How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK

ISBN-13: 9781118022375 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 272 str.

Dave Anderson

Opis

A revised Second Edition of the book that shows you how to use Bible-based leadership principles to improve business performance In How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK, famed leadership guru Dave Anderson reveals biblical lessons to help transform the people, culture, and results of your business. Not only will you master timeless business principles based on the world's bestselling book, you'll build a foundation for your business that leads to long-term success. It's a refreshing return to commonsense business basics, based on leadership lessons peppered throughout the Good Book. You'll read what the bible has to say about hiring and training people, managing money, creating a leadership vision, achieving ambitious goals, and much more. This new Second Edition features a new introduction that includes letters from readers about their success using these principles, a new chapter on leading through crisis, and bonus sections at the end of each chapter that offer new and expanded insights on these powerful leadership principles.

• Includes practical, proven business guidance gleaned from the Bible
• Features smart business guidance like the High-Five Principles for elevating your people skills, Four Mandates to Maximize Your Time, and How to Overcome the Number One Cause of Management Failure
• Fully updated with a new Introduction, new section chapter conclusions that help you follow through on each chapter's principle, and an entirely new chapter on crisis leadership
• Dave Anderson is also the author of Up Your Business , If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown, How to Deal with Difficult Customers, and How to Lead by THE BOOK

Best of all, you don't need to be familiar with the Bible to profit from these wise and timeless principles. All you need is a heart open to biblical wisdom and a willingness to lead with courage.

Spis treści

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. A Six–Pack of Principles from a King and the King.

2. Four Mandates to Maximize Your Time.

3. How to Overcome the Number One Cause of Management Failure.

4. Five Steps to Build a Rock Solid Character.

5. The "High Five"Principles to Elevate Your People Skills.

6. Four Keys to Create Life–Work Balance.

7. How to Manage Your Money by THE BOOK.

8. Four Steps to Build Your Team by THE BOOK.

9. How to Lead Through Crisis.

Appendix: Quick Scriptural Reference Guide by THE BOOK.

Notes.

References.

About the Author.

Index.

O autorze

Dave Anderson (Agoura Hills, CA) started in business selling insurance door–to–door, selling cars and worked his way to the head of a $300 million automotive retail sales organization. Ten years ago, he left the automotive retail industry and began Learn To Lead, a sales and leadership training company. Dave has appeared as a panelist on MSNBC′s Your Business show on numerous occasions. He has an international customer base as well, speaking in a total of thirteen countries. He offers hundreds of free training articles and has over 30,000 opted–in subscribers in 40 countries through his website learntolead.com.

Blurb

Master timeless business principles based on the world s bestselling book

Transform the people, culture, and results of your business through the powerful leadership principles found in the Good Book. How to Run Your Business by The BOOK reveals what the Bible has to say about hiring and training people, creating a leadership vision, achieving ambitious goals, and much more.

This revised and updated edition features letters from readers about their success using these principles, a new chapter on leading through crisis, and bonus sections that offer guidance on implementing each principle. It s refreshing return to commonsense business basics that will help you build a rock–solid foundation for your organization and ensure long–term success.

For Christians in business, this book is an invaluable resource! Dave Anderson is a great business coach and we have benefited greatly from his books and seminars. The combination of biblical lessons with his amazing approach to business issues has created essential reading for young as well as seasoned business leaders. Sir Peter Vardy, Chairman, The Vardy Group of Companies

Dave freely shares business secrets that are both biblical and glorifying to God. If only I would have known of these practical time–tested principles twenty years ago. A must–read for anyone who is called into the ministry of business! Aurelio F. Barreto III, founder and CEO, C28/NOTW