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The Grace-Giving Leader: How to develop people, lead teams, and mentor well
Many of us spend our entire leadership life lost in performance andstriving for success. In effect, we work to earn what God wants to giveus for free - grace.
Like many of you, Jan Greenwood's journey hasincluded pain and failures, but it has also included healing andtriumphs. By God's grace, she discovered some life-transformingleadership principles that help her lead and mentor effectively. If yougrasp these ten secrets, you can take your limited experience,resources, or influence and find greater wholeness, health, andleadership success.
Whether you are a young leader embarking onyour first leadership assignment, in a season of transition, or afteryears of aiming high in the workforce or nonprofit sector, Jan is eagerto intersect your life in this critical season of your development as aleader. Together, you will launch out on a journey of personal growthand leadership development so that you can help as many people aspossible.
Like many of you, Jan Greenwood's journey hasincluded pain and failures, but it has also included healing andtriumphs. By God's grace, she discovered some life-transformingleadership principles that help her lead and mentor effectively. If yougrasp these ten secrets, you can take your limited experience,resources, or influence and find greater wholeness, health, andleadership success.
Whether you are a young leader embarking onyour first leadership assignment, in a season of transition, or afteryears of aiming high in the workforce or nonprofit sector, Jan is eagerto intersect your life in this critical season of your development as aleader. Together, you will launch out on a journey of personal growthand leadership development so that you can help as many people aspossible.
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230 pages, Paperback
Published February 2, 2021
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April 29, 2021
Clearly Jan Greenwood has a beautiful and grace-filled ability to lead and share about leadership. Her love of leadership and love of people is contagious. She has tons of resources throughout the book including other leaders and their books/ministries, plus leader questions, a grace-giving leader test, and few other additions at the end of the book.
While I loved the nuggets and teaching of author Jan Greenwood on her leadership--that was obviously the point and highlight of the book--I did find a few things problematic...not with the teaching whatsoever but with the layout of the book.
The first thing that actually made the book really difficult for me to get into was how many other people Greenwood introduced and even had write excerpts for the book. As a writer and editor and even a ghostwriter, this was hard for me because I saw how difficult it was in layout. But as a reader, oh my goodness, it drew me out of the book and the teaching of the book so much. I picked up the book because I wanted to hear from the author and HER experiences, not from every other leader she has ever worked with. At least that's what it felt like. It often felt like it was a promotional book for all these other women. And as I read through Greenwood leadership "secrets" in the book, I think that sort of it what she was attempting to do as a grace-giving leader...to point back to the other women who have mentored her and taught her so much about leadership while also pointing to those up-coming leaders whom she has mentored and helped. But it was just too much all at once. There were some portions where another writer had written pages and pages of excerpt included then Greenwood would write a few paragraphs transitioning and introducing another women she's learned from, then there would be a few more pages of excerpt from that women.
Jumping from writing style to writing style and all these other women's views of leadership was actually kind of exhausting as a reader. Even when what they had to say was really good, it drained my brain and felt jumpy.
The other thing that kind of through me was toward the end of the book, Greenwood includes an excerpt of her personal journal. And oh my goodness, it was written so beautifully and flowering and flowy and poetic. I immediately wished that the rest of her book had been written that way. Instead the book was written in much more of a self-help, teaching, matter-of-fact style. My reading style is much more emotionally driven, I get through those types of nonfiction books much easier and find that because I enjoy that writing style, I gain more from those types of books. And I had come to just think that writing just wasn't Greenwood's style. But then to see that in fact it's how she writes in her own personal journals, and beautifully, and emotionally, and relatably.....I longed for the whole book to be rewritten like that!
I know this is the type of book that reach a lot of women. (Although, again, as a writer/editor, the cover does not draw women in, imo.) But it was a difficult book for me to get through for all of those reasons, even though the points she made were spot on and a lot of her examples and personal experience were things that I directly related to. The style just through me and made it harder for me as a reader.
While I loved the nuggets and teaching of author Jan Greenwood on her leadership--that was obviously the point and highlight of the book--I did find a few things problematic...not with the teaching whatsoever but with the layout of the book.
The first thing that actually made the book really difficult for me to get into was how many other people Greenwood introduced and even had write excerpts for the book. As a writer and editor and even a ghostwriter, this was hard for me because I saw how difficult it was in layout. But as a reader, oh my goodness, it drew me out of the book and the teaching of the book so much. I picked up the book because I wanted to hear from the author and HER experiences, not from every other leader she has ever worked with. At least that's what it felt like. It often felt like it was a promotional book for all these other women. And as I read through Greenwood leadership "secrets" in the book, I think that sort of it what she was attempting to do as a grace-giving leader...to point back to the other women who have mentored her and taught her so much about leadership while also pointing to those up-coming leaders whom she has mentored and helped. But it was just too much all at once. There were some portions where another writer had written pages and pages of excerpt included then Greenwood would write a few paragraphs transitioning and introducing another women she's learned from, then there would be a few more pages of excerpt from that women.
Jumping from writing style to writing style and all these other women's views of leadership was actually kind of exhausting as a reader. Even when what they had to say was really good, it drained my brain and felt jumpy.
The other thing that kind of through me was toward the end of the book, Greenwood includes an excerpt of her personal journal. And oh my goodness, it was written so beautifully and flowering and flowy and poetic. I immediately wished that the rest of her book had been written that way. Instead the book was written in much more of a self-help, teaching, matter-of-fact style. My reading style is much more emotionally driven, I get through those types of nonfiction books much easier and find that because I enjoy that writing style, I gain more from those types of books. And I had come to just think that writing just wasn't Greenwood's style. But then to see that in fact it's how she writes in her own personal journals, and beautifully, and emotionally, and relatably.....I longed for the whole book to be rewritten like that!
I know this is the type of book that reach a lot of women. (Although, again, as a writer/editor, the cover does not draw women in, imo.) But it was a difficult book for me to get through for all of those reasons, even though the points she made were spot on and a lot of her examples and personal experience were things that I directly related to. The style just through me and made it harder for me as a reader.
February 2, 2021
Leaders are readers. Leaders are born not made. These are all sayings I grew up hearing but nowhere did I ever hear the word grace and leader in the same sentence. Most people know they are meant to be a leader or some just fall into it along the way. Our mindset becomes the more I do the better I will become. If I can just prove myself, I will be able to get ahead. What it usually leads to is burnout and realizing that we can’t be all things to all people at all times.
In the Grace Giving Leader, Jan Greenwood shows us there is another way. To lead from a. place of grace. It is when we stop striving and trying to prove ourselves that we can start to allow God to really do a work in and through us. We will discover what it means to be a grace giving leader. We must first learn to receive grace before we can freely give it. We must learn to become a servant and to serve others with love and grace.
Jan shares her own story as well as many other women who are changing the world through grace. Throughout the book you will learn 10 amazing tips that can be applied to every situation from the boardroom to your home. “When people are given grace, they are humbled and strengthened as they experience a growing sense of love and loyalty.” Who doesn’t want that? I know I do.
This book is a gem and a treasure. One reading was definitely not enough, it will be read over and over as I hide the seeds of grace in my heart and mind and it will find a permanent spot on my favorite books shelf. This book will help you ask the hard questions, to face your fears, distractions, and the hurts that come in life. You will learn to accept God’s grace into every part of your life. Once you learn the lessons, then you can enjoy the real reward of passing it along to others. The beautiful benefit is seeing lives changed as those seeds of grace burst forth in bloom, growing and making a greater impact.
This book should be required reading for every leader in every industry. Although it was written for women and by a woman, these are Biblical principles rooted in the Word of God that should be used by everyone. You too can become an amazing grace giving leader and leave a legacy of a better world for your family, friends and those you lead.
In the Grace Giving Leader, Jan Greenwood shows us there is another way. To lead from a. place of grace. It is when we stop striving and trying to prove ourselves that we can start to allow God to really do a work in and through us. We will discover what it means to be a grace giving leader. We must first learn to receive grace before we can freely give it. We must learn to become a servant and to serve others with love and grace.
Jan shares her own story as well as many other women who are changing the world through grace. Throughout the book you will learn 10 amazing tips that can be applied to every situation from the boardroom to your home. “When people are given grace, they are humbled and strengthened as they experience a growing sense of love and loyalty.” Who doesn’t want that? I know I do.
This book is a gem and a treasure. One reading was definitely not enough, it will be read over and over as I hide the seeds of grace in my heart and mind and it will find a permanent spot on my favorite books shelf. This book will help you ask the hard questions, to face your fears, distractions, and the hurts that come in life. You will learn to accept God’s grace into every part of your life. Once you learn the lessons, then you can enjoy the real reward of passing it along to others. The beautiful benefit is seeing lives changed as those seeds of grace burst forth in bloom, growing and making a greater impact.
This book should be required reading for every leader in every industry. Although it was written for women and by a woman, these are Biblical principles rooted in the Word of God that should be used by everyone. You too can become an amazing grace giving leader and leave a legacy of a better world for your family, friends and those you lead.
February 2, 2021
Jan Greenwood's new book, "The Grace Giving Leader," changed my whole view on what leadership should look like. I previously had a really bad experience being in a toxic work environment, and it wasn't until reading this book that I understood why - the culture at that employer was not grace-giving. When anyone made a mistake, it was held over their head and there was no room to correct it. It made me feel like I could never improve or grow - I felt disempowered. For me personally, I don't want to ever make someone feel the way that I felt at that time in my life. The Grace Giving Leader teaches you the "secrets" and tools to understand not only what grace is, but also what it DOES... how impactful it can be for those you lead and mentor. Grace given can change lives - for you and others.
This book applies to leaders in all different capacities. You can be in a leadership position as a parent, as a spouse, as a friend, as a coworker, not just in your career. This was an excellent guide in helping me mature and really understand how I can grow to be a good mentor to others. It taught me the importance of coaching and developing others and giving them room and tools to grow. It made me realize how important grace is and how ugly the world can be without it.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to grow to be a better version of themselves and learn how simply giving grace can change your life and the lives of those around you.
This book applies to leaders in all different capacities. You can be in a leadership position as a parent, as a spouse, as a friend, as a coworker, not just in your career. This was an excellent guide in helping me mature and really understand how I can grow to be a good mentor to others. It taught me the importance of coaching and developing others and giving them room and tools to grow. It made me realize how important grace is and how ugly the world can be without it.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to grow to be a better version of themselves and learn how simply giving grace can change your life and the lives of those around you.
February 1, 2021
The Grace-Giving Leader has completely revived my understanding of leadership and how leading from a place of grace is actually one of the sweetest places we can lead from. A grace-giving leader empowers others, realizes that leadership is not about us, but those we lead, and releases the need to always control everything. When we lead by grace we free ourselves and those we lead. I highly recommend this book to anyone who leads in any capacity - meaning everyone because we all lead somewhere!
April 1, 2021
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