Leadership 7 - Missio Nexus

Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business

This book put forth a simple thesis. The authors suggest that the best run organizations have a visionary leader and an integrator. The former is resp…

November 24, 2020

Design Thinking for Training and Development: Creating Learning Journeys That Get Results

This is a practical how-to manual for applying design thinking to training programs. Design thinking, typically used in product development, is rework…

October 6, 2020

The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation

This is a simple strategy for creating innovation in an organization. The strategy is to focus on extending your current business model (Box 1), creat…

September 22, 2020

Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs

This book is an analysis of business innovations. It is arranged into ten distinct types of innovations, with examples for all of them. Included is a …

August 18, 2020

Leading Without Authority: How the New Power of Co-Elevation Can Break Down Silos, Transform Teams, and Reinvent Collaboration

In this book, the authors lay out a case for what they call “co-elevation” (this book introduces new words throughout the text).

July 21, 2020

Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs–from Delhi to Detroit–Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley

In Silicon Valley innovation happens because of a robust and supportive “ecosystem,” a highly skilled labor pool, and an emphasis on fast growth c…

June 16, 2020

Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever

In this book, Kantrowitz outlines the 5 tech giants exploring their cultures, leadership, ideas, and inventions.

May 19, 2020

Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don’t and Why

How we view the people with whom we communicate is just as important as the message they deliver. In this book, Martin and Marks detail the primary at…

April 28, 2020

Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

This book suggests that all businesses can incorporate experimentation into their product design or service delivery.

March 31, 2020

Leadership in the Way of the Cross, Forging Ministry from the Crucible of Crisis

This book uses a case study approach along with research to buttress its conclusions. The main argument is that crises are God-given opportunities for…

February 28, 2020