The best new books I’ve read in the last 30 days are listed below.
- (5.0) Positive Communication for Leaders: Proven Strategies for Inspiring Unity and Effecting Change by Julien C. Mirivel and Alexander Lyon (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023)
- (4.5) Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun (Broadleaf Books, 2023)
- (4.5) On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to be Good by Elise Loehnen (Dial Press, 2023)
- (4.5) Building Up a New World: Congregational Organizing for Transformative Impact edited by Anne Dunlap and Vahisha Hasan (Pilgrim Press, 2023)
- (4.0) Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI by Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, and Rodney Zemmel (Wiley, 2023)
- (4.0) Our Hearts Were Strangely Lukewarm: The American Methodist Church and the Struggle with White Supremacy by John Elford (Wipf & Stock, 2023)
- (4.0) In Trembling Boldness: Wisdom for Today from Ancient Jesus People by Natalie R. Perkins and Hal Taussig (Broadleaf Books, 2023)
- (3.5) When the World Breaks: The Surprising Hope and Subversive Promises in the Teachings of Jesus by Jason Adam Miller (Faith Words, 2023)
Positive Communication
Positivity is life-giving; positive communication provides a helpful frame for leaders to develop healthy organizational culture, enhance employee engagement and effectiveness, and generate the intended outcomes and future desired. Mirivel and Lyon are widely recognized as subject matter experts and both are full professors and long-time practitioners of positive communication. T
his book is ideal for anyone who wants to be a more effective leader whether of a faith community, non-profit, or for-profit business. It isn’t a book you should read in order to learn a few new concepts or to increase intellectual understanding; it is a volume designed to challenge you to assess your current communication style and practice, understand the positive communication model, and take practical and meaningful steps to overcome any identified gaps. You and the organization(s) you lead will be better because of it.