Righteous Influence: What Every Leader Should Know About Drawing on the Powers of Heaven - Softcover

Lee Tom Perry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609078306 ISBN 13: 9781609078300

Publisher: Deseret Book Company, 2015

Synopsis

Most of the work of the Lord is accomplished through relationships. Leaders exercise righteous influence and self-control by either stepping in to assist their brother and sisters or backing off out of respect for their God-given agency. This book discusses in detail the principles of righteousness and how a leader conforms his or her life to them in order to receive the powers of heaven. It shows how the powers of heaven are often manifested through the Holy Ghost inspiration comes that directs leaders to do the right thing for the righteous reason. Learn how to lead more effectively in the Church and at home!

About this title

About the Author

Lee Tom Perry, son of Elder L. Tom Perry, holds a PhD from Yale University. An associate dean at the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management, Dr. Perry is the Sorensen Family Professor of Organizational Leadership and Strategy. He served from 1998 to 2005 as associate dean over both graduate and undergraduate programs at the Marriott School.

Brother Perry has served in the Church as a bishop, as a stake president, and from June 2005 to July 2008, as mission president of the California Roseville Mission. He presently serves as a member of the Sunday School General Board. The author of Righteous Influence: What Every Leader Should Know about Drawing on the Powers of Heaven, he also wrote the lyrics of the Latter-day Saint hymn As Now We Take the Sacrament.

Brother Perry and his wife, Carolyn Bench Perry, live in Orem, Utah. They are the parents of six children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Deseret Book Company
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1609078306
• ISBN 13: 9781609078300
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144