Recommended Resources: Websites

Executive Leadership (CEOs)

Be a Leader for God's Sake

http://www.bealeaderforgodssake.org/
www.bealeaderforgodssake.org offers seminars, products and devotionals all based on the book, Be a Leader for God's Sake, by Bruce E. Winston, Ph.D.

Making Innovation Work

http://christianinnovation.blogspot.com/
http://christianinnovation.blogspot.com/ is the website blog for Making Innovation Work.

Breakfast With Fred

http://www.breakfastwithfred.com
www.breakfastwithfred.com provides a wonderful archive of insights, mentoring questions, lectures, speeches, articles and a daily application from Fred Smith's long and influential life.

Followership Exchange

https://followership2.pbwiki.com
Participants come from many cultures on this secular site. Author Ira Chaleff is a co-founder.

The Leadership Journal

Leadershipjournal.net
The goal of the site is to provide "real ministry in a complex world" providing insights on current trends in culture as well as pastoral resources for growing, learning and leading. It is focused on the local church making it helpful for both professional and lay leaders in the local congregation.

Lead Like Jesus

http://www.leadlikejesus.com
The website is built around a mission, "To glorify God by inspiring and equipping people to Lead like Jesus" and offers a broad range of dedicated leadership training, resources, events, and services. Highlights of the site include leadership assessment tools for business, ministry and emerging leaders, as well as an online devotional and "Lead like Jesus" podcast. A driving force of the website is the notion that in one way or another every person influences the lives of others and is therefore a leader.

Multicultural Advantage

http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com
This site is packed with information related to the needs of professionals from a variety of different cultural backgrounds and offers an array of tools, listings and articles that spotlight career recruitment, workplace diversity and leadership development related issues. Multiculturaladvantage is especially useful for exploring the varied needs of Hispanic, African-American and women leaders. Its Leadership Center provides a workplace leadership reading room, mentoring programs, a link directory and regular spotlight on sponsorship opportunities.

Association of Governing Boards

http://www.agb.org
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) is the only national association that serves the interests and needs of academic governing boards, boards of institutionally related foundations, and campus CEOs and other senior-level campus administrators on issues related to higher education governance and leadership.

Boston Consulting Group

http://www.bcg.com
The publications section of their website contains a wealth of management material.

BoardSource

http://www.boardsource.org
This national membership association is the best resource on nonprofit governance. We encourage CEOs and board members to receive their free e-news.

Business Roundtable

http://businessroundtable.org
A wonderful resource for keeping current on major national issues and policy.

CEO GO

http://ceogo.com
This site provides the leadership resources needed in today's increasingly competitive and uncertain marketplace.

CEO Express

http://ceoexpress.com
A compilation of links and sources for quick access to the most pertinent information in the business world.

Change This

http://www.Changethis.com
This site challenges the minds of leaders to be open to change and is a resource of suggestions and ideas to help resolve conflict and affect good decisions.

The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations

http://www.eiconsortium.org/index.htm
The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations website has wealth of information on emotional intelligence research and practice. The EI Consortium was founded to study all that is known about emotional intelligence. This website is regularly updated with the latest books, research, and emotional intelligence workplace practices.

Fast Company

http://www.fastcompany.com
Fast Company seeks to uncover the best and "next" practices to help new leaders work smarter and more effectively by empowering innovators to challenge convention and create the future of business.

The Free Management Library

http://www.managementhelp.org
Provides easy-to-access, clutter-free, comprehensive resources on leadership and management. Content is relevant to the vast majority leaders and managers, whether your organization is large or small, for-profit or nonprofit.

Harvard Business Review

http://www.harvardbusinessonline.org
The online journal of the Harvard Business School is full of cutting edge research and innovations for the world of managing and leading.

His Church at Work

http://www.hischurchatwork.org/
A rich resource of practical ideas, insights and tools for helping the faithful Christian integrate their work in and beyond the church.

Inner Resources for Leaders (IRL)

http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/innerresources/
An online magazine that covers topics such as leadership and spirituality, the devotional habits/disciplines of leaders, devotional reflections for leaders, spiritual direction and leadership, spiritual formation and leadership, Christian leadership in history, theories and models of spiritual leadership, Christian leadership and religious leadership.

International Coalition of Workplace Ministries

http://www.icwm.net/
The ICWM is a storehouse of information, resources and organizations designed to assist people to effectively and appropriately integrate their faith into the work place.

The International Journal of Leadership Studies

http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/home.htm
The International Journal of Leadership Studies (IJLS) is a refereed scholarly journal that exists to provide a forum for leadership scholars within the U.S. and around the world. Representing the multidisciplinary field of leadership, the IJLS publishes theoretically grounded research that enhances knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon of leadership at all levels within a variety of industries and organizations and seeks contributions that present leadership from different perspectives unique to different cultures, settings, and religions around the world. To stimulate scholarly debate and a free flow of ideas, the IJLS is published in electronic format and provides access to all issues free of charge.

International Leadership Association

http://www.ila-net.org
This site is the premiere resource for individuals, organizations and associations interested in the latest information on theory, applications and tools in the research and practice of leadership.

The Journal of Practical Consulting (JPC)

www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/jpc/
The Journal of Practical Consulting (JPC) is a technical-refereed publication designed to provide an online forum for dialogue, dissemination, exploration and examination of innovative insights, practical applications and emerging trends, tools and techniques in the world of consulting.

Jossey-Bass Management and Leadership publications

http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-131483.html
Find out about the latest books for your nonprofit management and leadership needs.

Leadership U

http://www.leaderu.com
A site that explores the issues and difficulties of being a Christian leader in a secular world, especially in the realms of academics and thought leadership.

Leadership Network

http://www.leadnet.org
A group that pursues organizational innovation and growth through strategies, programs, tools and resources that are consistent with their mission—to identify, connect, and help high-capacity Christian leaders multiply for impact.

Leader to Leader Institute

http://www.leadertoleader.org/about/
Formerly the Drucker Foundation, the Leader to Leader Institute provides many relevant resources, products, and experiences to "enable leaders of the future to address emerging opportunities and challenges."

Pierre Babin's "The Symbolic Way"

http://www.pierrebabin.org/
Babin uses modulation to explain the process of maximizing the transfer of emotions and meaning, of images and ideas, making communication powerful. Effective modulation leads to resonance.

Six Seconds

http://www.6seconds.org
This website is built around the Six Seconds Model of EQ, but it is a good example of the kind of practical hands-on emotional intelligence information available on the Web for personal growth as well as organizational application.

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