Recognize and determine the inner and outer markers of success. Explore eight compelling virtues that every leader must possess. Use the principle of rhythm rather than chase the myth of balance. Recognize the limits of your own leadership. Discover how to thrive, not just survive.
"In most of my leadership training, including as a Harvard MBA, the focus was largely outward-on assessments, strategies, results, etc.-with very little focus on me, my character and my spiritual formation. I've learned through the years, however,and often the hard way, that my leadership effectiveness in both Christian ministry and the commercial marketplace has much more to do with my character than my ideas. Inside Job shows us the way to lead more effectively from the inside out."
"It is a sobering reality that many of us as leaders plunge ahead in the work we do, the relationships that we develop and the lifestyle that we adopt without a realistic perspective of what drives us. This subverts what ought to be joy, and makesus susceptible to failure or burnout. Stephen Smith offers us in Inside Job a path for proper self-examination. . . . Read this book with an open mind and heart and you will know God and yourself much better. The people around you will be glad for it."
Mel Lawrenz, minister at large, Elmbrook Church
"As a physician, I encourage people to examine, evaluate and improve their physical, emotional, relational and spiritual health on a frequent basis. Stephen W. Smith's book is an inspiring and practical manual for those in the marketplace and ministry wanting to evaluate their vitality and resilience and the health of their leadership. I highly recommend this book!"
Walt Larimore, family physician and bestselling author
