Dr. Dan R. Ebener is a distinguished expert in leadership development, focusing on nurturing leaders across church, business, and community sectors. His extensive experience spans over four decades, during which he has held significant directorial roles, including leading Catholic Charities in Davenport. Ebener emphasizes practical applications of leadership principles, sharing his insights through presentations at conferences and educational forums globally. His work highlights the importance of servant leadership and strategic planning for organizational effectiveness.
Strategic planning is an interactive process in which, leaders, managers, and followers create a common goal together. Dan Ebener and Fred Smith, using their years of experience as consultants and teachers, have devised a simple, step-by-step process that can be used by for-profit, nonprofit, and public organizations
Focusing on the inward and outward aspects of leadership, the book integrates a well-known Bible passage with practical insights from the author's experience in nurturing faith-driven leaders across various sectors. Each chapter starts with Scripture and explores virtues linked to the Beatitudes while tackling challenges such as mission alignment, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and team dynamics. It offers actionable strategies for enhancing communication, fostering innovation, and effectively guiding change, making it a valuable resource for leaders seeking personal and organizational growth.
Servant Leadership Models for Your Parish offers practical wisdom based on solid research about the practice of servant leadership. Models created from church-based research seven behaviors practiced by leaders and members in a servant-led organization, seven "keys" that explain why servant leadership works, and many real-life examples that describe how servant leadership works. The main message here is that if the leader serves the people, the mission and the organization, the people will serve each other, the mission and the organization.