Good Leaders, Good Shepherds

An Ideal Resource for Any Person Who Works in Ministry

Good Leaders, Good Shepherds is the fictional story of a priest who finds himself overwhelmed at a new pastoral assignment. With the help of two Catholic leaders, he discovers the God-given capacity to lead and shepherd his flock.

In these pages, priests, religious, and lay leaders will:

• Find hope and confidence in their ministry.
• Discover an effective model of leadership that all church ministries can use.
• Understand how to productively work with different personality styles.
• Gain new insights into leading groups in a way that empowers their teams and gets results.

Whether you are a pastor of many years, recently ordained, or a lay person who works for the Church, you will derive much benefit from the concepts taught in Good Leaders, Good Shepherds. Your leadership, your ministry, and your life will be rejuvenated and the kingdom of heaven will shine through your vibrant faith community.

Dick is the CEO of Leadership Legacies, LLC, a global consulting company that serves business leaders by offering them a comprehensive and integrated line of products and services that significantly increase the performance of their organizations and the people within them. He has had a distinguished career for more than 25 years as an entrepreneur, executive, author, speaker, and consultant with an international clientele. His clients are organizations of all sizes, including many Fortune 500 companies and government agencies at all levels around the world. Dick is a frequent guest on radio and television programs and speaks at conventions, conferences, and executive retreats around the world. Whether he is delivering a keynote address, consulting with clients, coaching protégés, or leading his management team, Dick Lyles is known for his ability to energize people and develop powerful results -- producing relationships -- in essence, he "walks the talk" of Winning Habits and Winning Ways. With his wife, Martha, he founded Maric College in San Diego, CA, where he served as President for three and half years and Chairman of the Board for another eight. Maric is an accredited paramedical school for training nurses and allied health professionals. Dick is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and has a master's degree in organizational psychology and a Ph.D. in business administration.