From Publishers Weekly
Management consultant Jones draws on the leadership techniques of Jesus Christ to provide guidance tips on inspiring and managing others. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
The founder of a business development group calls Jesus an example of a CEO who built a booming industry.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
This book may surprise many readers, who, from the title, might expect one more contribution to the genre of religious handbooks for corporate success (meaning, how Jesus can make you wealthy). But the book delivers an often insightful series of meditations on Jesus' interpersonal style, focusing on what set him apart as a leader. In a nonacademic way, Jones has contributed to an academic tradition of leadership studies that focus on characters from the so-called great books. To my knowledge, Jesus has not been a popular subject for such studies, but the success of the movement with which he is associated makes him a plausible candidate. This book's strength lies in its ability to surprise two very different groups of readers: those put off by a title slanted toward corporate success and those attracted by the title's promise of a step-by-step guide to such success. To the extent that Jones comes from left field to surprise both groups, she practices what she preaches. Along the way, she dispenses practical and pithy advice for anyone (whether CEO or not) who works with other people to get things done. Steve Schroeder
Jesus CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership FROM THE PUBLISHER
The world is changing, and the leaders who succeed will be the ones who can marshal their most powerful resources—human intelligence and energy—in the most effective ways. With principles embedded in spirituality, ethics, and strength, motivator Laurie Beth Jones brings us "Jesus, CEO"—an inspirational handbook for leadership success. After many years in business Laurie Beth Jones was struck by the notion that Jesus' leadership approach with his staff ran counter to most of the management styles and techniques employed today. Dismayed to find invaluable human energy and intelligence untapped and underutilized, Laurie Beth Jones has made it her goal to help empower people in all layers of leadership—encouraging them to review the excellence in themselves and in those they serve. By harnessing the three categories of strengths behind Jesus' leadership techniques (the strength of self-mastery, the strength of action, and the strength of relationships), each of us can become empowered leaders.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
Management consultant Jones draws on the leadership techniques of Jesus Christ to provide guidance tips on inspiring and managing others. (Apr.)
Library Journal
The author, the owner of a marketing, advertising, and business development firm, examines the life of Jesus and gleans from it useful advice for leaders of businesses and other formal organizations. She observes that Jesus was particularly strong in three areas: self-mastery, action, and relationships. Using each of these strengths as a title for a section in the book, she reflects on various aspects of his life and teachings. Although some Christians might be surprised by some of her theological interpretations, e.g., one chapter is titled "He Kept in Constant Contact with his Boss," others will find this book a novel approach to the old problem of making Christian teachings relevant to modern organizational life. A similar but nonreligious approach to encouraging humane leadership is Keshavan Nair's A Higher Standard of Leadership: Lessons from the Life of Gandhi (LJ 12/1/84). Recommended for public libraries. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 9/1/94.]-Andrea C. Dragon, Coll. of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, N.J.
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