A Failure Of Nerve

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Ten years after his death, Edwin Friedman's best-selling A Failure of Nerve continues to offer insights into leadership that are more urgently needed than ever, and this revised, anniversary edition is essential reading for all leaders, be they parents or presidents, corporate executives or educators, religious superiors or coaches, healers or generals, managers or clergy. Friedman was the first to tell us that all organizations have personalities, like families, and to apply the insights of family therapy to churches and synagogues, rectors and rabbis, and politicians and teachers. His understandings about our regressed, "seatbelt society," oriented toward safety rather than adventure, help explain the sabotage that leaders constantly face today. Suspicious of the "quick fixes" and instant solutions that sweep through our culture only to give way to the next fad, he argued for strength and selfdifferentiation as the marks of true leadership. His formula for success is more maturity, not more data; stamina, not technique; and personal responsibility, not empathy. A Failure of Nerve was unfinished at the time of Friedman's death and originally published in a limited edition. This new edition cleans up some oversights in the original and brings his life-changing insights and challenges to a new generation of readers. "Reading this book is like discovering an unpublished Beethoven sonata or a missing play of Shakespeare. Ed Friedman was one of our most brilliant, original, and provocative thinkers across the fields of therapy, ministry, and organizational leadership." --Professor William J. Doherty, Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, University of Minnesota

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Edwin H. Friedman
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Release : 2017-05
File : 285 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781596272798


A Failure Of Nerve In 52 Weeks

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A leadership planner based on the bestselling A Failure of Nerve. Nearly 25 years after the bestselling A Failure of Nerve first astonished the business world, Edwin H. Friedman's groundbreaking wisdom is back - now in a fresh, agile framework designed with today's leaders in mind. Combining essential excerpts from the beloved original with new and engaging prompts and exercises, A Failure of Nerve in 52 Weeks builds on the success of Friedman's earlier work to provide readers with an insightful year-long resource for leadership planning and development. Concentrating on the core tenets of A Failure of Nerve, this workbook will help readers recognize and reign in their own emotional reactivity, overcome a misplaced addiction to data, and develop a sense of self that will never be overrun by the loudest and least mature voices in the room. Each weekly spread is packed with quotes and exercises to stimulate self-reflection and features a week-long planner page designed with ample space to mark appointments, track goals, and map out one's path to well-differentiated leadership. Whether you are a longtime fan or new to Friedman's work, this versatile planner will provide the structure, guidance, and wisdom to help you grow into the courageous leader you aspire to be.

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Author : Edwin H. Friedman
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Release : 2023-09-05
File : 224 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781640656529


Holy Clarity

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In Holy Clarity, Sarah Drummond explores the most basic reason leaders of religious organizations conduct evaluations: To find and create God-pleasing clarity regarding the organization's purpose and the impact of its activities. Leadership and evaluation are not separate disciplines, she argues. Effective leaders evaluate because they need to know what is happening in their organizations and how those activities are effecting change. Drummond first describes the way in which our postmodern culture makes clarity difficult to obtain. She then looks at holy clarity from a biblical and theological perspective and make the case that it is a spiritual discipline that can stand on its own theological merits. She presents four approaches to evaluation that can help a leader to guide a community toward greater clarity, both when evaluating or analyzing programs and when planning and starting programs. Finally, she considers the work of clarification as a faith practice, one that can make a pastor or layperson not just a better leader, but a better Christian who is more firmly grounded in God. Each chapter concludes with a fictional case study that provides a jumping-off point for discussion and helps bring her theory to life. Holy Clarity provides an accessible resource as an entry point for those who are eager to learn the best practices of this crucial discipline.

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Genre : Religion
Author : Sarah B. Drummond
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release : 2009-06-22
File : 192 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781566995450


The Lancet

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Genre : Medicine
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Release : 1891
File : 1516 Pages
ISBN-13 : HARVARD:32044103079398


Alienist And Neurologist

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Genre : Neurology
Author : Charles Hamilton Hughes
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Release : 1883
File : 602 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015030034949


The Medical And Surgical Reporter

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Genre : Medicine
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Release : 1892
File : 1070 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015074804579


Virginia Medical Monthly

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Genre : Medicine
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Release : 1874
File : 884 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015075819147


Atlanta Medical And Surgical Journal

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Genre : Medicine
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Release : 1883
File : 352 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015069669326


Weekly Medical Review

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Genre : Medicine
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Release : 1889
File : 760 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015070318061


The Medical Bulletin

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Genre : Medicine
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Release : 1889
File : 432 Pages
ISBN-13 : HARVARD:HC4HCL