The Servant Leader

Today, I stopped by the library here at work to pick up a laptop to use for some testing. While I was waiting, I was perusing the books on the shelves closest to the check-out counter. They were mostly leadership books, some of which I had heard of and some that were new to me.

There was one book in particular that I was drawn to. I decided to pick this one up based on two things. The book was The Servant Leader by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges. I knew the title, which obviously lead me to believe it was about servant leadership, and that the book was not very long. Given my proclivity to start books and not finish them, I thought a book of only one hundred pages was just about right for my commitment level.

When she was checking me out, the librarian said, "That's a great book." So, I felt pretty good about it when I left the library. It wasn't until I was in the elevator, headed back to my office, that I realized that the book was a "Christian" book. It is a book about using Jesus as your leadership model. I am kind of surprised that our "work" library had this book, much less multiple copies of the book.

Today, at lunch, I am going to start reading this book. I look forward to sharing what I am learning from it here.

What's this all about?

When I am reading, whether it is the latest book I am bound not to finish or the bible, I often think of questions or just have random thoughts that loosely relate to what it is that I am reading. This blog is to be the place where I chronicle those thoughts.

This will either be a catalog of the randomness that churns between my ears, or it will be yet another testament to the fact that I am a visionary, dreamer that can come up with brilliant ideas, but can never seem to follow through on those strokes of genius. Let's hope it's the former.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will join in the conversation that the voices in my head are having.