Justin Irving

Finished my final read through of “Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations” today and now trusting it to the great team at Baker Academic for their final steps. I’m grateful for the support and encouragement that many of you provided throughout the process. Thank you!

“In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive, and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.” – Daniel Goleman #leadership

“The people in an organization are its No. 1 asset.” - David Gergen

Happy Easter!!

Lead by Example: “Leaders who fail to inspire their people by their example … will not be able to motivate them into action.” - Deir

On leadership development: “To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents.” - Winston Churchill

Good Friday and Easter Resurrection Hope!

On leadership development: “The key to developing people is to catch them doing something right.” - Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson

“God raises up [min.] leaders to ensure the gospel is preached, applied, and valued in the daily life of the church. The purpose of ministry proceeds from and orbit around the prized ‘evangelion’, the gospel. Remove the gospel, an authentic biblical ministry disappears.” - Harvey

Leadership “is all about establishing direction, casting a vision, developing strategy, and aligning people to the direction of that vision and strategy.” - McCloskey & Louwsma

“A good test of a person’s character is how they deal with adversity. But the best test of a leader’s character is how they deal with power.” - Peter Scazzero

“Serving [as a leader] must come from the overflow of who you are as a servant. If you do not see yourself as a servant, then you’ll attempt to serve people out of a sense of obligation, and it won’t seem genuine…. We don’t like insincerity, and neither do they.” - Pace & Pruitt