The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership (J-B Warren Bennis Series)

Finished this excellent book! I would highly recommend this book to any leader.

Some of the most challenging ideas from the book were the idea of thinking gray (which is the discipline of not forming an opinion about an important matter until you've heard all the relevant facts) and reading the super texts.

This book further established in my mind the importance of the supertexts and reading old books.

The final chapter describing the transformation of the University of Southern California under Sample's leadership was excellent and inspiring.

Most striking from that chapter for church leaders was the decision to keep USC in a rough part of L.A. rather than flee to Malibu or Orange County. They stayed put and made a positive inpact on the surrounding neighborhood. They became good neighbors and radically changed the surrounding area. Sounds like something churches should be doing. But how many times do churches flee to the suburbs and abandon the inner-cities?