Transforming Leadership

<P>A book for leaders by leaders about the greatest leader of them all.</P><P>In our rapidly changing and ever more complex world we suffer a crisis of leadership. Leighton Ford sees the growing dearth of bold leaders--in the marketplace religion and public life. In this powerful book Ford calls Christians to be transformational leaders.</P><P>Many leaders work within situations; transformational leaders change situations. Many leaders accept what can be talked about; transformational leaders change what can be talked about. Many leaders talk about payoffs; transformational leaders talk about goals. Many leaders bargain; transformational leaders appeal to a common vision.</P><P>Ford realizes that desperately needed Christian and transformational leadership will not emerge until we have a model of the transforming leader. And what more powerful example of leadership could there be than Jesus? Insightfully examining Jesus' work and the best recent books on leadership Ford presents</P><ul><li>the leader as strategist</li><li>the leader as seer</li><li>the leader as seeker</li><li>the leader as servant</li><li>the leader as struggler</li><li>the leader as sustainer</li></ul><P>Executives pastors managers professionals--all will benefit from this fresh in-depth treatment by a man who is himself one of the world's finest Christian leaders.</P>