Executive Influence: Impacting Your Workplace for Christ - Hardcover

Crane, Christopher; Hamel, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576833739 ISBN 13: 9781576833735

Publisher: Pinon Pr, 2003

Synopsis

It s hard for pastors to tell businesspeople how to express their faith at work. Those who are called to the same vocations are better suited to this task. In Executive Influence, fifteen high-profile executives candidly share how they are finding ways to be salt and light in today s world. Their stories are inspiring and their insights are summarized in 45 Guidelines for Sharing Your Faith at Work. Thirty other marketplace Christians offer anecdotes that will give readers all sorts of new ideas for opening up conversations about Christ.

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About the Author

CHRISTOPHER A. CRANE studied at the University of Vienna and received his B.S. in finance summa cum laude from Boston College and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. In 1992 he bought COMPS InfoSystems, Inc., a commercial real estate information company. He did four rounds of venture financing, took it public, and sold the company in 2000. The year prior to the sale, Chris won the USA Today/ Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in San Diego. He and his wife, Jane, have one son and live in La Jolla, California.

From the Inside Flap

Most Christians are called to the marketplace as their sphere of service. Even in Jesus day, only a few disciples were told to give up their jobs and make their living from the gospel. The vast majority of believers, then and now, are to dispense salt and light in daily doses while earning a living in the work-a-day world.

It s hard for pastors to tell businesspeople how to express their faith at work. Those who are called to the same vocations are better suited to this task. In Executive Influence, fifteen high-profile executives reveal how they are sharing their faith without abusing their management or leadership positions.

Reviews

Christian executives must take care not to overstep their bounds as business leaders, unduly influencing those under their authority with their personal religious beliefs. Somewhere in the middle between timidity and overly aggressive evangelism fall the majority of Christian executives who have discovered ways to share their convictions without making their subordinates feel harassed or manipulated. Crane (businessman and former owner of COMPS.COM) and Hamel (former pastor and author The Women's Ministry Handbook and The Entrepreneur's Creed) discuss the management styles and faith-sharing tactics of more than 50 successful CEOs and businessmen and women. Included are such well-known Christians as Bill Pollard of ServiceMaster; Dr. David Parsons, former Air Force "Top Gun" and pediatric surgeon; Merrill Oster of Oster Communications; and Anne Beiler, CEO of Auntie Anne's Pretzels. Crane and Hamel have organized the text nicely, helping busy readers find their way around with short introductory paragraphs to each of the 15 chapters. They share insights on using business as a stewardship vehicle, accepting others who have different religious beliefs, navigating the ups and downs of operating family-owned businesses and managing high-tech corporations with integrity. Evangelical Christian businesspeople will find solid recommendations in this resource, but most of this information has already been expounded upon elsewhere. While many professionals will make use of this compilation of tried and true ideas, others will be disappointed by the lack of fresh insight.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pinon Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576833739
• ISBN 13: 9781576833735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176