By: Michael O'Neill on November 5, 2022
Leading Out of Who You Are by Simon P. Walker is a must-read for leaders. As a clergyman himself, Walker’s advice is noticeably grounded in his faith, however, his insights are powerful and valuable for anyone in a leadership role. Dr. Walker brilliantly identifies characteristics of leadership from a variety of perspectives and personality types…
By: Becca Hald on November 4, 2022
My husband and I love going to the theater. Every year, we get season tickets to see the current Broadway productions. A night out at the theater is one of our favorite date nights. I love it when the lights go down and we are transported to another world. The actors often make the production…
By: Audrey Robinson on November 4, 2022
In his book Leading Out of Who You Are, Simon Walker addresses the undefended leader’s character. The leader’s character sets one apart for genuine and authentic leadership. He describes the undefended leader as one whose character is morally upright due to being birthed by severe trials. Although he doesn’t specifically mention crucibles of fire, his…
By: Jean de Dieu Ndahiriwe on November 4, 2022
Simon Walker’s Undefended Leader is a great book that I enjoyed reading. It has great insights for self-leadership and leading others. Like other clergymen reaching beyond the four corners of the church, his leadership insights can impact even those that have not found the church welcoming. As I read this book, it becomes clearer how…
By: Caleb Lu on November 3, 2022
Simon P Walker’s Leading Out of Who You Are is the first in a trilogy of books he writes about what he calls “undefended leadership”. Walker’s main assertion seems to be that undefended leadership is characterized not by knowledge or skill, but by who the leader is and the trust they establish with their followers.…
By: Jenny Steinbrenner Hale on November 3, 2022
Simon Walker’s book, Leading Out of Who You Are, Discovering the Secret of Undefended Leadership, presents a nontraditional approach to leadership and calls people to a transformational journey of self-reflection and discovery.[1] He believes that most leaders operate out of “defendedness,” an attempt to hang onto power by controlling how much of themselves they allow…
By: Tonette Kellett on November 3, 2022
This week’s reading of Leading Out of Who You Are by Simon Walker underlines how vital trust is in leadership. If followers don’t trust their leaders, they simply will not continue to follow. [1] In thinking of this trust relationship, I am naturally put in mind of Native Americans. Recent research says that 66% of…
By: Shonell Dillon on November 3, 2022
I admit that I was super excited when I saw the word anxiety. I immediately thought, “finally something I know something about”. I quickly changed my view as the author reminded the reader that this was not a book about traditional anxiety. It still sparked my interest. At some part I felt as if this…
By: David Beavis on November 1, 2022
“Why is he seen as a leader?” This was on my mind often when this ministry leader at the megachurch I worked at came to mind. The staff culture possessed a great emphasis on “leadership.” A “strong” leader was taken seriously and had a future within the organization. This particular ministry leader, we’ll call him…
By: Sara Taylor Lattimore on October 31, 2022
As a researcher of risk and risk taking capacity. I am always intrigued by studies on why as humans we make the choices we make, what leads us to those choices, and are we willing to take a risk in our choice making. Daniel Kahneman in his book Thinking Fast and Slow dedicates an entire…
By: Daron George on October 29, 2022
Author Daniel Kahneman in his book Thinking Fast and Slow, covers a lot of material within its five hundred and thirty-three pages. He deals with two different ways of thinking, which he calls system one and system two. System one is our automatic or fast side of thinking, while system two is our more deliberate…
By: Caleb Lu on October 28, 2022
In Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow, he speaks to the two systems by which our thinking operates. System 1 (thinking fast), “operates automatically and quickly, with little or no effort and no sense of voluntary control”[1](20). System 2 (thinking slow), “allocates attention to the effortful mental activities that demand it, including complex computations.”[2](21) Even further,…
By: Chad McSwain on October 28, 2022
“All you have to be is likable.” This was the advice I received from my senior pastor. He had served at his church for thirty years, and is generally regarded as a legend after decades of successful leadership, and wanted to pass along a tip on how to be successful myself. Yet, I found his…
By: Laura Fleetwood on October 28, 2022
As a professional communicator and doctoral student in leadership, understanding how the human brain works is critical to success. After reading Thinking, Fast & Slow by Nobel Prize recipient, Daniel Kahneman, I have an entirely new appreciation for both the complexity of the human brain and the rather shocking (and often-biased) way that people make…
By: Jean de Dieu Ndahiriwe on October 28, 2022
Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman is an exciting book that will help readers understand how the human mind works, analyzing the surroundings and making decisions. This exploration that earned Daniel Kahneman a Nobel peace prize is close to 500 pages and shares excellent details of our thinking process. Two Systems: Kahneman explains there…
By: Michael O'Neill on October 27, 2022
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman was a thought-provoking “read” for me. I chose to listen to the audiobook while building a very long fence over a handful of days. I enjoy this type of project and the weather was beautiful – which is odd for late October in Michigan. Everything was seemingly set…
By: Tonette Kellett on October 27, 2022
Thinking Fast and Slow by Kahneman is a book about two systems of thinking, an automated one and an “effortful” one. [1] This book is filled with so many ideas that a reader could discuss. For the purpose of this post, I have chosen four topics from the book to consider briefly. The first of…
By: Becca Hald on October 27, 2022
I am struggling this week with what to write about Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow. As I have delved into this book, I feel like I understand the concepts well enough, but the writing feels illusive. My thoughts have ranged from a popular meme which says, “That moment you turn down the radio so…
By: Shonell Dillon on October 26, 2022
Campbell introduced us to ” The Hero’s Journey”. He explained that there is a start or “call to adventure” that starts mans journey. Campbell goes on to explain that there are several other steps that follows this start. In the midst of the journey challenges and temptations come. He explains that proceeding these challenges there…
By: Sara Taylor Lattimore on October 26, 2022
Stories of heroes surround us from history to pop culture to the neighbor next door. The stories of heroes who have done monumental things and changed the course of the world to stories of heroes who overcame a personal struggle. In the book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the reader finds compilation of a…
