The Most Unlikely Leader

Author : Roger Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1955026130

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For the first time ever, Roger Smith, the former President and CEO of American Income Life Insurance and Liberty National, takes readers on an unflinching journey through his remarkable life; a life that includes astronomical business success alongside family struggles and a life-threatening battle with addiction. Written in a fast-paced, no-holds-barred style, The Most Unlikely Leader is a tour-de-force. Why 'unlikely'? By the time Smith was a teenager he was living on the streets of Santa Monica and addicted to drugs. He dropped out of high school, ran into trouble with the law, had his best friend shot right next to him while running away from a failed robbery attempt and, at one point, was so down and out and desperate for a fix in his early thirties that he walked into the Pacific Ocean expecting never to come back. While the first third of Smith's story deals with his life as a functional addict, The Most Unlikely Leader reveals how he got clean, got his mind right, got his career back and ascended to the highest role in a massive corporation. From Smith's first foray into entrepreneurship as a young boy selling comic books on the streets of New York City, to his first sales job in Compton, California, to his taking over American Income Life, this book shares the philosophy, the decisions (both good and bad) and the grit that resulted in a man without a high school diploma being put in charge of one of the largest life insurance companies in the world. Oklahoma City. Arkansas. Baltimore. Chicago. Dallas. Washington, D.C. These are just a few of the stops we'll visit as Smith rose through the ranks of American Income relying on nothing but his wit, work ethic and his evolving understanding of what it takes to build teams and lead national organizations. Part leadership manual, part business manifesto and part memoir, The Most Unlikely Leader is the rare leadership book you won't be able to put down.

Author : Kara Raap
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798385011902

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The Unlikely Leader by Kara Raap Pdf

In The Bible, God uses many ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Moses didn’t think he was a leader when God chose him; people laughed at Noah for building that ark for so many years; Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers only to rise to second-in-command of all of Egypt. God makes it a point of taking ordinary people—people who have overcome great adversity and hardship—and using them to lead. ?Instead of viewing your struggles as setbacks, this book will teach you how you can utilize them in your ability to grow and effectively lead others. It is the Unlikely Leader who has the most significant impact!

Author : Dr Robert Barnes
Publisher : Sydney University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781743321294

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An Unlikely Leader by Dr Robert Barnes Pdf

Despite several landmarks across the state bearing his name, John Hunter, the second governor of New South Wales, remains somewhat of an enigma. His solitary, career-driven life on land and at sea was tumultuous. As a governor, he had a tough time making his mark and taking charge, and eventually failed. Upon his return to England he went to great lengths to redeem his standing in society.

Author : Alon Goshen-Gottstein
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532659263

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The Future of Religious Leadership by Alon Goshen-Gottstein Pdf

The chapters collected in this book, prepared by a think tank of the Elijah Interfaith Academy, address the subject of religious leadership. The subject is of broad relevance in the training of religious leaders and in the practice of religious leadership. As such, it is also germane to religious thought, where reflections on religious leadership occupy an important place. What does it mean to be a religious leader in today’s world? To what degree are the challenges that confront religious leadership today the same perennial challenges that have arrested the attention of the faithful and their leaders for generations, and to what degree do we encounter challenges today that are unique to our day and age? One dimension is surely unique, and that is the very ability to explore these issues from an interreligious perspective and to consider challenges, opportunities, and strategies across religious traditions. Studying the theme across six faith traditions—Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Hinduism, and Buddhism—The Future of Religious Leadership: World Religions in Conversation recognizes the common challenges to present-day religious leadership. Contributors: Awet Andemicael, Timothy J. Gianotti, Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Anantanand Rambachan, Maria Reis Habito, Meir Sendor, Balwant Singh Dhillon, Miroslav Volf

Author : Dave Fleming
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Leadership
ISBN : 9780310258001

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Leadership Wisdom from Unlikely Voices by Dave Fleming Pdf

For leaders who've read every leadership book (or just feel like they have) Most leaders feel like they've read all there is to read about leadership but are still frustrated when the tools of 'professionals' fail to work. Leadership Wisdom from Unlikely Voices takes leaders off the frustrating path of doing leadership and into the more meaningful place of being a leader. Rather than focusing on new tools or techniques, author Dave Fleming draws on the 'voices' of contemplative thinkers and their views on issues that affect leaders today. Nouwen, Augustine, Underhill, Benedict, and others offer readers insight from outside the world of leadership on how to regain the humanity of being a leader. Each chapter includes interactive exercises that allow readers to reflect on what they're learning, evaluate ideas, and then implement those ideas that resonate most.

Author : Cathy Burke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : 0994168101

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Author : Glenn W. Martin
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-03
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780595792986

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Some of the Funniest Things Happen in the Most Unlikely and Unexpected Places by Glenn W. Martin Pdf

This collection of stories was written for only one purpose-to make you laugh! These stories are not aimed at your mind, but at your funny bone. They are not supposed to make you smarter or wiser, but might keep you from taking yourself and life too seriously. When enjoying these stories, you may venture into restaurants or churches, attend weddings or funerals, and spend some time in the Army. And you may meet people who did not intend to be funny, but did funny things. These stories should put a smile on your face, and a chuckle in your voice. And if you laugh out loud, that would be okay, too. Laughter is not only good for your health, but it also does wonders for your spirit and your soul.

Author : George Sylvie,Jan Wicks, LeBlanc,C. Ann Hollifield,Stephen Lacy,Ardyth Sohn, Broadrick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135594459

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Media Management by George Sylvie,Jan Wicks, LeBlanc,C. Ann Hollifield,Stephen Lacy,Ardyth Sohn, Broadrick Pdf

Media Management: A Casebook Approach provides a detailed look at the major areas of responsibility that fall to the managers of media organizations, including leadership, motivation, planning, marketing, and strategic management. It provides media-based cases that promote the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Addressing such topics as diversity, group cultures, progressive discipline, training, and market-driven journalism, this casebook provides real-world scenarios that help students anticipate and prepare for experiences in their future careers. Among the additions to this fourth edition are Increased discussions on groups, vision, change, diversity, and management styles; Additional media-sensitive examples within each section of the text; A new chapter on knowledge management; Ethics integrated into law and leadership discussions; A primer in global markets, technology, and policy; In-depth consideration into the aspects of change; and Increased emphasis on analysis. This edition also includes management scenarios in which one or more participant is a new employee or intern, making the material relevant to students while also preparing them to understand the motivations of their future employers. Developed as a media management text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, Media Management provides realistic scenarios and invaluable insights on working in the media industries.

Author : Brian Mooney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Biography
ISBN : 1848589239

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Shaping History by Brian Mooney Pdf

This title looks at some of the most renowned leaders, the most notorious leaders, and the most unlikely leaders. Taken from ten different sectors, including the military, politics, and industry, the book provides biographical information and gives a detailed examination of each individual.

Author : Loretta B. Randle M.A.
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781638440406

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Reflections of a Radical Servant Leader by Loretta B. Randle M.A. Pdf

Grandmothers are God's super weapon! At age sixty-seven, Loretta B. Randle, M.A., received her master of arts in global urban leadership with an emphasis in servant leadership from Bakke Graduate University. Loretta is a licensed minister of New Visions Christian Fellowship Church. She established the outreach ministry of When 1000 Grandmother's Pray Prayer Advocacy. After returning from a missions trip from India, Loretta organized the Children's Prayer Initiative. She has over forty years of passionate community transformation activistism and child advocacy service. Today, at age of seventy-three, Loretta B. Randle serves as an innovator of Christian community development initiatives. She shares wisdom in various volunteer leadership roles in community based and faith-based local, national and global contexts. Loretta is in continuous state of submission to the transforming work of the Spirit of God to renew and inspire her servants calling. Loretta offers personal discipleship coaching, professional character strength coaching, and provides contemplative prayer and wellness practices for the busy and helping professional through Lead Well Initiative.

Author : Rosemary Morgan,Kate Hawkins,Roopa Dhatt,Mehr Manzoor,Sulzhan Bali,Cheryl Overs
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030844981

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Women and Global Health Leadership by Rosemary Morgan,Kate Hawkins,Roopa Dhatt,Mehr Manzoor,Sulzhan Bali,Cheryl Overs Pdf

Women represent the majority of people working to improve health outcomes in communities, non-governmental and multilateral organizations, both as paid and unpaid health and social care workers. So why is it that when it comes to leadership positions, we have a governance system that privileges men and what can we do to redress the imbalance? This ground-breaking collection explores the leadership roles that women hold in global health, teasing out the routes women have taken to leadership, the challenges they have faced, and what has facilitated their journey. It brings to the fore the stories of women on the frontlines of this struggle from around the world, highlighting and complementing these stories with theoretical and analytical explorations of the structures and systems that help or hinder the process. Among the topics explored: Gendered Institutions in Global Health Gender, Peace, and Health: Promoting Human Security with Women’s Leadership Academic Journal Publishing: A Pathway to Global Health Leadership Women in Health Systems Leadership: Demystifying the Labyrinth Women’s Leadership in Global Health: Evolution Will Not Bring Equality The book is a rallying call to arms to redress gender inequality and celebrate the many ways in which women are taking the lead in supporting the health of their communities internationally. Women and Global Health Leadership is a must-read for those working in or studying global health. It is also a primer that aims to support other women in their efforts and struggles to succeed in a highly unfair and unequal world. The book will engage ministers of health, policy-makers, practitioners, academicians, students, researchers, healthcare workers, health service managers, and members of multilateral organizations. By highlighting key barriers and facilitators to women in global health leadership, organizations can use this book to help inform the development of institutional policies and procedures to support women in leadership positions across academic, health workforce, and global health governance systems. It also can be used within postgraduate courses focusing on the global heath workforce, leadership and management, and women’s studies.

Author : Bill Preble,William Preble,Rick Gordon
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412992688

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Transforming School Climate and Learning by Bill Preble,William Preble,Rick Gordon Pdf

The authors provide a collaborative action research process to help all stakeholders transform both their school climate and student learning. Includes success stories, strategies, and implementation activities.

Author : Edgar Friedenberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351531511

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Anti-American Generation by Edgar Friedenberg Pdf

This book examines the social atti-tudes that distinguish today's youth from their predecessors, identifies the sources of these attitudes in the social experiences of today's youth, and analyzes the stereotype implied in the term "Anti-American Generation." These essays show clearly that the issue between the dissenting, primarily middle-class youth and their elders and most of the working class (regardless of age) is a difference of opinion not about Americanism but about moral behavior and the scope of moral judgment. What distinguishes the generations is not so much their feelings about their country, as' their feelings about what people should do about their feelings and the role feelings should have in the conduct of one's life. The at-titudes of the young are largely in conflict with an older cultural tra-dition that promotes the subordi-nation of impulse and personal conviction to rational control for the sake of common purposes and future acceptability and effective-ness.

Author : Donald H. Whitehead Jr.
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781450277822

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Most Unlikely to Succeed by Donald H. Whitehead Jr. Pdf

The book chronicles an almost inconceivable journey from the streets of Cincinnati to the most powerful place in the world.. The book was written as a way to assist people experiencing homelessnesss to overcome there situation.

Author : J. Steven Wilkins
Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1581822251

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All Things for Good by J. Steven Wilkins Pdf

Dubbed "Stonewall" after the battle of First Manassas in July 1861, Thomas Jackson has long been revered as a brilliant military leader and tactician and one of the most adroit Confederate commanders. The man himself is a study in contrasts: as feared by his enemies as he was beloved by his men. And in the eyes of some, his humble and sincere Christian faith seemed at odds with his reputation as a ferocious warrior. Jackson was graduated from West Point in 1846, participated in the Mexican War in 1848, and accepted a teaching position at the Virginia Military Institute in 1851, resigning his commission in the army a year later. When he left VMI ten years later to join the Confederate army, immediately he was commissioned a colonel and within months promoted to the rank of brigadier general. His battlefield successes against numerically superior Union armies made him a legend in both the South and the North. Mortally wounded by his own troops in May 1863, he "more than anyone else, personified the compelling and the virtuous in what the subsequent generation would label 'The Lost Cause.'" -- James I. Robertson Jr. All Things for Good is a thoughtful addition to the Leaders in Action Series. In it J. Steven Wilkins challenges some of the myths that surround Jackson and celebrates his devout Christian beliefs. Book jacket.