book。
Mike Vierow
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