Bandy, Thomas

Ordained in the United Methodist Church in Chicago, Tom served with Presbyterians in Philadelphia, Methodists in New York, and the United Church in Toronto, and led cross-denominational evangelism teams in Michigan. For 7 years Tom served as the Director of Congregational Mission and Evangelism for the United Church of Canada, developing resources, leading national events, and consulting with congregations of all sizes. He now works with William Easum as a church consultant. He lives in Guelph, Ontario, where his wife is pastor of a nearby church. He will be speaking at conferences in New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria, Australia in February 2006.

Kicking Habits: Welcome Relief for Addicted Churches, Abingdon Press, updated 2001
Growing Spiritual Redwoods, Abingdon Press, 1997 (with William Easum)
Christian Chaos: Revolutionizing the Congregation, Abingdon Press, 1999
Coming Clean: The Study Guide to Kicking Habits, Abingdon Press, 2001
Moving Off the Map: A Field Guide to Changing the Congregation, Abingdon Press, 1999
Coaching Change: Breaking Down Resistance, Building up Hope, Abingdon Press 2000
Coaching Change: Breaking Down Resistance, Building up Hope, Abingdon Press 2001
Road Runner: The Body in Motion, Abingdon Press 2002
Fragile Hope: Your Church in 2020, Abingdon Press 2002
Mission Mover: Beyond Education for Church Leadership, Abingdon Press 2004
Introducing the Uncommon Lectionary: Opening the Bible to Seekers and Disciples, Abingdon Press 2006

www.easumbandy.com

Banks, Robert

Robert Banks is senior international fellow of the De Pree Leadership Center and academic director and dean of Macquarie Christian Studies Institute in Sydney, Australia. Kimberly Powell, former manager of marketing and communication for the De Pree Leadership Center, is now resident chaplain at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Reenvisioning Theological Education: Exploring a Missional Alternative to Current Models, Eerdmans, 1999
Reviewing Leadership: Faith in Leadership: How Leaders Live out their Faith in their Work and Why It Matters, Jossey-Bass, 2000 (with Kimberly Powell)
Reviewing Leadership: A Christian Evaluation of Current Approaches, Baker Academic, 2004. (with Bernice Ledbetter & Max de Pree)

Barna, George

George Barna is president of the Barna Research Group, Ltd., a marketing research firm in Ventura, California. . He previously worked in market research, media production and advertising, and served in the public policy field as a legislative assistant and campaign manager. Barna has had 31 books published. Included among them are best sellers such as The Frog in the Kettle, The Second Coming of the Church, The Power of Vision, and User Friendly Churches. He has served as a pastor of a large, multi-cultural church and has been involved in initiating several new churches.

Turning Vision into Action, Regal Books, Ventura, CA, 1997
The Power of Vision, Gospel Light, updated 2001,
The Power of Team Leadership: Achieving Success Through Shared Responsibility, Waterbrook Press, 2001
Building Effective Lay Leadership Teams, Barna Research, 2001 (order through the web site)
A Fish Out of Water: 9 Strategies to Maximize Your God-given Leadership Potential, Integrity Publishers, 2002
The Habits of Highly Effective Churches: Being Strategic in Your God Given Ministry, Gospel Light, 2001
Revolution, Tyndale, 2005

Bennis, Warren

Bennis is University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the University of Southern California and the founding chairman of USC's Leadership Institute. His home page can be found at http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~bennis/. He has written or contributed to 18 books including :

On Becoming A Leader, Perseus Publishing, updated 2003 (a classic, translated into 19 languages)
Beyond Leadership: Balancing Economics, Ethics and Ecology, Blackwall, Cambridge, Mass, 1996
Co-Leaders: The Power of Great Partnerships, Wiley, 1999
An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change, Addison Wesley, 1993
Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge, Collins, 2003
Leaders on Leadership: Interviews With Top Executives, Harvard Business School, 1992
Learning to Lead: A Workbook on Becoming a Leader, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, London, 1997
Managing People Is Like Herding Cats: Warren Bennis on Leadership, Executive Excellence, 1997
Managing the Dream: Reflections on Leadership and Change, Perseus Publishing, 2000
Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration, Addison-Wesley, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 1997
Reinventing Leadership: Strategies to Empower the Organization
Why Leaders Can't Lead : The Unconscious Conspiracy Continues, Jossey-Bass, 1997

www.behavior.net/column/bennis

Blanchard, Ken

Ken is ‘Chairman and Chief Spiritual Officer’ of The Ken Blanchard Companies. The organization's focus is to energize organizations around the world with customized training and bottom-line business strategies that are based on the simple, yet powerful, principles inspired by Ken's best-selling books. His phenomenal best-selling book, The One Minute Manager®, coauthored with Spencer Johnson, has sold more than nine million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 25 languages.

Whale Done! : The Power of Positive Relationships™ with Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, Jim Ballard, 2002
The Little Book of Coaching : Motivating People to Be Winners™, with Don Shula, 2001
Developing leadership & character: Knowing enough about yourself to lead others, with Drea Zigarmi, Michael O'Connor and Carl Edeburn, 2000
The 3 Keys to Empowerment: Release the Power Within People for Astonishing Results, with John P. Carlos and Alan Randolph, 1999
The Heart Of A Leader: Insights on the Art of Influence, 1999
Empowerment: Achieving Peak Performance Through Self-leadership, with Susan Fowler-Woodring, 1998
Mission Possible, with Terry Waghorn, 1996
Empowerment Takes More Than A Minute, with John P. Carlos and Alan Randolph, 1996
The One Minute Manager®, with Spencer Johnson, 1982
The Servant Leader, J Countryman, 2003
Lead Like Jesus : Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time, W Publishing Gp 2006

www.blanchardtraining.com

Bridges, William

William Bridges has been a leader in the field of transition management since the publication of his best-selling book, Transitions: Making Sense of Lifes' Changes in 1980. For twenty years he has worked with organizations to help them get their employees through the changes they have to make with less distress and disruption.

Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, Perseus, 1991, 2nd edition 2003
The Way of Transition: Embracing Life's Most Difficult Moments, Perseus Books, 2001
Transitions: Making sense of Life's Changes: Perseus Books Group, 1980

www.wmbridges.com
 

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