“The way leaders think matters—it matters a lot. The problem is that we almost universally make a colossal subconscious assumption that the way we think is the only possible way to consider our situations.… It’s like our minds are running antiquated software that’s slow, glitchy, and unproductive—but it’s all we’ve ever known. We need to upgrade the software in our heads!”—Sam Chand
With candor, humor, and personal stories, Sam peels back the layers of our assumptions to challenge us to think more deeply, more clearly, and more productively than ever before. He addresses fundamental topics all leaders instinctively address, including security, location, ownership, team, growth, and benchmarks of success. And he provides questions that leaders can ask themselves to develop New Thinking for a New Future.
“The way leaders think matters—it matters a lot. The problem is that we almost universally make a colossal subconscious assumption that the way we think is the only possible way to consider our situations.… It’s like our minds are running antiquated software that’s slow, glitchy, and unproductive—but it’s all we’ve ever known. We need to upgrade the software in our heads!”—Sam Chand
With candor, humor, and personal stories, Sam peels back the layers of our assumptions to challenge us to think more deeply, more clearly, and more productively than ever before. He addresses fundamental topics all leaders instinctively address, including security, location, ownership, team, growth, and benchmarks of success. And he provides questions that leaders can ask themselves to develop New Thinking for a New Future.
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“The way leaders think matters—it matters a lot. The problem is that we almost universally make a colossal subconscious assumption that the way we think is the only possible way to consider our situations.… It’s like our minds are running antiquated software that’s slow, glitchy, and unproductive—but it’s all we’ve ever known. We need to upgrade the software in our heads!”—Sam Chand
With candor, humor, and personal stories, Sam peels back the layers of our assumptions to challenge us to think more deeply, more clearly, and more productively than ever before. He addresses fundamental topics all leaders instinctively address, including security, location, ownership, team, growth, and benchmarks of success. And he provides questions that leaders can ask themselves to develop New Thinking for a New Future.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781641232180 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Whitaker House |
| Publication date: | 05/07/2019 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 208 |
| File size: | 1 MB |
About the Author
Sam Chand’s singular vision for his life is to help others succeed. A prolific author and renowned international consultant, he speaks regularly at leadership conferences, corporations, business roundtables, seminars, and other leadership development opportunities.
Being raised in a pastor’s home in India has uniquely equipped Sam to share his passion to mentor, develop, and inspire leaders to break all limits. He has been called a dream releaser, leadership architect, and change strategist.
In the 1970s, as a student at Beulah Heights College, Sam served as a janitor, cook, and dishwasher to finance his education. He returned in 1989 as president—and under his leadership, Beulah Heights University became the country’s largest predominantly African-American Christian college.
Sam holds an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Beulah Heights University, an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Heritage Bible College, a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Grace Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Education from Beulah Heights. He has mentored leaders in churches and ministries as well as international corporations and business start-ups. He was named one of the top thirty global leadership gurus by www.leadershipgurus.net.
Sam has authored more than a dozen books on leadership, including Culture Catalyst, Bigger Faster Leadership, Leadership Pain, Who’s Holding Your Ladder?, What’s Shakin’ Your Ladder?, and 12 Success Factors of an Organization.
For more information or to connect with Sam, please visit www.samchand.com.
Dr. Samuel R. Chand, having been raised in a pastor’s home in India, is uniquely equipped to share his passion to mentor, develop, and inspire leaders in ministry and the marketplace. Dr. Chand has served as senior pastor, college president, chancellor,
and president emeritus of Beulah Heights University, the country’s largest predominantly African American Bible College. Dr. Chand speaks regularly at leadership conferences, churches, corporations, ministerial conferences, seminars, and other leadership development opportunities. He was named one of the top thirty global leadership gurus by www.leadershipgurus.net.
Dr. Chand serves on the board of EQUIP (Dr. John Maxwell’s ministry), working with five million leaders worldwide, and assists Bishop Eddie L. Long’s leadership development team. Dr. Chand works with leaders through leadership consultations and resources, including books and CDs, online mentoring, and speaking. Some of the books he has written are Who’s Holding Your Ladder?, LadderShifts, and Planning Your Succession.
His educational background includes an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Heritage Bible College, a master of arts in biblical counseling from Grace Theological Seminary, and a bachelor of arts in biblical education from Beulah Heights University.
Dr. Chand and his wife, Brenda, live in McDonough, Georgia, with their two daughters, Rachel and Deborah, and granddaughter, Adeline.
You can learn more about Dr. Chand’s ministry by visiting www.samchand.com.
Table of Contents
1 What Am I Thinking?
The Question of Clarity 13
2 How Will I Know I'm Successful?
The Question of Benchmarks 31
3 Whose Organization Is This?
The Question of Ownership 49
4 Who Am I?
The Question of Identity 61
5 What Is My Address?
The Question of Geography 75
6 What Time Is It?
The Question of Maturity 91
7 Who Will Join Me?
The Question of Team 109
8 How Do I Handle Conflict?
The Question of Expectations 131
9 How Do I Communicate My Vision?
The Question of Connection 147
10 How Do I Motivate Those I Lead?
The Question of Discovery 163
11 What Is It About Me That'll Keep Me from Becoming All I'm Destined to Be?
The Question of Growth 177
Appendix: Staff User's Manual 193
About the Author 201
What People are Saying About This
Old thinking at best will keep you where you are in life and in all probability moves you back. My friend Sam Chand’s book New Thinking, New Future reminds us that new places and spaces in leadership are awaiting us as soon as we embrace new thinking. You’ll be challenged to grow, even as you help others do the same.
—John C. Maxwell
Best-Selling Author and Speaker
Sam Chand has dedicated his life to champion the success of others. Known as a “dream releaser,” Sam is a leader of leaders who will constantly challenge and lift our mindsets, self-imposed limitations, and unexamined choices. Sam writes from the enormous wealth of his own experience with uncanny insight, good humor, and pragmatic advice. If you are hungry for a paradigm shift, to unlock unchartered dimensions of possibility for your life and leadership, New Thinking, New Future lays out a comprehensive “map and compass” to help you navigate the way.
—Brian Houston
Global Senior Pastor, Hillsong Church
Our world is changing faster than ever before in history. With new challenges and new opportunities emerging daily, we, as leaders, must work hard to change how we think, lead, and dream about what’s possible. In his powerful book, New Thinking, New Future, Dr. Sam Chand will guide you through a series of crucial questions that won’t just change how you think today, but will change how you impact lives in the future.
—Craig Groeschel
Founding Pastor, Life.Church
Host, Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast
No one does this better than Sam Chand, and I can say that from our experience working with him in my own church. His reputation for helping companies find their way in the 21st century is exemplary and his integrity is beyond reproach. Whether you are a brand new company or ministry or, like us, you’ve been around for over thirty years, I can say with confidence that there is something transformational for you and your organization in his latest book, New Thinking, New Future.
—Jentezen Franklin
Senior Pastor, Free Chapel; New York Times Best-Selling Author
Just when I thought my friend, Sam Chand, had reached his pinnacle, he transcends to a new dimension. Sam has a masterful skill of asking piercing questions, which are better questions that lead to better answers and ultimately a better life! This is my kind of book! It will unlock a powerful, latent future within you!
—Bishop Dale C. Bronner
Author/Founder, Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral
Sam Chand knows how our thought patterns color every decision we make—and New Thinking, New Future is proof he knows how to help us change them. With keys for dispelling negative, destructive thinking and cultivating a positive, life-giving perspective, Sam challenges and inspires us in ways both practical and profound. This book does something many books promise but few deliver—it changes your mind!
—Chris Hodges
Senior Pastor, Church of the Highlands
Author, The Daniel Dilemma and What’s Next?
It is a sad truth that most businesses fail—and many quite quickly. The reason is most often not the lack of a noble vision, nor skills, nor detailed plans. Rather, it is the inability to cross the valley of execution—what Sam Chand calls the “muddy middle” between entrepreneurial dreams and marketplace victories. In the muddy middle, great plans are lost in the sea of ambiguity and confusion. In this book, New Thinking, New Future, Sam provides insights and advice for leaders navigating the challenges of building great businesses and organizations. These revelations will equip leaders entangled in traditional paradigms and frameworks with fresh ideas. As someone who has benefited from Sam’s wisdom, your breakthrough could well be on the other side of reading this book.
—Richard F. Chandler
Founder and Chairman, Clermont Group
Dr. Sam Chand is one of the best-kept secrets in leadership development of this age. In his newest book, New Thinking, New Future, he gets real, up-close and personal—intentionally and at times uncomfortably so—to challenge us once again with essential questions of who we really are and who we really want to be. This is more than a book—it’s a practical, groundbreaking, barrier-crushing leadership manual for newness in our personal leadership in ways we’ve not heard from him before.
—Judah Smith
Lead Pastor, Churchome
Change is on the horizon, but it will not come by accident—it will require intentionality by those who lead the way! As a voice of influence on the subject of leadership, my friend, Sam Chand, will help you shape your future by reshaping the way you think! New Thinking New Future will challenge you to examine your present patterns of thought and will reposition you to face the future with boldness.
—John Bevere
Best-Selling Author and Minister; Cofounder, Messenger International
If Michelangelo is correct, that “the true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection,” Sam Chand casts a very long shadow. New Thinking, New Future is that master work and lifeline resource that could only be written from a lifetime of wisdom drawn directly from distinguished consulting contributions in the fields of business, church, and academy.
—Leonard Sweet
Best-Selling Author, Bad Habits of Jesus
Professor, Drew and George Fox Universities, Tabor College, Evangelical Seminary
Founder and Chief Contributor, preachthestory.com
I’ve known Dr. Sam Chand for years, and he’s always had his finger on the pulse of the culture. His new book, New Thinking, New Future, takes that to an entirely new level. Sam answers eleven critically important questions about launching a new venture or leading an organization. Talk about accurate. I’ve been a media producer and consultant for many of the largest religious and nonprofit organizations in the country for nearly three decades, and these are exactly the questions leaders are asking. Get this book. It will save you more frustration than you could ever imagine.
—Phil Cooke, Ph.D.
Filmmaker; Writer; Media Consultant; and Founder, Cooke Media Group
Here is yet another practical leadership gem from a wise and seasoned leader, and a great tool to help leaders think differently, correctly, and effectively. The subject of our thinking is of critical importance to pastors and business leaders in a world more and more driven by emotion rather than by reason. Every leader would do well to include this well-set-out, clear book in his toolbox, as well as recommend it to their teams. What a great job Sam Chand has done on New Thinking, New Future as it resonates with the times we are living in where the thinking person is paid so much more than the doing person. I highly recommend it.
—Andre Olivier
Senior Pastor, Rivers Church, South Africa; Author and Speaker
If leaders are going to engage a rapidly changing culture with impact, they are going to have to be willing to change how they think, not just what they think. Sam Chand’s thought-provoking, thought-changing book, New Thinking, New Future, is one every serious leader must read. Just the first chapter has already shaken up the way I think about how I think! Thanks, Sam, for such a great, groundbreaking work.
—James Merritt
Pastor and Former President, Southern Baptist Convention
New Thinking, New Future is not only relevant, but a must-read! Undeniably the right flight plan to the future!
—Troy Korsgaden
Insurance Carrier and Company Consultant
Throughout history, there have been introductions of “new things” that have changed everything. The discovery of electricity radically changed the way the world lives. The invention of the airplane revolutionized transportation. The creation of the computer transformed the way we do business. I believe the next “new thing” will bring about change within ourselves. In his groundbreaking book, New Thinking, New Future, Sam Chand masterfully outlines the path to a changed mindset and provides the catalyst for a brilliant future. I encourage you to read and reread this powerful book. It will change everything.
—Dave Martin
Your Success Coach; Author, The 12 Traits of the Greats
The secret to learning is to ask questions! Questions most often challenge our internal thoughts and set us on a course of discovery that enlarges our world. In his book, New Thinking, New Future, my long-time friend Dr. Sam Chand asks the questions that trigger a recalibration in our thinking, resulting in the possibility of greater outcomes. As a consultant and teacher, there is no one I’ve ever known who has more practical brilliance than Dr. Chand. I believe you will find this book practical, yet very challenging! I recommend you read it slowly, inhaling and exhaling often!
—Tony Miller
Bishop and Lead Pastor, The Gate Church
Founder and Visionary, Destiny Fellowship
God told me I was not to covet my neighbor’s wife or my neighbor’s animals, but the Bible is silent about coveting Sam Chand’s perception. This guy sees things that others—including me—do not see. And Sam’s latest book, New Thinking, New Future, is another example of the genius at work.
—Anthony McLellan
Chairman Emeritus, Australian Christian Lobby
A brilliant inward journey. New Thinking, New Future will facilitate a raw conversation with yourself about true success and impact. You will be forever changed.
—Simon T. Bailey
Breakthrough Strategist, Simon T. Bailey International, Inc.
Sam Chand has done it again. New Thinking, New Future is a thoughtful book on effective thinking. Leaders will find this book relevant, practical, and helpful. Sam summarizes what plagues us as leaders and furnishes sound solutions that we can actually practice. I recommend this book to any leader. Thank you, Sam.
—Tim Elmore
President, Growing Leaders
Dr. Sam Chand is a gift to the body of Christ and has a unique way of challenging leaders to think on a deeper level. The eleven questions in his new book, New Thinking, New Future, are questions every leader needs to wrestle with and answer. It is the answers to these questions that will propel your leadership to another level.
—Daniel Floyd
Founding Pastor, Life Point Church
He’s done it again! When you think Sam Chand has written his best book, he comes along with even a better book. New Thinking, New Future is a glimpse into the mind of one of the top thinkers in the world. He will not only catch-you-up on thinking into today’s language, but most of all, he will help you examine the ways you are currently thinking so you can become the leader you want to be.
—Mike Robertson
Lead Pastor, Visalia First
Sam Chand is an intentional leadership guru who gets the big picture! Leadership is contingent to the quality of our mental models, which bestow upon the leader the crucial ability to see. In a world where organizations are reactively impulsive, rather than reflectively intentional, this excellent leadership book is a must-read!
—Edmund Chan
Leadership Mentor, Covenant EFC Founder
Global Alliance of Intentional Disciple Making Churches