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At  a deeper level, each escapade provides clues to another ‘foreign land’,  what Jesus refers to as the kingdom. Not so much a place as a different  way of living. Little by little, I find myself dreaming about heaven on  earth:      • talking less, listening, and loitering more      • appreciating ‘foreign’ etiquette      • rolling with the rhythms of rural life      • dealing with ‘false friends’ and enjoying new ones      • seeing the virtue of not always winning      • discovering what really matters, and what really doesn’t…      ….  I might have learned these lessons anywhere. It could have been in  Finchley or Philadelphia, but it turned out to be in France.         The  story is engaging and filled with word pictures, but it is much more  than a simple narrative. Chris manages to wind an authentic silver  thread around life, faith, and truth, thereby offering a unique model of  spiritual spring-cleaning.         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Few sectors have escaped high profile scandals, with public officials and leaders guilty of malpractice, duplicity, fraud and corporate malfeasance. Conventional leadership theories appear to be inadequate to equip those with power to act ethically and responsibly. At a more macro level, many of the social and environmental problems we face in the 21st century could in fact, be described as spiritual in nature, rooted in a flawed human condition.   Leadership Matters brings together an eclectic mix of authors of different faith traditions, to explore what this spiritual and cultural transformation might look like. For too long we have relied on external codes of conduct, which are, at best, blunt instruments for creating ethical practice. So, chapter by chapter, this book examines our interior lives from the perspective of mind, body and soul.   The unashamed premise of this book is that true and influential leadership comes from the inside with each chapter presenting what it means to lead respectfully, critically, responsibly and humbly in the gritty reality of the twenty first century workplace. This volume will be of keen interest to academics and practitioners in the field of leadership and the related disciplines.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52477241229585,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52477242507537,"sku":"NLS9781138368842","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781138368842.jpg?v=1759845305"},{"product_id":"leadership-matters-book-chris-mabey-9781138572058","title":"Leadership Matters","description":"In recent years we have seen what could be described as a moral meltdown in the corporate corridors of power. 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