Leading from the lion's den : leadership principles from every book of the bible / Tom R. Harper. [print]

Introduction: Lionhearted Leaders -- Spark Creativity One Brain at a Time: Genesis -- Rebuild Your Dreams on Their Own Ruins: Exodus -- Go Easy on Your Employees: Leviticus -- Instill Military-style Spiritual Strength: Numbers -- Lead through Stories: Deuteronomy -- Exit with a Slow Fizzle: Joshua -- Build the Reputations of Your Critics: Judges -- Mix Friendship with Business: Ruth -- Recruit Incomplete People: 1 Samuel -- Don't Stand on the Front Porch: 2 Samuel -- Don't Follow King Solomon's Example of Endurance: 1 Kings -- Build an Army of Prophets: 2 Kings -- Defrag Your Company by Discovering Its Weak Forces: 1 Chronicles -- Align Your Off-site Meetings in Three Ways: 2 Chronicles -- Construct a Temple First, Build Culture Second: Ezra -- Then, Raise a Wall: Nehemiah -- Expect 50 Answers When You Ask Why: Esther -- Admit Helplessness: Job -- Move the Mind and Soothe the Spirit with Music: Psalms -- Don't Argue-Ever!: Proverbs -- Fight the Futility of Success: Ecclesiastes -- Learn the Secret of Loving Your Work: Song of Songs -- Lead with an Iron Fist of Faith: Isaiah -- Counteract Burnout by Returning to Job #1: Jeremiah -- Carry Out Your Threats: Lamentations -- Be a Drama King (or Queen): Ezekiel -- Walk Confidently into Your Lions' Den: Daniel -- Motivate Your People Less: Hosea -- Redeem Your Career from the Locusts: Joel -- Lead like an Impartial Sleeper: Amos -- Submit to the Law of Enduring Negativity: Obadiah -- Underrate Your Plan: Jonah -- Lead Like a Humble Dictator: Micah -- Fight Superior Force with Superior Character: Nahum -- Look to the One Day: Habakkuk -- Don't Listen to Your Customers: Zephaniah -- Turn Around Your Organization before You're Forced To: Haggai -- When the Mission Seems Impossible, Focus on a Higher One: Zechariah -- Don't Focus So Hard on Expressed Needs: Malachi -- Intrude on Your Employees' Personal Lives: Matthew -- Purify Your Puerto Rico by Avoiding the Spotlight: Mark -- Discover Someone's True Character with Two Tests: Luke -- Raise Your Leadership Profile with Three Tactics: John -- Build Energy Before Growth: Acts -- Help the Competition: Romans -- Make Big Decisions Using Strategic Foolishness: 1 Corinthians -- When Problems Multiply, Steal and Pluck: 2 Corinthians -- If You want to Give Back, Don't Settle for Charity: Galatians -- Soak Your Shield Before Battle: Ephesians -- Create Rainmakers by Seeding the Clouds: Philippians -- Don't Fall for Mistaken Passion or into Muddy Rivers: Colossians -- Close the Drain: 1 Thessalonians -- Lead like a Pauline Hybrid: 2 Thessalonians -- Throw New Leaders into the Lair: 1 Timothy -- Adopt the Farmer's Future View: 2 Timothy -- Combine Appreciative Inquiry with Parliamentary Debate: Titus -- Mediate Conflict by Playing Ping-pong: Philemon -- Clothe Your Thoughts before They Escape as Naked Renegades: Hebrews -- Burn Your Thoughts before They Hit Your Tongue: James -- Hire Some Rowans: 1 Peter -- Reduce Your Regrets: 2 Peter -- Obliterature Fear with a Single Weapon: 1 John -- Sacrifice, Apologize, and Don't Seek Personal Happiness: 2 John -- Zap Power Mongers: 3 John -- Bestow Four Kinds of Mercy: Jude -- Work in Philadelphia: Revelation -- Final Word: The Divine Leadership Model -- Appendix: Leadership Principles Checklist.

While most leadership books promote themselves as the antidote to previous thinking, Leading from the Lions' Den draws radical inspiration from the Bible's ancient wisdom. Here, author Tom R. Harper unpacks one surprising principle from each of Scripture's sixty-six books for a closer look at human nature, which--when understood--is the foundation of successful leadership.

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