Practicing Change Series
By Tod Bolsinger (IVP)
The four-book Practicing Change Series is Tod Bolsinger’s latest contribution to leaders, and a much-appreciated one. The titles—How Not to Waste a Crisis: Quit Trying Harder; The Mission Always Wins: Quit Appeasing Stakeholders; Leading Through Resistance: Quit Pushing Back; Invest in Transformation: Quit Relying on Trust—almost write the review themselves. Almost.
Part of the series’ appeal is each book is short—about 100 pages a piece. Each book also is almost small enough to fit in a pocket and focused on one leadership challenge. With large font and often-funny illustrations throughout, they’re meant for on-the-go.
Bolsinger writes as a coach, deploying quick pointers and examples. And he’s humorous. He’s also a good and experienced guide, starting each book with a brief explanation of its structure and terms. The explanation is the same across the four books.
Likewise, each book follows the same outline. After introducing the main concept, Bolsinger tells a story in one chapter, pauses with a “balcony moment,” describes the “old mindset” in another single chapter, lays out a “new skillset” over three chapters, and concludes with an “adaptive reset” and a return to the opening story.
Don’t be scared off by the word “chapter.” Think of them more like sections of an article.
Leaders are busy. They don’t have time these days to read tomes on leadership, not when things are changing so much and so fast. But they should have this set on hand—print or digital. It is scheduled to release August 13.
Eric Black, executive director/publisher/editor
Baptist Standard
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