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The Third Option: Hope For a Racially Divided Nation

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Gary Butler

The Third Option: Hope For a Racially Divided Nation by Miles McPherson ($12.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is an extremely reasonable and thoughtful book concerning one of today’s most hotly debated issues. McPherson sees racial issues through the … Continue reading →

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Your Motive Matters

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Gary Butler

The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities by Patrick Lencioni ($9.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is another best-seller from one of my favorite authors. However, in a departure from all of Lencioni’s previous works, … Continue reading →

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How To Make Better Decisions

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Gary Butler

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, by Chip and Dan Heath, is a great read. Plus, as of the date of this post (February 3, 2020), the Kindle edition is bargain-priced at only $1.99 on Amazon! … Continue reading →

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Become A High-Trust Leader

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Gary Butler

Recently, our team at the Potomac Ministry Center spent several days discussing “The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team.” According to best-selling author Patrick Lencioni, the foundational behavior for all truly cohesive teams is trust. That brings me to today’s executive book … Continue reading →

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Can You Make the “Leap” From Good to Great?

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Gary Butler

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap . . . And Others Don’t, is a business leadership classic ($15.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon). Jim Collins and his research team examined numerous companies and an enormous amount of … Continue reading →

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A Blueprint For Church Turnaround

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Gary Butler

Advanced Strategic Planning: A 21st-Century Model for Church and Ministry Leaders is a complete and detailed planning guide for helping a church adjust to the opportunities and realities of today’s post-modern world and to become a turnaround church. Continue reading →

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The Ideal Team Player

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Gary Butler

Patrick Lencioni’s The Ideal Team Playerbuilds on a foundation laid in his previous work, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Lencioni maintains that “real teamwork requires tangible, specific behaviors: vulnerability-based trust, healthy conflict, active commitment, peer-to-peer accountability, and a focus on results.” Continue reading →

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Secrets for Reaching and Keeping Church Guests

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Gary Butler

Greg Atkinson’s Secrets of a Secret Shopper: Reaching and Keeping Church Guests, (Kindle Edition $5.95 on Amazon) is a great book with lots of valuable insight and practical advice. What makes the book unique is that Atkinson brings the perspective of … Continue reading →

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